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Carnival Back In Cuba
Carnival Cruise Line has received approval to sail to Cuba and will feature the Cuban capital of Havana on select Carnival Paradise voyages from Tampa beginning in June. The overnight visits to Havana will be featured on 12 four- and five-day cruises aboard Paradise departing from the Port of Tampa starting June 29. Four-day cruises will depart June 29, July 13, Aug. 24, Sept. 7 and 21, and Oct. 5 and 19, as well as May 3, 2018 and include a daytime and overnight visit to Havana. Five-day voyages will depart Aug. 14 and 28, Sept. 25 and Oct. 9, and include a daytime and overnight...
Crystal, Arctic Expeditions Set Sail
Crystal Cruises and Arctic Expeditions are partnering once again for the Crystal Serenity second sailing of the Northwest Passage in August. A team of experts from Arctic Kingdom will be on board the cruise to share both their knowledge and passion for the regions unique culture, wildlife and geography with guests onboard, as well as lead discovery expeditions ashore. The 32-day voyage departs Anchorage/Seward, Alaska for New York City on Aug. 15 and sails through some of the most spectacular, remote areas of the previously unpassable polar region. The Crystal Serenitys 2017...
Joan Collins Named Uniworld’s Newest Godmother
Award-winning actress, best-selling author and producer, Dame Joan Collins, has been named Godmother of the S.S. Joie de Vivre, Uniworld’s newest Super Ship and the first of its kind to sail the Seine River. Uniworld will inaugurate the addition to its fleet in a christening ceremony with Collins on March 27. Following the tragic events in Paris in November 2015, The Travel Corporation, Uniworld’s parent company, faced a decision on whether to proceed with the building of the Joie de Vivre. After more than 70 years of bringing travellers to Paris, the company decided it was more...
Royal Caribbean Opens New Sailings to Cuba
Agents with clients looking to experience the culture and nightlife of Cuba now have the opportunity to do so Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas’ new sailings to Havana. Royal Caribbean International has expanded its Caribbean itineraries sailing from Tampa to include new four- and five-night cruises with day and overnight visits to Havana, along with stops in Key West, Fla. and Cozumel, Mexico. The new sailings are available through Nov. 4 and all sailings are now open for...
Agents Can Win With Encore
For all Royal Caribbean bookings made with TravelBrands' Encore Cruises between Feb. 1 and Feb. 10, agents agents will have a chance to win a $500 Visa gift card. Agents who are part of “Your TravelBrands BDM” Facebook page will also get two ballots when they make a Royal Caribbean booking through Encore. In addition, two Facebook members will win an additional $500 Visa gift card for simply being a member of the Facebook page. And, agents who participate in the trivia questions on the TravelBrands' Facebook page have a chance to win other...
Silversea Dubs Feb. Travel Agent Appreciation Month
Silversea Cruises is set to show its love for travel agents, having dubbed February as “Travel Agent Appreciation Month.” All through the month, when agents book any of 55 eligible Silversea voyages they will receive a US$250 gift card for every new booking on the select sailings, and, if they book a full World Cruise 2018, they will receive their own complimentary cruise in 2017. “February is the month of love, making it the perfect time to show our sincere appreciation for the great loyalty and support of our travel agent partners,” said Mark Conroy, Silversea's managing...
G Adventures Acquires Swan Hellenic Brand
G Adventures is getting into the small ship cruising business with the acquisition of the Swan Hellenic brand, a 60-year-old pioneering UK cruise line and respected name in the boutique cruising sector. Acquiring Swan Hellenic further diversifies G Adventures’ portfolio of brands, adding boutique small ship cruising to its existing adventure travel, adventure cruising, and new touring businesses. The acquisition follows the recent purchase of established pioneering British escorting touring names Travelsphere and Just You. John Warner, vice-president of Global Sales, G...
NCL Unveils Enhanced Rewards Program
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is taking customer loyalty to the next level with its newly enhanced loyalty program, Latitudes Rewards. Featuring new benefits at all tier levels to make guests’ cruising experience with Norwegian even more rewarding, the new program will be available for all cruises beginning on Feb. 3. Highlights of the new program include enhanced benefits across all tiers and the addition of two new elite tier levels for the most frequent cruisers: Platinum Plus, for guests who have earned 175 points and above, and Ambassador, for guests earning a minimum of 700...