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Happy Holidays From Holland America
This holiday season, cruise fans can buy their favorite traveller the perfect gift of future cruise travel with a Holland America Line gift card. Cruising will return in 2021, and gift cards can be applied to 2021 and 2022 bookings, which are open now. Holland America Line gift cards can be purchased online for easy, crowd-free shopping and can be sent in the form of a physical card mailed to the recipient or a digital card for instant or scheduled delivery. The digital cards come in a variety of festive holiday designs for personalization, including “Merry Christmas,” “Happy...
Ama Means Love
AmaWaterways has released its first-ever music video showcasing its original song, Ama Means Love (Family), which symbolizes joy and strength in unity. Filmed in Budapest, Hungary with AmaWaterways’ Lead Onboard Entertainer and musician, David Onka, the song is dedicated to travel advisor partners and loyal guests who inspire and fill the hearts of the AmaWaterways’ team with love. The song is available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and the music video can be viewed on AmaWaterways’ dedicated YouTube channel. Kristin Karst, executive vice president and...
Carnival Sets 2021 Dry Docks For 3 Ships
Carnival Cruise Line has established dry dock plans for three of its ships, and as part of its gradual, phased-in return to operations in 2021, will defer the deployment of the vessels until after the work is completed. In a letter to its guests and travel agents, the cruise line advised that it has cancelled cruises on Carnival Magic (up to and including the embarkation on Sept. 24, 2021), Carnival Paradise (up to and including the embarkation on May 31, 2021) and Carnival Valor (up to and including the embarkation on Sept. 11, 2021). Guests will have the option of a 100% future...
Emerald Cruises Celebrates Its New Super Yacht
Emerald Cruises’ newest, ocean-going super yacht, Emerald Azzurra was floated out at the Halong Shipbuilding Company in Vietnam recently. The float out marks just over a year until guests will be able to set sail on the highly anticipated 100-passenger super yacht when she debuts in January, 2022. Glen Moroney, founder and chairman of the Scenic Group, which includes Emerald Cruises, said: “We are incredibly excited to see Emerald Azzurra successfully enter the water as the next stage of her build, the completion of the interior, commences.” Moroney continued: “Once again...
Western Canada BDMs Have A Message
Hello Western Canada Travel Agents! We all hope that you are doing well and staying healthy. As you may or may not know, it has been a tradition in Alberta for the Suppliers to visit the agencies during the Holidays to sing some carols and spread some good cheer. Last year, the BC suppliers also started what was to be a tradition. In Alberta, we also started a Food drive, so maybe you can continue this tradition by dropping off a donation at your local food bank. Well, as we all know, 2020 has not been the norm, so we too had to change the way we do things. The good...
Scenic Group Unveils A New Collection
Scenic Group has released details of its new 2022-2023 Scenic Eclipse Worldwide Discovery Voyages Collection. The extensive program now covers six continents, with Scenic Eclipse visiting 35 countries across 48 voyages and provides our travel advisor partners with exciting new products for their clients. Lisa Bolton, Scenic general manager of product said: “The world-class design of Scenic Eclipse allows us to explore further and provide our guests with highly personalized experiences. Our new program sets the benchmark again, with voyages taking guests beyond the Antarctic...
2021: What’s Next?
There have been a lot of words spent to describe the travel industry over the years. Definitely, there have been a lot more poured out during the past 9 months. Yet the one word that resonates – whether it’s now or 40 years ago – is persevere. Persevere: to persist in anything undertaken. Persevere: to maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles or discouragement. Persevere: to continue steadfastly. Time and time and time again, the industry has certainly proven that it can and will continue to persevere. As the year of the unimaginable finishes...
Bold 2022 Europe Line Up From Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean International will bring new ways to explore Europe in summer 2022 with a fresh mix of ships, new itineraries and destinations across the region – from Italy and Israel to the British Isles and the Arctic Circle. Guests can experience culture-rich adventures on board ships new to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe with Brilliance of the Seas sailing roundtrip from Venice, Italy and Voyager of the Seas launching her first season in the Baltic Sea – the first in the Voyager Class to do so. A game-changing lineup of guest favorites, Anthem,...