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Cunard strengthens North American sales team
Cunard is strengthening its North America sales organization with three new appointments, bringing extensive regional and industry expertise to support travel advisors and key accounts across the Northeast, Southeast, and Western U.S. and Canada. Ruth Fernandez has been promoted to Business Development Manager, Key Accounts, Western USA & Canada. She began transitioning into the position on July 6 and is expected to complete the transition by the end of August. Fernandez brings more than 20 years of travel industry experience. Prior to her promotion, she spent 3 years leading...
Oceania Cruises showcasing its longer voyages
Oceania Cruises is showcasing its portfolio of longer voyages, pointing out that they offer guests the opportunity to explore destinations with greater depth, comfort and ease. From Grand Voyages to epic 180-day Around the World journeys, Oceania Cruises offers travellers the opportunity to experience multiple countries, cultures and landscapes in one seamless journey. With time to take in more of the world, guests experience the richness of slow travel, creating memories that last long after they return home. Aboard Oceania Cruises’ ships, guests can visit more than 600...
Celebrate Christmas and New Years aboard Riverside Mozart
There’s no doubt that Europe’s Christmas markets are among the most popular river cruise itineraries -- often selling out a year or more in advance. Riverside Luxury Cruises is the exception this holiday season, with limited availability remaining aboard Riverside Mozart for select 2026 holiday sailings, giving travelers the opportunity to spend Christmas, New Year's or both cruising the Danube through the heart of Europe. This year's itinerary places guests in Passau, Germany, for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, where the city's historic Old Town and beloved Christmas...
Costa cruising with Labour Day sale on a selection of sailings
Costa Cruises is featuring a free balcony cabin upgrade on select Mediterranean, Caribbean and Canary Island itineraries as part of its end of summer ‘Labor Day Sale.’ The offer lets guests enjoy a balcony cabin for the price of an ocean view on select week-long sailings departing August 2026 through May 2027. Cruises must be booked by Sept. 13, 2026, to take advantage of this offer. Priscilla Reyes, head of sales for Costa Cruises North America, said that: “Our Labor Day Sale delivers an elevated vacation at an exceptional value. Guests have the opportunity to...
Aurora Expeditions sets sail with Aurora Advisor Advantage
Aurora Expeditions has launched Aurora Advisor Advantage, a new suite of benefits, tools and service enhancements designed to make it simpler and more rewarding for travel advisors to sell the small-ship expedition operator’s voyages. Developed in direct response to feedback gathered from the travel advisor community over the past year, Aurora Advisor Advantage brings together improvements across commission payments, trade rates, sales resources and digital tools. “Aurora Advisor Advantage reflects a simple commitment: to listen to our travel advisor partners and deliver...
Tauck adds ms Harmonie as newest riverboat in French fleet
Tauck has announced the ms Harmonie, the newest riverboat joining its fleet in France and a sister ship to the ms Lumière on the Rhône. Shaped in part by feedback from Tauck’s river cruising guests, the new vessel carries forward the design of the ms Lumière. Tauck CEO Jennifer Tombaugh said that: “River cruising continues to be one of the most popular ways guests first experience Tauck, and the feedback our river guests have shared over the years shapes every ship we build. The name Harmonie, which carries the same meaning in French and English, speaks to what we hope...
Celebrity Cruises unveils 2028-2029 line-up of sailings
Celebrity Cruises has unveiled its 2028 and 2029 deployment, featuring an expansive Europe season and extraordinary journeys across all seven continents. Celebrity’s 2028-2029 lineup brings new ports of call, extended seasons in sought-after destinations, and more opportunities to discover every corner of the world. For the first time, four Edge Series ships — including a renewed Celebrity Beyond — will sail Europe, while immersive itineraries span Alaska, Asia, Australia, New England, and South America. Laura Hodges Bethge, president of Celebrity Cruises, said: “We're...
Fall Savings for Canadians from Scenic Group Canada
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises & Tours want Canadians to experience more of Europe in 2027 and to help them do that, they’ve set sail with an exclusive Fall bonus savings event on 2027 Europe River cruises that gives guests a chance to amplify their savings by adding a specially curated city stay extension to their itinerary. The land extensions are available before or after a cruise in top destinations such as Prague, Amsterdam, Zurich, London, Paris, Nice, and Lisbon. Travellers will sail Europe's most storied waterways, including the Douro, Rhine,...