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MSC Cruises Ready For The Holidays
With the holiday season close at hand, MSC Cruises is ringing in the season with a host of on board experiences with holiday themes and inspiration to make every celebration – from Thanksgiving to the New Year – memorable for the whole family. MSC Seaside, MSC Cruises newest ultra-modern mega ship – arrives just in time for the holidays in December 2017 and will join MSC Divina in sailing the Caribbean from PortMiami. As one of MSC Cruises most ultra-modern ships sailing from Miami to the Caribbean, MSC Divina brings elegance and glamour to the cruise experience with stylish...
Carnival Elation Undergoing Extensive Renovation
Carnival Elation is in the final stages of a multi-million-dollar makeover that includes the addition of an expansive new WaterWorks park, 38 new cabins, 98 balconies to existing staterooms and a variety food and beverage concepts. Following the renovation, Elation will resume its year-round schedule of four- to eight-day cruises from Jacksonville, Fla. Oct. 7. The ship’s new features include: Guy’s Burger Joint: a free-of-charge poolside venue developed in partnership with Food Network personality Guy Fieri serving hand-crafted burgers and fresh-cut fries enjoyed amidst a...
Celestyal Returning to Cuba on Oct. 20
Celestyal Cruises will return to Cuba on Oct. 20 for its fifth year of winter deployment, offering an all-inclusive, seven-day circumnavigation of the island. Celestyal officials note that recent incidents exclusively involving US and Canadian diplomats, as reported in media, are entirely unrelated to tourism and currently under investigation by the governments of Cuba, the US and Canada. Safety and security at sea and on land continue to be the highest priorities of Celestyal Cruises, and the cruise line “is pleased to maintain impeccable standards while providing passengers with...
The Celebrity Commitment Now Available in French
The Celebrity Commitment, a program that underscores Celebrity Cruises’ commitment to travel agents, is now available in French. According to officials, agents are Celebrity’s primary focus and its goal is to help travel partners grow their own business by providing real tools, real solutions and new and innovative ways to do this. The Celebrity Commitment website provides useful information that allows agents to share official promotions with customers and increase their Celebrity Cruises sales. Available on the new French version of the website are monthly promotions,...
Hope Starts Here
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., which operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, has partnered with All Hands Volunteers, the world’s leading disaster relief organization powered by volunteers, and has set a goal to raise US$2.5 million for the Hope Starts Here hurricane relief program. Under Hope Starts Here, the company is committing to match up to US$1.25 million of donations from its guests, team members, suppliers and partners in order to substantially help All Hands Volunteers and Happy Hearts Fund deliver early relief...
Ryder Cup Themed Cruises Ideal ‘Fore’ Golf Fanatics
European Waterways is bringing golf to the fore with the launch of special golf-themed luxury hotel barge cruises to “bookend” the 2018 Ryder Cup in France next year, Sept. 28-30. The venue will be the L'Albatros Course, located 20 miles south of Paris and just hours from the cruise routes of several European Waterways hotel barges. The six-night, all-inclusive cruises depart on Sunday night and conclude the following Saturday, making them ideal for fans attending the event. They are also great for avid golfers who may not be attending the event, but still want to “soak up”...
Azamara Adds A Ship
Azamara Club Cruises has entered into an agreement to purchase a sister ship to Azamara Journey (pictured) and Azamara Quest, with delivery taking place in March 2018. “We are pleased to expand our portfolio by 50%, allowing us to visit even more regions of the world through the acquisition of this sister ship,” said Azamara president and CEO Larry Pimentel. “Our loyal guests and travel partners have asked for this expansion for a long time. We are very pleased to deliver this to them.” The new addition, the Azamara Pursuit, is comparable in size to the Azamara Journey and...
Luxurious Scenic Eclipse Selling Well
With almost a year to go until its launch, pre-bookings of the world’s first Discovery Yacht, Scenic Eclipse, are strong, with some sailings already sold out. The “6-star” ultra-luxury mega yacht, carrying 228 guests (200 in the polar regions of Arctic and Antarctica), launches in the Mediterranean on Aug. 31, 2018 – offering guests “a level of luxury, discovery, safety and world-class innovation never before bundled into a ship of this size.” Guests will be able to explore above and beyond what was previously possible from a cruise ship. Scenic Eclipse’s intimate size...