Cruise
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...
Record Setting World
The World has broken a world record. The private residential ship broke the record for the most southerly navigation reaching 78°43•997´S and 163°41•421´W at the Bay of Whales in Antarctica’s Ross Sea. It is the furthest south any vessel has ever sailed. The World recorded this polar record at 10:41 hrs ship’s time (New Zealand time) on Jan. 28. Launched in 2002, The World is the largest privately owned, residential yacht on earth with 165 luxury residences. Residents from 19 countries and including 142 families own the homes on board the 644-ft. ship that...
Disney Expands Marvel Day at Sea Program
Combining the thrills of renowned Marvel comics, films and animated series, Disney Cruise Line will celebrate an expanded “Marvel Day at Sea” in 2018 on the Disney Magic during eight special voyages from Miami departing January through April. The new Marvel Day at Sea voyages follow the premiere of the epic event on seven special sailings from New York City in the fall of 2017. New character interactions and an immersive show with Doctor Strange take centre stage in the lineup of entertainment throughout the day-long celebration on all Marvel Day at Sea sailings. The events...
The Caribbean Of The East
The seas of South East Asia are becoming increasingly busy with cruise ship traffic and have led observers to predict the region has the potential to be the “Caribbean of the East.” Attendees at the recent ASEAN Tourism Forum concurred with that outlook, as announcements by cruise ship companies on their plans to sail in the region continued to accumulate. Press Today's Ted Davis was at this year's ATF which was held last week in Singapore, at the Marina Bay Sands convention centre. For instance, the Norwegian Star has just started its deployment from Hong Kong on an...