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Agents Can Win A Cruise For Four With Avalon
The Globus family of brands is challenging travel agents to get active selling Avalon Active Discovery Cruises for a chance to win a free cruise. The agent selling the most 2019 passengers between May 22 and Aug. 31 will win an Active Discovery Cruise for four on his or her choice on the Danube, Rhine or Rhone River in 2019. And, Avalon will track all sales. “This is a great reason to introduce your clients to our concept of Active Discovery,” says Kim Clarke, director of sales for the Globus family of brands, who points out that on these cruises clients have the choice each day...
PONANT Sails Back To Cuba In 2019
PONANT will be returning to Cuba for a second season. with sailings scheduled for Jan. 25 to Feb. 3, 2019. Passengers who book early can save up to 30% resulting in fares that start at $7,980 per person and include airfare from Miami as well as two pre-cruise nights in Havana at a hotel. PONANT's Cuba cruises will be aboard the 64-guest Le Ponant – a three-masted sailing yacht – with ports of call including Santiago de Cuba, Trinidad; Punta Frances on Isla de la Juventud; and Cienfuegos. And for the first time, the fare includes two hotel nights in Havana. Airfare from Miami,...
Crystal Debussy Officially Joins Crystal Fleet
Crystal River Cruises has officially welcomed its newest ship to its fleet as Crystal Debussy was christened in Amsterdam. The ceremony took place during the ship’s three-day stay in Amsterdam on its 10-day “Splendors of the Rhine” voyage, allowing guests aboard the sailing to participate in the traditional festivities, while Crystal crew members looked on from the decks of the ship. Godmother Rachel York serenaded guests with her rendition of “Defying Gravity,” a nod to her esteemed career on the stages of the world, including those aboard Crystal’s ships as part of the...
Le Boat Opens 2018 Cruising Season
Le Boat has opened its 2018 cruising season on the Rideau Canal near Ottawa. Le Boat is known as Europe’s largest boat rental company and this year expanded into North America with the launch of the company’s first North American destination and base operation in Smiths Falls, Ont. On May 18, Le Boat hosted a small ribbon cutting ceremony at the Kilmarnock Lock Station with three of their new Horizon Cruisers. Lisa McLean, national marketing manager for North America, and Amanda Breeze, sales agent, had the honour of cutting the ribbon at the official opening of the locks,...
An Expedition With A Twist
Goway is offering adventurous travellers a chance to discover the Antarctic Ocean – one of the most remote and mighty oceans in the world. Throughout these vast polar waters, Goway is featuring a variety of options in all styles and budgets for small vessel cruising. And with all the talk of fierce oceans and seas, Goway offers a popular choice for visiting the South Pole that avoids the pitfalls of Antarctic travel: the “Fly and Cruise” option. With this option, travellers avoid crossing the Drake Passage by flying over it, saving time and avoiding potential misery for those...
Viking Set To Expand Its Ocean Fleet
Viking recently unveiled plans to expand its ocean fleet with a new agreement with Fincantieri that could see the delivery of six additional ships by 2027. The new understanding expands Viking’s partnership with Fincantieri, raising the company’s total ocean ship order and options to 16 – the highest-ever for a shipyard from a single owner. The agreement for the six additional ships, which will be delivered in 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027, is subject to specific conditions. “When we launched our first ocean ship in 2015, we set out to reinvent ocean cruising. We focus on the...
TravelBrands Cruises Offers Prepaid Gratuities
Through May 29, TravelBrands Cruises, by Encore Cruises, is offering travellers free prepaid gratuities on upcoming sailings with all of its cruise partners. The exclusive promotion is applicable on sailings between July 1 and Aug. 31 for bookings in a balcony stateroom or above. The bookings can be with any of TravelBrands’ cruise line partners. The free prepaid gratuities are applicable to first and second passengers in the stateroom only. Travellers are expected to save over $35 per stateroom per day with this offer. Passengers will be given the prepaid gratuity in the form of...
Windstar Opens The Books On New Asia Tours
The capitals, villages and ports of Asia are among both the oldest and the newest of the world and Windstar Cruises will offer culturally curious travellers seven different cruise tour options to explore the region aboard the 212-guest Star Legend in 2018-19. The cruise line has announced that the new season of Asia Cruise Tours is open for booking, presenting guests multiple choices to experience the region from the culturally rich combination of China, Japan and South Korea, to thoughtful exploration of Southeast Asia’s customs and temples. Asia Cruise Tours start at $5,099 per...