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Silversea Appointment
Silversea Cruises has appointed Janet Bava as vice-president of marketing for the Americas. Based out of Silversea’s Miami office, Bava will oversee all trade and consumer-oriented marketing activities, including advertising, direct marketing and e-marketing programs across the North and South American continents, and report directly into Mark Conroy, managing director of Silversea for the Americas. Bava has mare than 10 years of marketing specific experience in the global travel industry at companies such as Royal Caribbean and, most recently, in her role as director of CRM and...
Carnival ‘Onboard With You’
Carnival Cruise Line is celebrating the first anniversary of its “Onboard with You” trade support platform with a new trade campaign, travel agent contest and 100-city tour hosted by the line’s sales team. The new “Together We’re Better” ad campaign celebrates the importance of the strong partnership between Carnival and the travel agent community. Ads will run in various trade publications. The “Onboard with You Anniversary Contest” gives agents the opportunity to share the most helpful sales tip they have learned over the past year by submitting it on the line’s...
CLIA Opens Registration for Executive Partner Summit
Registration is now open for Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) annual Executive Partner Summit, taking place Nov. 14-15 in Doral, Fla. The event includes CLIA’s highly regarded Technical & Regulatory and Port & Destination Forums, offering networking opportunities and engaging seminars. The Summit, part of CLIA’s Executive Partner Program, creates platforms for members to connect through educational and panel sessions. Back by popular demand, the President’s Panel brings together leaders from the industry’s top cruise lines to discuss the state of the...
HAL to Add Seventh Ship to 2017 Alaska Season
Holland America Line (HAL) is redeploying the Oosterdam from Europe to Alaska for the 2017 summer season, bringing its number of ships to seven in the region. Oosterdam will join Amsterdam, Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Volendam and Zaandam in Alaska, offering a total of 135 departures. Holland America will celebrate its 70th year exploring Alaska in 2017. New, Eurodam will replace Westerdam sailing from Seattle. The cruise line will now offer 126 seven-day cruises and nine 14-day “Great Alaskan Explorer” sailings that begin in late April and run through late September....
Crystal Mozart Goes ‘Live’
Less than two months after embarking on its maiden voyage from Vienna, Crystal River Cruises’ Crystal Mozart has launched live view cameras – a river industry first – from three vantage points aboard the vessel. Travellers seeking a glimpse of the enchanting medieval villages, expansive landscapes and stunning cities on Crystal Mozart’s route along the Danube can now select the “Live Views” option on Crystal’s newly redesigned homepage and enjoy real time views of the ship’s position. “The live views are truly a benefit for our guests and future guests at home, as...
Carnival Goes Big
As part of a new multi-ship order by Carnival Corporation & plc, Carnival Cruise Line is scheduled to take delivery of two new 180,000 gross-registered-ton cruise ships in 2020 and 2022 – which will be the largest in its fleet. Both ships will be powered by Liquefied Natural Gas under Carnival Corp.’s exclusive “green cruising” design and will mark the first time an LNG-powered cruise ship is based in North America. The two ships, with an approximate passenger capacity of 5,200 based on double occupancy, are being constructed by Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku at the...
Agents Invited to Discover GLP Worldwide
GLP Worldwide is hosting a series of travel agent “Insider Events” in Vancouver, Cambridge, Ont. and Toronto, Sept. 22-29. “At these travel insider events, agents will learn about our new land and cruise product lines, enhancements to existing tours, ship upgrades, agent incentives and promotions plus some other major announcements,” says Alan Law, director of sales and marketing for GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours. “This will be an event that will be well worth the agent’s time, offering the potential for significant commissions and valuable benefits for their...
MSC Names New Mega-Ship
MSC Cruises revealed the name of its second STX France-built Meraviglia-generation mega cruise ship on Friday – the MSC Bellissima which will come into service in spring 2019. The announcement was made at STX France’s shipyard in Saint Nazaire as the company celebrated the float out of MSC Cruises’ first next-generation ultramodern mega ship, MSC Meraviglia, due to come into service in June 2017. “MSC Bellissima is a name that embodies the beauty and the magnificence of this entire next generation of MSC Cruises ultramodern mega-ships, so rich with new features and amenities...