Cruise
ACV Adds Cunard To Its Cruise Portfolio
Air Canada Vacations has teamed up with Cunard Line to offer more options to cruise lovers. Travellers may choose from cruise vacations with Cunard Line on a variety of 2021 and 2022 event voyages, signature Transatlantic Crossings, Alaska, Europe, South America, Australia, Asia and the popular New England & Canada voyages. Nino Montagnese, managing director at Air Canada Vacations, said: “Our partnership with the luxury cruise line Cunard, along with the trust and convenience of flights aboard Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge will strengthen Air Canada Vacations’ cruise...
CHHB Urges Government To Extend CEWS
A newly formed coalition representing people with a stake in this country's ailing tourism trade is calling on Ottawa to extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy well into next year, warning that if the federal government goes ahead with its planned phase-out of the subsidy, widespread travel industry bankruptcies could follow. Ottawa plans to begin reducing the subsidy -- which offers businesses struggling with a drop of 50% or more in revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic to have the federal government pay for 75% of their firms' salaries -- as of Sept. 26 and then eliminate...
Carnival Sells Fascination, Imagination
Carnival Cruise Line has sold the Carnival Fascination and Carnival Imagination, which had previously been put on long-term lay-up status and removed from published itineraries. The company said that the sale of Carnival Fascination, launched in 1994, and Carnival Imagination, introduced in 1995, is in line with Carnival Corporation’s plan to accelerate the removal of less efficient ships from its fleet. The move follows the sale of Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Inspiration which took place in July. Upon return to operations, Carnival will still operate four upgraded...
AmaWaterways Extends Suspension To Nov. 15
AmaWaterways is extending the suspension of its regular program of river cruises to Nov. 15, 2020. The decision was announced by Rudi Schreiner, president and co-founder of AmaWaterways. Schreiner said: “The U.S. and Canadian markets make up 95% of our guests, and there are still many restrictions affecting North American residents’ ability to travel internationally.” And he continued: “As a result, we have extended the suspension of our regular program of river cruises in Europe, Africa and Asia through November 15, 2020. We are in the process of proactively contacting...
ACV Unveils Its 2020/2021 Sun Collection
Air Canada Vacations has launched its 2020-2021 Sun Collection. The new Sun Collection features new additions, savings, sun-soaked fun, and its New Health and Safety Standards to make your customers’ next vacation the worry-free break they deserve. The new collection features a selection of packages in 42 sunny destinations, over 700 hotels – mostly all-inclusive – 31 of which are new to the tour operator’s line up, 3 resorts that are exclusive to Air Canada Vacations, 30 semi-exclusive resorts, and more than 100 cruises, with the addition of Cunard Line to its product line....
When Will The Domestic Travel Recovery Begin?
In Canada, we have now completed our fifth month of fighting COVID-19, while we wait on a possible vaccine and try to establish the “new normal.” Our border to the US remains understandably closed, while our federal government takes no progressive action in opening our air borders to “safe” countries such as the EU Schengen countries, and most of us in the travel industry are trying to stay optimistic about the future, despite all the obvious encumbrances. For Canadian hoteliers, we have all been hoping for a resumption of domestic short haul travel as most of the country...
So Bright, You Need Sunglasses
The future of the cruise industry looks bright, despite the turbulent times it has encountered this year, says the president of Cruise Connections. Sanjay Goel told yesterday's Baxter Media Travel Webcast Wednesday that the "last few months have been very encouraging" for Cruise Connections, a prominent presence in the cruise industry. The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent massive slowdown in travel is giving people "itchy feet," Goel said, "They (the public) want to get away." Goel said he's confident that the cruise industry will continue to grow over the long haul, adding...
It’s #TravelWebcastWednesday
Whatever the future has in store for the travel industry, the cruise sector wants it known that it is open and ready for business. “We are here for the long haul,” says Charles Sylvia, VP of industry and trade relations at CLIA, who has faced a lot of questions from consumers and stakeholders alike about the fate of the cruise industry. “There is so much inaccurate information about the industry out there, but the truth is that we are making progress every day, and we have a better and brighter future ahead of us,” said Sylvia in a recent webcast. Further support of that...