Cruise
Getting Adventurous With Avalon
Avalon Waterways is increasing opportunities for clients to enjoy its collection of Active Discovery river cruises in 2019, including a new itinerary on the Rhône River. Next year, Avalon is also introducing a completely revamped Avalon Choice program, offering travellers “Classic,” “Discovery” and “Active” options on every itinerary and a new AvalonGo App. “Our guests tell us they want to explore in a whole new way,” says Stéphanie Bishop of Avalon’s Canadian office. “So we’d included more choice in their cruise price – choices that you make each day...
Telling Tales On Silversea
Silversea Cruises has revealed the identities of three new Tale Tellers for the company's World Cruise 2019 – each Tale Teller will illustrate one of the nine segments of the extended voyage. Steve McCurry, Alain de Botton, and Sophy Roberts will each embark Silver Whisper for a segment of Silversea's 52-port voyage, joining Paul Theroux, Pico Iyer and four other Tale Tellers who are yet to be announced. Each one will host a series of lectures for guests while on board and will produce a literary journal or artwork, inspired by their sailed destinations, to capture their...
Celebrations At Sea
CLIA is offering some top tips on celebrating life's milestones aboard a cruise, with its president and CEO, Cindy D'Aoust observing, “There is no better way to spend life's big moments than with a journey at sea and the cruise industry offers a variety of options to make milestones memorable.” D'Aoust noted that, “With a completely customizable travel experience, a cruise offers travellers a unique way to celebrate occasions with a trip tailored to every budget and preference.” And considering that every day is a celebration on a cruise ship, it's not surprising that...
Crystal Unveils Four New Spring Getaways
Crystal has unveiled four new 2018 Crystal Getaways – shortened segments of its 20-day “Sands of Time” sailing from Dubai to Rome aboard Crystal Serenity. Offering travellers culture-rich experiences in some of the most profound destinations and sites throughout Israel, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Italy, the new itineraries also cater to busy travel calendars, ranging from three to 10 days. The new Crystal Getaways are: Arabian Gems, April 26, 10 Days – Dubai (overnight) and Fujairah, UAE; Salalah, Oman; and Petra (Aqaba), Jordan (overnight). Guests can explore...
Queen Latifah Named Carnival Horizon Godmother
Grammy award-winning musical artist, film actress and author Queen Latifah has been named the godmother to Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, Carnival Horizon. Latifah will participate in the ship’s official naming ceremony as well as a special “Lip Sync Battle: Horizon” showcase that is part of the line’s authentic shipboard reproduction of the hit Paramount Network series. The event will be held during an invitation-only overnight gala onboard Horizon in New York City on May 23. “With her fun-loving spirit and positive, can-do attitude, Queen Latifah embodies our...
Globus Going Gangbusters
Globus family of brands has announced that all of its 2018 European departures are now guaranteed. And the tour company says that the guarantee has been fuelled by a 22% increase in bookings across all of its the brands – Globus, Cosmos, Monograms and Avalon Waterways. Stéphanie Bishop, managing director of the Globus family of brands in Canada, observed: “What a wonderful opportunity this will be for all our travel agency partners to close sales with even greater confidence, knowing every departure on every itinerary in Europe is guaranteed.” But there's more. For 2018,...
To Infinity And Beyond
If there's one thing that the people at Disney can do, it's throw a party. And they did just that in Toronto yesterday (March 1), as they welcomed about 300 agents and tour operators at the Pearson Convention Center in Brampton and used its magic to take them “To Infinity And Beyond.” Oh and there was definitely a lot to celebrate with a host of openings, new products, special events happening at the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland; aboard Disney Cruise Line; with Adventures by Disney; and at the Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa. Topping the list, of course, is the June...
Food, Glorious Food
From an exhilarating, sky-high dinner cantilevered 16 decks above the ocean, to an immersive fusion of technology, animation and dining, Celebrity Cruises is taking its culinary experiences to new levels with the launch of its Edge Class of ships, as revealed last night (Feb. 28) at a VIP gala in New York City, attended by PressToday’s Greg Coates. The event was the latest in the Edge series of “reveals” launched more than a year ago in Miami. This one focused on the culinary experience aboard Celebrity Edge, which will set sail in November. By the numbers, the ship will offer...