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Ponant Sets Sail With 2020 Quintessential Collection
PONANT is continuing its Quintessential Collection sailings in 2020, with the series featuring new themed cruises with onboard speakers and tailored shore excursions that embrace local cultures and dive deeper into the history of the destinations. The collection includes: The 10-night Exploration in Nature in Costa Rica & The Panama Canal, Jan. 6 to Jan. 16, 2020, Le Dumont-d’Urville An Immersion in Japanese Culture, May 30-June 7, 2020, Le Soléal World Affairs in the Baltic Sea, Aug. 5 to Aug. 13, 2020, Le Dumont-d’Urville Celebrate Beethoven’s 250th Birthday...
Silversea Charts A Course To Machu Picchu
Silversea Cruises is unlockingthe wonders of Peru’s Machu Picchu, with a new offer that will save its passengers $500 on four-night land experiences – all carefully curated by the cruise line’s destination experts to extend two Silver Moon voyages departing in 2020. For new bookings made before November 30, 2019, guests travelling on Silver Moon's November 23 or December 8, 2020, voyages can enjoy a $500 per-person savings on the Machu Picchu Explorer land program. With the savings offer, the price for the fully inclusive land experience is US$1,699 per person, based on double...
How Princess Connects You To The World Like No Other
Join Princess Cruises’ John Chernesky at 2 pm EST, Dec. 10 as he takes you on a whirlwind tour of the world according to Princess. Get to know their newest ships and groundbreaking Princess MedallionClass™ technology that puts the guest in control of their cruise in ways you’ve never dreamed. Chernesky, SVP of North America Sales and Trade Marketing, will inform, entertain and hypnotize you to only sell Princess. You’re getting very sleepy… Don’t miss it, because when you join the webinar, you'll be entered for a chance to win a 7-day Caribbean cruise with Princess....
Last Chance To Win With Bahamas Paradise
This is the last chance for travel agents to enter a Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line contest that offers a complimentary sailing for two adults on a two-night Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line sailing. According to officials, the company “is one of the best-kept secrets in the travel trade. We are a unique cruise line with a product and a vision that has you, our travel partners, squarely at the heart of what we do every day. For starters, we have no NCF’s and we give you the opportunity to earn significant commission from your very first booking. “We also offer two-, four- and...
NCL Rocks Miami During Encore Christening
In true Miami style, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) brought out the stars last night as it officially christened the new Norwegian Encore along with godmother, Grammy Award-winning artist and TV host, Kelly Clarkson. NCL welcomed over 3,500 guests consisting of travel partners, investors, government officials, media, and family and friends of Norwegian Cruise Line -- including Press Today’s Greg Coates -- for the christening event, which included performances from the cast of Kinky Boots -- Encore’s premiere theatre show -- and Clarkson. NCL president Andy Stuart, who is leaving...
Celebrity Bridging The Gap
While progress has been made, the reality is that only 2% of the world’s mariners are women. But not at Celebrity Cruises. The line is leading the industry into a more diverse future with its bold initiatives to #BRIDGEthegap. Now, Celebrity, the brand that made headlines by hiring the first American female cruise ship captain, Kate McCue, and again by announcing that 22% of its bridge teams are made up of women, is continuing with another historic milestone – the announcement of the first-ever sailing with an entirely female bridge and officer team. This historic sailing will...
Royal Caribbean Increases Bermuda, Canada Options
Royal Caribbean International is amping up its cruise options for sailings to Bermuda (pictured) and Canada for the 2021-2022 season. For the first time in summer 2021, Freedom of the Seas will homeport in Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey, touting new features and fan favourites following a major US$116 million amplification. And, for the second consecutive summer, Empress will offer seven-night itineraries from Bayonne to Bermuda and select sailings that feature New England and Quebec City. Just in time for leaf peeping season, the ship will sail to Montreal offering 10- and...
ACTA Tracks The Trends At Summit
ACTA welcomed about 100 of its members to Toronto's St. Regis Hotel for its day-long Travel Industry Leadership Summit. Along with updating those attending on ACTA's activities and priorities the event featured keynote addresses by association president, Wendy Paradis; disruption strategist, Shawn Kanungo; and Boeing's regional director of product marketing, Christine Walsh. As well, there were sessions on “NDC and One Order: Is Modernizing Distribution Evolution or Revolution?; and Navigating the Multi-Level Distribution Strategies of Air, Land And Sea and Everything in...