Cruise
It’s All About Agents In May
May is all about travel agents and in 2021, suppliers are making it clear that travel agents have been beyond helpful during the past 12 months as the industry -- and the world -- battle the COVID-19 global pandemic. And it's always nice to say 'thanks,' to your friends and partners and that's exactly what suppliers are doing this May. Here's a round-up of some -- definitely not all -- of the special treats on offer to agents this month: A Month-Long Celebration At TTAND The Travel Agent Next Door is turning Travel Agent Day into Travel Agent Month to show appreciation for its...
New Guidance For Cruise Lines From CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidance for cruise ships to undertake simulated voyages with volunteer passengers as part of its COVID-19 Conditional Sailing Certificate application. With the new guidance, cruise ship operators now have all the necessary requirements and recommendations they need to start simulated voyages before resuming restricted passenger voyages. In addition, this release includes the COVID-19 Conditional Sailing Certificate application, which is the final step before restricted passenger voyages. In October 2020, the CDC...
Holland America Sets A Course For Greece
Holland America Line is set to sail from Greece beginning in August. Working in close coordination with the government of Greece, Holland America confirmed that it has received approval to restart cruising from Piraeus (Athens) in August with four departures aboard Eurodam. Bookings for these cruises will open today (May 6). The line-up for sailings include: The Idyllic Greek Isles which departs Aug. 15 and Aug. 29, and featuring calls at Kotor, Montenegro, as well as the Greek isles of Kékira (Corfu), Thíra (Santorini) and Mykonos. “Ancient Wonders” departs Aug. 22...
Avalon Waterways Prize Draw Winner Announced
Last Thursday, Baxter Media and the Globus family of brands jointly hosted a webinar for Canadian travel agents, travel consultants and tour operators. The webinar, entitled You & 2022: “Suite” Sailing with Avalon Waterways, was a solid 45 minutes of useful information on Avalon Waterways interspersed with two impressive videos and a number of poll questions that kept the audience fully engaged from start to finish. Stéphanie Bishop, Managing Director (Canada) with the Globus family of brands, helped agents get inspired with insight into new and exciting Suite Ship...
Scenic Eclipse Sets A Course For The Arctic
For its 2022-2023 season, the Scenic Eclipse is heading to four new destinations, including the Russian Far East, Japan, Northeast Passage and Alaska. The new destinations for 2022/23 compliment Scenic’s existing program that takes guests to the heart of the Arctic, discovering the fjords of Norway, Greenland’s glaciers and the geology of Iceland. Scenic Eclipse’s exploration experiences are made special by two state-of-the-art helicopters, a custom-built submarine capable of 1,000 feet, and a fleet of Zodiacs, along with the expertise of the 20-strong Discovery Team that...
Best-Selling Authors Set Sail With Avalon Waterways
Bookworms will be in their element on upcoming Avalon Waterways sailings. Stephanie Bishop, managing director of the Globus Family of Brands in this country, told a Baxter Media webcast that a number of upcoming Avalon sailings will feature best-selling authors who will be available for the likes of signings. Those authors will include Diana Gabaldon, whose works include Outlander and who will be on an Oct. 30-Nov. 6 Romantic Rhine sailing. “She's really excited to take this journey with us,” Bishop said. Gabaldon has sailed with Avalon before. Other authors who will be...
TTAND Agents Are Tops With Celebrity
Four TTAND travel agent partners – Laura Kay, Maizy Alexander, Anna Abbandonato and Jeffrey Cohen – have been named to Celebrity Cruises Top 50 Travel Partners for Canada. The quartet of TTAND advisors were honoured last week by Celebrity Cruises at a culinary themed event hosted by Allan Brooks, Director of Market Sales in Canada, along with the entire sales team. Fifty agents from across Canada were selected (based on bookings and revenue) to attend the gala – a culinary-themed event. Agents were selected based on bookings and revenue, achieved by “selling up”...
Travel Solo, Not Alone
Whether you’ve traveled solo before or it's your first time, you’re never alone when you go on a solo expedition with Lindblad Expeditions. And starting this summer, solo travelers joining Lindblad’s expedition family in Galápagos will be able to experience the benefits of one-on-one nature time — without the single supplement surcharges. Lindblad Expeditions is waiving the solo traveller premium on select 2021 Galapagos departures of the 96-passenger National Geographic Endeavour II -- which resumes operations on June 4 – and on the 48-passenger National Geographic...