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Flexible Policies From Riviera River Cruises
Riviera River Cruises has introduced several flexible customer care policies to help instill confidence in booking European river cruises. Among the policies are free changes to new bookings, COVID-19 Cancellation Protection and a happiness guarantee. Marilyn Conroy, Riviera River Cruises’ executive vice president sales and marketing North America, said: “At Riviera, we’ve started sending our teams out to ensure our river cruises are ready, without compromising on the experience that we’re known and loved for. However, we do understand that recent changes to the way we...
Silversea Sets A Course For 2022-2023
Silversea Cruises has opened an exclusive pre-sale to Venetian Society members on 315 new voyages for 2022-2023 -- the largest itinerary release in the cruise line’s history. With Silversea becoming more all-inclusive than ever, guests will enjoy complimentary shore excursions and roundtrip air included with all voyages in the new itinerary collection, as they travel deeper into 669 destinations in 114 countries, across all seven continents, between March 2022 and May 2023. Roberto Martinoli, Silversea’s president & CEO, said: “We are very proud to launch our Venetian...
Windstar Cruises Postpones Sailings Until May 2021
Windstar Cruises has now made the decision to postpone all sailings until May, including the debut of its recently ‘reimagined’ 312-passenger Star Breeze all-suite yacht. With this latest shift in operations (which includes cancelling Windstar’s 2021 Alaska, U.S., Mexico ports), Windstar’s Star Breeze will now return to cruising May 15 on a newly added itinerary departing from St. Martin. Three departures of Beach Fun & Sun – A Remote Caribbean Getaway, will be more adventure-focused with an emphasis on secluded beaches and water sports activities. Windstar will...
Catch The Wave With Holland America
Holland America Line is setting sail for Wave Season with the launch of its “View & Verandah” upgrade event that includes six bonus perks. Guests who book a 2021 or 2022 Holland America Line cruise from Dec. 10, 2020, through Feb. 28, 2021, will receive a “BIG” stateroom upgrade, Signature Beverage Package, free one-night specialty dining, 10% off all shore excursions, 50% reduced deposits and free or reduced fares for kids. Savings with the “View and Verandah” Big Event is valued at up to $3,800 per stateroom, depending on length of cruise and category...
Explore The World With Emerald Cruises
With the new year on the horizon and future travel planning in full swing, Emerald Cruises is ushering in wave season with their Explore the World campaign. This campaign offers plenty of travel inspiration across three continents in addition to sizeable savings on an array of 2022 small ship river and ocean cruises. The campaign includes a digital mini-brochure covering all destinations and sailings included in the wave season offer. Between Dec. 28, 2020 and Feb. 28, 2021, guests who book select 2022 European and Southeast Asian river cruises and pay in full 12 months in...
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...