Cruise
Aqua Offers Agents Special ‘Educational’ Rates
Aqua Expeditions is offering travel agents and members of the travel trade a discounted rate to travel on select Aria Amazon and Aqua Mekong departures, to discover first-hand the unique guest experience for which the company is known. Agents will experience the exceptional levels of luxury, customer service and quality that Aqua Expeditions has created on board, and learn more about the culturally rich areas of the Peruvian Amazon and Mekong River. Three-, four- and seven-night educational departures are available on the Aria Amazon between Feb. 24 and March 3 and April 7 and 14....
Uniworld to Debut ‘U BY UNIWORLD’ in 2018
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is getting set to unveil its newest addition, U BY UNIWORLD, set to launch sales in March 2017 and begin sailings in early 2018. U BY UNIWORLD will offer immersive, authentic and adventurous experiences for the next generation of river cruisers along the Instagram and Snapchat-worthy rivers of Europe and cities such as Amsterdam (pictured), Paris and Budapest. “U BY UNIWORLD will deliver the same superb quality of authenticity and personalization that the Uniworld brand is celebrated for, while offering a new way for exploratory, younger...
Avalon Waives Single Supplement Fee
Avalon Waterways is waiving single supplement fees for single travellers booking a cruise by Jan. 3. All 2017 itineraries have five cabins set aside on every sailing for solo travellers. Avalon offers almost 30 European itineraries from eight to 24 days, many with themed departures available. These special sailings include expert talks and demonstrations, and range from art to music, wine to history and more. There is also a new Active Discovery cruise on the Danube with optional hiking, biking and canoeing excursions included. “Our solo passengers love the comfort and security on...
Viking Ocean Celebrates Float Out of Fourth Ship
Viking Ocean Cruises recently celebrated the float out of its fourth ship – the 930-passenger Viking Sun – marking a major construction milestone, and the first time that the new ship touched water. The traditional ceremony took place on Dec. 15 at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard. Viking Sun will debut in late 2017 and will be marketed to travellers in North America, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand. The ship will begin its maiden season sailing voyages to Cuba and the Caribbean, before embarking on a 141-day World Cruise that spans five continents, 35 countries and 66...
Building of Scenic Eclipse Begins
Scenic marked the official start of production of the world’s first Discovery Yacht, Scenic Eclipse, with a steel cutting ceremony at the Uljanik Shipyard JSC in Pula, Croatia last month. The 228-passenger ultra-luxury mega yacht, designed especially for polar expedition cruising conditions, is scheduled for its maiden voyage in August 2018. “This is a momentous day for Scenic,” said Glen Moroney, chairman. “To see our vision start to come to life is very exciting and we look forward to watching the build progress over the next 18 months. We are extremely proud of the...
Celestyal Bookings Lead to More Bonbon Rewards
Transat's Bonbon rewards program is offering agents $25 for bookings of winter sailings of Celestyal Cruises' Cuba program. The offer is five times the normal rate for the Celestyal Crystal Cuba itinerary bookings and is for new individual ITC bookings made by Jan. 31 for departures through April...
New Vista Class Ship to Join Carnival Fleet in 2019
A new 133,500-ton cruise ship, which will be the third vessel in the company’s Vista class series, will join the Carnival Cruise Line fleet in late 2019. The ship, under contract with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, was originally designated for the P&O Cruises Australia brand. In conjunction with this change, Carnival's Carnival Splendor will be transferred to P&O Cruises Australia in late 2019. The ship will offer many of Carnival’s most popular guest features, a range of accommodation types and a number of new innovations unique to this vessel. The ship’s name,...
Princess Savings
Princess Cruises has launched an “Anniversary Sale” running through Feb. 28, offering savings of up to $600 in onboard spending money per stateroom on select cruises and cruisetours sailing to all destinations departing summer 2017 through spring 2018. And, guests booking a balcony category stateroom or higher receive free specialty dining. The Anniversary Sale gives guests booking an interior or oceanview stateroom up to $300 onboard spending money per stateroom. Guests booking a balcony, mini-suite or suite receive up to $600 onboard spending money per stateroom, plus free...