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Scenic Canada Gears Up With WAVE Offers
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours Canada is gearing up to welcome its guests back to travel with a slew of special pricings and perks for the 2021 and 2022 river and ocean sailing seasons. The offers range from savings of 10% to 20% off cruise fares when a booking is paid in full early as well as free and reduced airfare and door-to-door airport private transfers. All specials are available on new bookings made by March 31, 2021 and include Scenic’s Deposit Protection Plan (CDN$125 or CDN$250 value, depending on sailing) and 50% reduced deposits on river sailings. The range...
Celestyal Cruises’ 2021 Season Sets Sail April 24
Due to continued international travel restrictions and port closures arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, Celestyal Cruises has announced that the 2021 season will begin April 24 with the seven-night Idyllic Aegean itinerary. Originally, Celestyal had planned to start its season in March. Guests currently booked on the cancelled March and earlier April voyages will have the option to receive a refundable Future Cruise Credit (FCC) equivalent to 100% of the amount paid plus an additional non-refundable bonus FCC equal to 20% of the actual cruise fare paid. As an added element of...
Holland America Opens 2022 Europe Bookings
Holland America Line has opened bookings for its 2022 Europe season for cruises operating from April through October and featuring itineraries ranging from seven to 21 days aboard Rotterdam, Nieuw Statendam, Westerdam and Volendam. In addition to transatlantic crossings to and from Europe, the five Holland America Line ships will cover the entire region on voyages that were designed to inspire even the most avid traveler. The ships will explore the Baltic, British Isles, French and Spanish rivieras, Iberian Peninsula, Mediterranean, and Northern Europe including Iceland,...
Riviera River Cruises Making Waves
Riviera River Cruises has added to its Wave Season promotions with onboard credit of up to €400 per cabin on its European river cruises. Onboard credit is available for new bookings made through Feb. 28, 2021. Previous Wave Season promotions have also been extended through Jan. 31; including a $500 discount on cabins and $250 gift card for travel advisors for retail bookings, and a free sixth cabin after five cabins are booked as part of a group. Marilyn Conroy, Riviera River Cruises’ executive vice president sales and marketing North America, explained: “We’ve seen great...
Jann Arden Sails With Scenic In 2022
Scenic is partnering with Canadian musician, actor and author, Jann Arden, for a sailing on the Rhine River. The all-inclusive, eight-day Rhine Highlights itinerary aboard the 163-passenger Scenic Jasper departs Basel on April 25, 2022 and sails along the most scenic stretches of the Rhine, punctuated by timeless towns and historic castles - all with Arden as special guest host. Amsterdam is the final port on May 2. Pricing for the sailing starts at CDN$5,595 per person, double occupancy. Guests who book by March 31, 2021 can fly for CDN$495 per person and if paying in...
Scenic Group Picks Weidacher For New Role
Benny Weidacher has joined Scenic Group as Vice President of Global Cruise Operations. He will oversee all operational aspects of the company’s hotel services, culinary programs, expedition teams and technical departments for the award-winning river and ocean cruising yacht fleet for Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Scenic Eclipse and Emerald Cruises brands. He reports directly to Rob Voss, Scenic Group’s Chief Operating Officer. As a 25-year cruise industry veteran, Weidacher most recently served as Vice President, Ship Operations Marine and Hotel for Madrid-based...
Adventures by Disney Sailing To Antarctica, Galapagos
Adventures by Disney Expedition Cruises will be setting sail to Antarctica beginning in late 2021 and to the Galapagos Islands in 2022. Bookings open to the public on Jan. 22, 2021. More details on Adventures by Disney Expedition Cruises can be found on the Expedition Cruising with Disney page of www.AdventuresByDisney.com. With the introduction of the Antarctica expedition cruise, Adventures by Disney now offers family vacation experiences across all seven continents. Scheduled for 2021 and 2022, two 12-day, 11-night Antarctica and Patagonia Expedition Cruises will sail...
Holland America Celebrates 75 Years In Alaska In 2022
In 2022 Holland America Line will be celebrating 75 years of Alaska exploration and bookings are now open for its both its cruises and Land+Sea Journeys. From April through October 2022, guests can embark on Holland America Line’s cruises to Alaska aboard Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Oosterdam and Zuiderdam. For explorers who want to travel farther into the Great Land, 16 different Land+Sea Journeys combine a three-, four- or seven-day Alaska cruise with an inland exploration of Denali National Park. Holland America Line is the only cruise line that extends land...