Cruise
Carnival Continues To Make Changes
Carnival Cruise Line has released details of new plans for its fleet that will generate tremendous guest excitement once it resumes sailing, with a confirmed date for an additional Excel-class, LNG-powered ship arriving in November 2022, four ships either sold or put on long term lay-up status, and other ships redeployed to new homeports, as it seeks to leverage its strong network of year-round and seasonal homeports in the U.S. with upgraded offerings. The highlights of the plan include: * As part of Carnival’s 50th birthday in 2022, a November 2022 delivery date for the...
Set Sail And Discover The World With Viking
Viking has unveiled details of its new 2021-2022 Viking World Cruise, which will span 136 days, 27 countries and 56 ports, with overnight stays in 11 iconic cities. Setting sail on December 24, 2021, from Fort Lauderdale, the itinerary will include three new ports of call for Viking, including Phillip Island and Eden, Australia, as well as Yangon, Myanmar. Sailing on Viking’s Viking Star, the voyage will explore ports of call in Central America; transit through the Panama Canal; journey up the West Coast of North America before crossing the Pacific Ocean and calling upon Hawaii;...
TIABC Seeking $680 Million Recovery Stimulus Package
The Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia, along with a coalition of dozens of sector associations representing British Columbia’s more than 19,000 tourism and hospitality businesses, have presented the provincial government with a recovery stimulus proposal that would see the government allocate $680 million from its $1.5 billion recovery package as an initial investment to help mitigate the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 on the B.C. visitor economy and its workforce. TIABC points out in its request that in 2018 (latest statistics available), the tourism and...
Riviera River Cruises Has An Offer For Agents
Riviera River Cruises is offering agents an incentive for new bookings on holiday season cruises departing in December 2020. Agents can receive a gift card valued at up to $250 for each cabin or suite booked on Riviera’s Yuletide Markets, Christmas and New Year’s cruises on Europe’s Danube and Rhine Rivers. The incentive can be combined with all other Riviera promotions, meaning advisors and their clients can both benefit. Marilyn Conroy, Riviera River Cruises’ executive vice president sales and marketing North America, said: “It may be summer now, but at Riviera River...
AmaWaterways Resumes European Operations
AmaWaterways has resumed operations in Europe with a series of charter sailings onboard AmaKristina in Germany with local guests. As the first U.S.-based river cruise line to resume sailings, the company continues to pioneer innovation in river cruising, warmly welcoming guests while implementing the newly enhanced health and safety protocols on board its award-winning ships. Kristin Karst, executive vice president and co-founder of AmaWaterways, said: “As the proud Godmother of our award-winning AmaKristina, I am honored that she was our very first river cruise ship to set...
Health, Safety A Priority For Riviera River Cruises
When Riviera River Cruises returns to Europe’s waterways, guests will find new policies and procedures in place to prioritize their health and safety, and that of the crew. Riviera is working to meet the highest possible health and safety standards on board its ships, with continual updates from governmental and local tourism authorities. Additionally, the river cruise line has hired one of the industry’s leading independent health and safety experts to advise it in these unprecedented times. Marilyn Conroy, Riviera River Cruises’ executive vice president sales and...
Crystal Symphony Unveils 2023 Itineraries
Crystal Cruises has the Crystal Symphony’s 2023 itineraries, featuring 36 all-inclusive voyages of six to 15 nights take guests on far-away journeys that span from exotic, tropical and remote retreats to culturally rich and deeply spiritual explorations. With several regions explored at different times of year, the roster of 2023 sailings offers travellers options to visit many regions outside of high seasons. When Crystal Symphony’s itineraries open for booking on July 22, it will bring more than three and a half years of choices for travellers to plan their future...
Bahamas Paradise Resuming Sailings Oct. 1
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has announced that it will be delaying its return to sailing until Oct. 1, 2020. The cruise line’s CEO, Oneil Khosa said: “As you know, we recently announced that we would finally return to sea this August – offering travellers the chance to enjoy a much-needed, two-night getaway to paradise. However, given the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) extension of its No Sail Order, we have no choice but to delay our resumption of cruise operations to October 1st, 2020.” Khosa continued: “Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we have...