Cruise
HAL Academy Celebrates 20,000 Graduates
Holland America Line (HAL) recently reached a milestone when the 20,000th travel professional graduated from Holland America Line Academy, the brand’s travel agent training program offering learning through a combination of video instruction, reading and quiz interaction. The Academy, which celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2017, is designed to support travel professionals in their ongoing quest for knowledge about travel sales, the cruise industry and Holland America Line. It began as a workbook sent to agents in Canada and the US and later transitioned into an interactive online...
SNG Taking Care of Special Needs at Sea
Special Needs Group/Special Needs at Sea is now offering an enhanced amenity to clients with its new, personalized delivery and demonstration service – SNG White Glove Service. The enhancement is available to passengers making new bookings with Carnival Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Oceania Cruises, and will be rolled out to other cruise lines. “At SNG, we are proud to continue innovating accessible travel with this enhanced delivery service, available at various embarkation ports,” said Andrew J. Garnett, SNG founder, president & CEO....
Encore Cruises Launches Canadian Resident Sale
TravelBrands Cruises, by Encore Cruises, has introduced a special for Canadians – from Oct. 17-31 travellers booking a balcony stateroom or above aboard Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas will receive special savings, including: $250 air credit or $250 gas card per file, free prepaid gratuities for two, a US$200 onboard credit and a bottle of wine. This limited time offer, only available through Encore Cruises, is applicable on the following 2018 Royal Caribbean International (RCI) sailings departing from Cape Liberty, New Jersey: eight-night Bahamas (Nov. 17 and Dec. 21);...
Carnival Victory To Be Transformed, Renamed
Carnival Victory will undergo a bow-to-stern refurbishment in 2020, adding a variety of popular branded food, beverage and entertainment innovations. A surprise new dining option will also make its debut on the ship, which will be also be renamed Carnival Radiance. The renovation will complete a US$200 million enhancement program and the ship will be renamed Carnival Radiance following a 38-day dry dock which will take place in Cadiz, Spain, from March 18 to April 26, 2020. Itineraries for the “new” Carnival Radiance will be announced and go on sale in...
ACV Has Exclusive Costa Flight Offer
For a limited time, Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has an exclusive offer with Costa Cruises. Until Oct. 28, cruise lovers can fly for $49 when booking balcony stateroom category or higher on select Costa Cruises sailing from Barcelona or Rome. Travellers can choose “Italian-Style Cruising” on Costa Diadema or Costa Fortuna sailing the Mediterranean for seven nights, visiting ports of call such as Marseille, Palma de Mallorca, Palermo, Savona, La Spezia and Valencia. The promotion is based on direct flights in Economy class with service class K or T to the first two guests. Guest...
Ready For The Expedition
Expedition cruise explorer One Ocean Expeditions (OOE) is welcoming to the vessel RCGS Resolute to its fleet. To celebrate its first sailing under the One Ocean Expeditions' banner, the company is hosting a grand recommission event in Sydney, Nova Scotia yesterday (Oct. 16). With the fleet expansion comes an increased number of sailings to Canadas East Coast and Antarctica as well as new non-polar destinations in spring 2019. Designed for exploration and for comfort, RCGS Resoluteis modern and ice strengthened. The ship offers amenities aligning with OOE's small ship...
Silversea Ready For 2020
Silversea Cruises has opened bookings to the general public for 191 new voyages – featuring 572 destinations in 84 countries – that will sail from summer 2020 into winter 2021. Complimentary air and transfers will be included on virtually all of the newly announced itineraries, while a number of other highlights will enable Silversea's guests to “travel deeper like never before.” Included for practically all voyages in the new collection, complimentary round-trip economy-class flights and transfers will simplify the travel experience for guests. The new addition will...
Le Boat Expanding Canadian Operations
It's only been a year since Le Boat announced that it was expanding into North America and opened its first base in Smith Falls, Ontario but it was clearly the right course for the company to chart. Now, the self-drive river and canal cruise holiday specialist is planning to build on the success of its 2018 inaugural season, with plans to expand its fleet of cruisers and add a satellite base in Seeley's Bay, Ontario in 2019. Cheryl Brown, Le Boat's global managing director, said: “Our first season of operation along the historic Rideau Canal is nearly complete. With rave reviews...