Cruise
Breaking Ground
Carnival Cruise Line and PortMiami broke ground recently for the expansion of Terminal F which will serve as the homeport of Carnival Celebration, the line’s next Excel-class ship. Currently under construction in Finland, Carnival Celebration is set to debut in 2022, as part of the line’s 50th birthday festivities. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Carnival president Christine Duffy, along with county commissioners and construction partners, used ceremonial shovels to officially mark the beginning of construction on the expansive 471,000-square-foot facility which will...
Holland America Taking Care Of Agents
Holland America Line said that in appreciation of the loyalty and commitment of travel advisors, it is recommitted to honouring the commission tier each account earned in 2019 through the end of 2022. Michelle Sutter, vice president, North America Sales, said: “Holland America Line appreciates the support and business efforts of travel advisors during these challenging times.” Sutter continued: “We are partners in this journey and must lean into our collective community as we move forward to a return to cruise. Our focus is to do everything we can to support the pursuit of...
Scenic Adds Second Sailing With Jann Arden
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours reports that Canadian musician, actor and author, Jann Arden, has agreed to host a second sailing with Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, after the initial offering sold out nearly immediately. Arden will join the eight-day Gems of the Danube, sailing from Nuremberg to Budapest on May 2, 2022. She said: “I am absolutely thrilled that our first Scenic river cruise was met with such enthusiasm. Wow! To sell out all the gorgeous staterooms in a matter of hours made my heart soar! So, we have decided to add another adventure filled sailing because...
Carnival Taking Care Of Agents
To show its appreciation to travel agents, Carnival Cruise Line said it will honour the commission tier each account earned in 2019 through 2022. By doing so, Carnival is ensuring that travel advisors will continue to earn commission at their current rates for the next two years without commission percentage changing. Adolfo Perez, Carnival’s senior vice president of global trade sales and marketing, said: “We truly appreciate the continued partnership and loyalty of our valued travel partners. By maintaining our current commission tiers, we’re recognizing the important role...
MSC Cruises Vago Named CLIA Global Chairman
Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Cruises, has been appointed to a two-year term as Global Chairman of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). Vago will assume the Global Chairmanship effective immediately. CLIA president and CEO Kelly Craighead said: “On behalf of the entire CLIA community, including both our staff and our members, I would like to welcome Mr. Vago and congratulate him on his appointment as CLIA Global Chairman.” Craighead continued: “Mr. Vago is a visionary leader within the global cruise community. We will benefit tremendously from his ideas,...
Carnival Further Updates Fleet Deployment Plans
Carnival Cruise Line has released details of its plans for additional ship deployments as it continues to refine its phased in approach to a return to guest operations for 2021, resulting in some ship-specific cruise cancellations and movements. Those plans include: Related to already-announced dry dock plans for Carnival Magic, Carnival Paradise and Carnival Valor, those ships’ return to operations will be delayed until November 2021. Consequently, voyages on Carnival Magic from Norfolk (embarkations from Sept. 29-Oct. 30), Carnival Paradise from Tampa (embarkations from June...
Discovering The Sublime Rhine
As Pam Hoffee, managing director of Avalon Waterways, sees it: “The Rhine River delivers travellers to ‘bucket list’ countries and capital cities while sailing off-the-beaten-path to small villages that look as if they’ve been pulled from the pages of fairytales.” And Hoffee adds: “The Rhine gifts travellers a sail through time and is the perfect river to cure a cruiser’s cabin fever while also offering a feast for travel cravings.” According to Avalon Waterways, there are seven (7) reasons why travellers are choosing the Rhine River on their journey back to travel...
Holland America Promotes Beam, Schreiner
Holland America Line continues to strengthen its sales organization to better support the travel advisor community with the promotion of Margo Beam and Tara Schreiner to director roles. In addition, Jason Douglas, Elycia Morris and Ilanit Zimmermann have been named to the national accounts team in senior manager positions. Beam’s new title is director, strategic accounts, and Schreiner is now director, national accounts. Both Beam and Schreiner will report to Michelle Sutter, vice president of North America sales for Holland America Line. Morris and Zimmermann will...