Cruise
Royal Caribbean hosts Trevello advisors for Seminar at Sea
Royal Caribbean recently hosted travel advisors from the Trevello Travel Group for a seminar at sea aboard the Wonder of the Seas. The 4-night roundtrip sailing from Miami was escorted by National Account Manager Eric St-Pierre and combined firsthand product experience with practical training to help advisors sell Royal Caribbean with confidence. St-Pierre said that: “Working closely with engaged advisors is part of our business DNA. We invest in them because we trust them, and offering this kind of opportunity is how we show it." In The Bahamas, advisors toured Perfect Day...
Riverside Luxury Cruises Unveils 2028 Season
Riverside Luxury Cruises has opened reservations for its 2028 river cruise season, highlighted by the debut of Riverside Mahler, the newest addition to the line’s growing fleet. Set to sail the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers beginning in May, Mahler will join sister ship Riverside Debussy to offer more choices for guests looking to explore Europe by river. Riverside Mozart will continue to sail the Upper and Lower Danube, while Riverside Ravel will take guests along the Rhône and Saône rivers in France. Guests who book any 2028 sailing before June 30, 2027 will receive an...
Scenic Group marks 40 years with plans for global river and yacht expansion
Scenic Group marks its 40th anniversary this October with guest and partner celebrations worldwide, alongside a program of river and yacht expansion through 2028 and beyond. The milestone comes as the Group prepares to introduce new luxury Scenic and Emerald Cruises river ships in Europe, India and Southeast Asia, expand the Emerald Yacht Cruises fleet and debut Scenic Ikon. Scenic Group Founder & Chairman Glen Moroney observed that: “From our beginnings in Australia in 1986, we have grown into a global travel group spanning all seven continents. Throughout that growth, our...
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises names new Managing Director
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has announced that Salika Kebschull will succeed Isolde Susset as Managing Director, effective Jan. 1, 2027. Kebschull will join the company on Nov. 1, 2026, allowing for a two-month transition before Susset retires at the end of the year. Susset has spent nearly three decades with Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, playing a key role in expanding its luxury expedition segment and developing the HANSEATIC nature, HANSEATIC inspiration and HANSEATIC spirit. Since 2024, she has overseen the entire fleet as Managing Director and a member of the TUI Cruises Executive...
Azamara Cruises takes golfers beyond the fairway
Azamara Cruises is bringing a new dimension to golf travel with the launch of an exclusive partnership with Premier Golf, the Official Golf Travel Partner of the PGA of America. The collaboration introduces a collection of eight dedicated golf cruises across 2027 and 2028, inviting golfers and golf lovers to pair rounds at some of the world’s most renowned courses with Azamara’s intimate, destination-focused style of cruising. Spanning all four Azamara ships, the collection journeys across Ireland, Scotland, the British Isles, Northern Europe, the Pacific Coast, Southeast Asia,...
Adam Armstrong named Chief Commercial Officer for Scenic Group
Adam Armstrong has been named Chief Commercial Officer for Scenic Group, effective Nov. 1, 2026. Armstrong is based in Scenic Group’s Zug office in Switzerland, and he will lead the global commercial organization for the Group’s brands, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Emerald Cruises & Tours and Mayflower, across its global markets. He brings over 20 years of senior international experience across the travel and cruise industries; most recently serving as Global CEO of Contiki Holidays, where he led the business through the challenges of the pandemic and subsequently...
Windstar offering new ways to explore Northern Europe in 2028
Windstar Cruises has opened its Summer 2028 Europe season for booking, with five yachts -- Star Explorer, Star Legend, Star Pride, Wind Spirit and Wind Surf -- sailing the Mediterranean and Northern Europe from March through October. The season gives travel advisors 348 itinerary combinations to offer clients, ranging from four-day getaways designed to pair with a longer European vacation to a 53-day Grand Mediterranean Adventure from Tenerife in the Canary Islands to Venice. For advisors, new reasons to sell Europe in 2028 include an expanded Germany program with sailings...
Holland America fleet expands to 12 ships with addition of Arcadia
Holland America Line will expand its fleet to 12 ships with the addition of the Vista Class vessel Arcadia in 2029. P&O Cruises will transfer the ship to Holland America Line, strengthening the premium cruise line's capacity, supporting continued demand growth and providing another platform for the ongoing Holland America Evolution transformation program. The addition of Arcadia will grow Holland America Line’s fleet by over 2,000 guests while providing additional flexibility to further develop the cruise line’s award-winning global deployment. Arcadia shares the same Vista...