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Cunard Introduces Stylish Carinthia Lounge
Cunard has plans to transform Queen Mary 2’s Winter Garden into an elegant, airy and versatile new venue – the Carinthia Lounge. Named after Cunard’s Carinthia ships, the new lounge will take shape during Queen Mary 2’s multi-million dollar refit from May 27 to June 21, 2016. Designed to be one of the most “stylish and talked-about destinations on Queen Mary 2,” officials say the Carinthia Lounge will transition seamlessly throughout the day, from a serene and cheery lounge serving light breakfast and lunch dishes, to an elegant evening destination. “It will become the...
MSC Sending Second Ship to Cuba
MSC Cruises will further strengthen its presence in Cuba when it home-ports a second ship in Havana during the winter 2016-17 season. In a move that will double the number of MSC Caribbean itineraries centred on Cuba, MSC Armonia will join MSC Opera in Havana, starting November 2016, for the entire winter season. Armonia will sail two separate, culturally diverse, eight-day, seven-night itineraries, adding an enhanced choice of Central American and Caribbean destinations to the MSC portfolio. Following two days and one night in the Cuban capital, the first itinerary will take...
Viking Star Coming to America
Viking Ocean Cruises is coming to North America. Starting next September, the cruise line will add five new itineraries in North America and the Caribbean. Viking Star will also cross the North Atlantic with a new itinerary that sails from Bergen to Montreal, with stops in the Shetland Islands, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. From Montreal, the ship will cruise the St. Lawrence River and down the coast of New England to New York, during the peak period of fall foliage in October. Viking Star will then make its way down the Eastern seaboard to San Juan, Puerto Rico,...
Norwegian Says Aloha to Hawaii
Travellers interested in a Hawaiian cruise experience can now take advantage of a special promotional offer from Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). NCL’s Freestyle Choice Hawaii allows guests who book a new cruise vacation through April 29, 2016 to enjoy added value offers of up to $980. Guests who book a new seven-day inter-island Hawaii cruise for sailings through April 29, 2017 aboard Pride of America in any stateroom category will have the freedom to select one of four offers to enhance their cruising experience including a free one-night pre-cruise hotel stay, a free Specialty...
TravelBrands, Encore Cruises Making Waves
The TravelBrands team will soon set sail on board the Norwegian Getaway with over 130 travel agents and 12 supplier partners. Nathalie Tanious, vice-president of cruises, said that: “This is the biggest SeaU yet. We are so excited to have the opportunity to host our travel partners and offer them the most comprehensive cruise event in the industry. Together with our cruise line partners that have been an integral part of our success.” Tanious continued: “From trainings to seminars and everything in between, our ultimate goal is to give our travel agent partners all the right...
Deals From Adventure Canada
Adventure Canada is offering Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on its 2016 Arctic Explorer expedition, from Aug. 15 to Aug. 26, 2016 aboard the Ocean Endeavour. If booked between Nov. 27, 2015 and Nov. 29, 2015 at 3 pm, passengers will receive 20% off the berth cost of the trip when booking cabin categories six and above. The Black Friday offer represents potential savings of $2,379 to $3,399 USD per traveller. If passengers book between Cyber Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 and Dec. 4, 2015 at 3 pm, they will receive 15% off the berth cost when booking cabin categories six and above....
Celestyal Adds All-Inclusive Packages in Europe
Celestyal Cruises will offer All-Inclusive Drink and Shore Excursion packages for the 2016 Adriatic and Aegean cruise season, in an initiative to incentivize its 2016 pre-sales by guaranteeing the best price on both of these value-added packages. In addition to its standard drinks package, Celestyal is launching a new premium Gold Drink Package, which includes wines of the highest quality, premium label spirits and branded, canned soft drinks. Celestyal Cruises’ shore excursion packages make pre-purchasing exceptional experiences ashore much simpler for passengers. All of the...
Get in the Know With Carnival Passport
All 11 modules of Carnival Cruise Line’s sales and marketing training series are now available on Carnival Passport, the line’s travel agent training portal. Designed to provide agents with strategies they can easily implement to help grow their business, the 11 topics include: Asking Questions, Listening Skills, Qualifying Sales, Closing the Sale, Group Sales, Developing a Marketing Plan, Building Relationships, Building Group Business, Branding and Networking, Social Media and Overcoming Objections. “Our collection of sales and marketing tutorials provide agents with quick,...