Cruise
NCL Brings Back At-Par Pricing
Norwegian Cruise Line is relaunching its Canadian pricing at par promotion. The promo runs from Sept. 19 through October and will focus entirely on 2017 Europe. Norwegian is offering five ships in Europe next year – Epic, Getaway, Jade, Spirit and Star – covering all manner of European itineraries, including the Baltic, Mediterranean, Greece, and Adriatic. Norwegian decided to bring back the at-par promotion after feedback from the travel trade advising how price-driven the Canadian market has been in 2016. Dana Gain, national director of sales for Canada, notes that the company is...
NCL Reveals What’s New at Old Mill
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) called in Toronto earlier this week to update the trade on all its latest news. Close to 60 travel agents were on hand at the Old Mill event to “get to know” the cruise line's Canadian team, and gather “important tools, ideas and contacts to continue building... Norwegian Cruise Line business...” In appreciation, attendees were given $100 onboard credit for their next cruise with NCL. Pictured at the event are (l-r) NCL's Ian Smyth, BDM Eastern Ontario and Manitoba; Mary-Jo Cutaia, BDM Western Canada; and Dana Gain, National Director Sales,...
Crystal Offers ‘Crystal Sky Savings’
Crystal Cruises and Crystal River Cruises are offering discerning travellers thousands of dollars in savings for 2017 European voyages with a new value proposition, “Crystal Sky Savings.” The special offer features round-trip Business Class airfare for US$999 per person with Crystal Symphony ocean sailings throughout Western and Northern Europe, as well as the British Isles; and Crystal Mozart river cruises sailing round-trip from Vienna along the Danube River. For nearly two dozen voyages from April through December of next year, guests flying from one of 18 major North...
ACV Introduces All-In-One Cruise Packages
For the first time ever, Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is making select cruise packages available in Sirev, Galileo and Amadeus. The move coincides with the tour operator’s recent migration of its Caribbean and Mexico product. With the addition of cruise, ACV will further standardize its content; increase its distribution; maximize its visibility to the travel trade and allow agents to conveniently book cruise and air packages. Initially, Caribbean cruises departing from Florida, San Juan and Montego Bay will be included followed by Europe cruises departing from London, Copenhagen,...
Fly Free With Emerald Waterways
Emerald Waterways has introduced several deals for travellers booking 2017 cruises – including free airfare on European sailings. Those booking any 2017 European river cruise of 15 days or longer will fly free to Europe, while guests booking sailings between eight and 14 days will receive airfare for US$495 from select cities. All guests booking this special air offer will pay a reduced deposit of US$250 (from US$500). In addition, solo travellers will get half off single supplements when booking a Panorama Balcony Suite on the Vista Deck on departures sailing March through July....
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...