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Cuba Cruise For One Lucky Agent
Authentic Cuban food, drinks and entertainment on-board and ports of call like Havana, Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba. That's what Celestyal Cruises is all about – offering travellers a great way to see Cuba. Celestyal Cruises has offered Cuba sailings for four years, but made it a year-round program as of November. And now 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 cruise package includes best available interior or oceanview stateroom, based on double occupancy, select...
You Can Pack Lightly For This Cruise
Original Group, which bills itself as the leading expert of adult hospitality, has announced Desire’s second clothing-optional itinerary aboard a luxury cruise line. The charter operation will set sail in the Mediterranean in April 2018, departing from Barcelona and culminating in Rome. The adventure begins in Barcelona and takes Desire’s guests to Sete and Marseilles, France, Monaco’s Monte Carlo and Italy’s Portofino and Florence, while en route to Rome. “Our new Barcelona to Rome cruise creates an exciting opportunity to live the Desire experience aboard a sensual...
Lindblad Puts the Spotlight on the South Pacific
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic will take the National Geographic Orion to French Polynesia and the South Pacific in 2018. Five new itineraries will offer one- and two- week voyages from March through August 2018 with guests able to discover secluded atolls, wildlife and local culture with access to spectacular landscapes, waterfalls and shore landings only accessible by expedition ship and Zodiac. They will also have opportunity to dive and snorkel some of the world’s most pristine seas and renowned scuba sites. Part research vessel, part hotel, the 102-guest National...
Pearl Seas Sails to Cuba
Cuba is back in the news as the first cruise ship to sail there from Broward County's Port Everglades in Florida since the 1950s departed last week on a 10-day cultural voyage to Havana and several other ports of call on the island. Pearl Seas Cruises has scheduled 11 cruises aboard the 210-passenger Pearl Mist from Port Everglades to Cuba through April. More are scheduled for the 2017-2018 cruise...
Scenic Eclipse Sets New Expedition Standards
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours’ Scenic Eclipse is set to take expedition sailings to a new level – a luxurious one. Scenic’s 11-day “Ultimate Antarctica” cruise aboard Scenic Eclipse, the world’s first Discovery Yacht, takes in the endless, white wilderness of Antarctica, all with the comforts of a luxury ship. The 228-guest Eclipse (capped at 200 for Antarctica sailings) sets a new standard for expedition craft – with experts, technology and safety standards that exceeds all others while surrounding guests with a level of luxury usually only seen in the best...
Carnival Upgrades Agent Rewards Program
Carnival Cruise Line is upping the ante for agents with an enhanced Travel Agent Rewards Program – now offering a new point redemption process with all gift cards now offered in an electronic format. With this change, agents may now choose from a broader range of gift card selections and receive their electronic gift cards within 30 minutes of placing their order. A selection of retail and restaurant offerings were also added to the program as part of the enhancement. In addition, Carnival has developed a new version of the point redemption web site for the Rewards Program, providing...
Norwegian Bliss to Sail From Miami
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has once again put Miami on its radar with the announcement that Norwegian Bliss, the brand's 16th ship, will homebase there for the winter 2018 season, following its inaugural summer season in Alaska. Beginning on Nov. 17, 2018, Norwegian Bliss will sail seven-day Eastern Caribbean cruises each Saturday from Miami, featuring calls in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; Tortola, British Virgin Islands and Nassau, Bahamas. Norwegian Bliss’ will feature a wide variety of accommodations including luxurious suites in The Haven by Norwegian, Studio staterooms for...
Celestyal Expects a Strong 2017
Celestyal Cruises continues to maintain a “dynamic presence in the Greek cruise industry and retains a high number of its passengers, despite the difficulties of last year,” according to company announcements at a press conference in December. Kyriakos Anastasiadis, CEO of Celestyal Cruises and newly elected president of CLIA Europe, presented the company’s ongoing developments, goals and vision for a stronger international presence, and shared his own insight on the future of European cruising and the difficulties that the industry is expected to face in the Eastern...