Cruise
Last Chance to Win Cuba Cruise
Celestyal Cruises has been offering Cuba sailings for four years, but as of November made it a year-round program. To celebrate, Celestyal is offering Canadian travel agents a chance to win a seven-night all-inclusive cruise for two to the Caribbean's largest country, Cuba. The winner will enjoy authentic Cuban cuisine, drinks, on-board entertainment and exciting ports of call including Havana, Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba. The prize package includes best available interior or oceanview stateroom based on double occupancy, select shore excursions, non-alcoholic drink package and...
European Waterways Offers La Bella Vita Savings
European Waterways is offering 20% savings per person on La Bella Vita, an intimate, 20-passenger vessel that cruises the waterways between Venice and Mantua in Italy. The offer, which applies to departures on April 30 and May 28, also includes a waiver of the single supplement. With the offer, cabin prices start at $3,432 per person, a savings of $858 off the regular price. Single travellers also benefit from a waiver of the $1,700 supplement, saving them at least $2,558 off the regular price. European Waterways pays travel agent commission on all bookings. La Bella Vita, which...
‘New’ Caribbean Princess Set For April 6 Debut
Princess Cruises' Caribbean Princess will undergo an extensive two-week drydock in Freeport, Bahamas, March 26-April 6. The ship will emerge from a multi-million dollar renovation with new features designed to appeal to families, including Camp Discovery Youth & Teen Center, upgraded Movies Under the Stars, Princess Luxury Bed and interconnecting staterooms. The cruise ship will also be wired for the Ocean Medallion launch that will be available for the 2018 summer Caribbean season. “With new amenities catering to families, Caribbean Princess not only provides comfort and...
Celestyal Kicks Off Aegean Cruise Season
Celestyal Cruises has kicked off its 2017 season in the Aegean, embarking on the classic Iconic Aegean itinerary on March 10, starting the new Euphoric Aegean itinerary April 14 to June 30, and Sept. 8 to Oct. 27, and the Idyllic Aegean itinerary June 30 to Sept. 1. Celestyal Cruises’ new Euphoric Aegean itineraries are three-, four- and seven-day cruises to the region's classic, ancient cities and legendary harbours. Calls include Cesme, Chania, Izmir, Lavrion, Mykonos, Nafplion, Rhodes and Santorini. Celestyal Olympia will be replacing Celestyal Nefeli on the Iconic itineraries as...
TravelBrands, MSC Giving Away A Cruise
TravelBrands is partnering with MSC Cruises and giving away a cruise on its “Your TravelBrands BDM” Facebook page. Through March 31, the tour operator has launched an exclusive Facebook incentive offering agents a chance to win a seven-night cruise in a balcony stateroom onboard the new MSC Seaside. The details: Facebook members automatically receive one ballot; Facebook members will receive one ballot for every MSC booking made during the contest window; Answer MSC trivia questions throughout the contest and receive one ballot, plus one lucky agent will receive $50 Bonus...
Royal Caribbean Applauds Sustainable Operators
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) and 70 operators are celebrating the completion of a multi-year program aimed at increasing the number of sustainable tours available to the company's five million annual guests. An important part of RCL's overall Save the Waves program, this commitment serves to protect the destinations the company's ships visit and raise awareness among its guests by designating tours whose operators have been verified to have adopted policies that align with international standards for sustainability developed by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)...
Oceans Of Discovery
Cunard has unveiled its January to May 2019 Oceans of Discovery program which includes a voyage to Alaska – the first time that Cunard's current fleet will have travelled to Alaska and the first time that the cruise line will have ventured there in over 20-years. From January to May 2019, Cunard's iconic flagship Queen Mary 2 and her sister ships, the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Victoria, will call at 49 different countries and 109 destinations. Of these, 21 are maiden calls and exciting new destinations include Boracay (Phillipines), Akita (Japan) and Goa (India). Since...
On The Edge With Celebrity
In an affair worthy of Hollywood, Celebrity Cruises held its much anticipated “reveal” yesterday of the new Celebrity Edge in Miami (as well as an evening event in Toronto), the first in its new “revolutionary” Edge Class of ships. PressToday's Greg Coates was on hand in Miami as plans for Edge, touted to be the first ship designed entirely in 3-D, were unveiled at parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Innovation Lab. Edge is Celebrity's first new ship in six years and the first in 10 years to be designed by Celebrity, who teamed up with design icon Nate Berkus...