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Regent Bookings Could Lead to Free Cruise
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has launched a new promotion that will benefit both agents and their clients. Agents booking clients aboard an all-inclusive 2016 voyage between March 1 and April 30 during the line's “Sale Into Spring” promotion will earn up to a $500 gift card. Plus, clients will receive up to a $600 shipboard credit per suite. As an added incentive, agents making five qualifying bookings will be entered to win an invitation aboard Seven Seas Explorer on its pre-inaugural voyage in the Mediterranean. Every booking after the first five earns an additional...
Hornblower Set For Early Opening
It's no April Fool's joke. Hornblower Niagara Cruises is set to open its doors for a third season on April 1, its earliest opening date yet. “We’re ecstatic to announce the opening of our third year of operations in Niagara Falls,” said Terry MacRae, CEO of Hornblower. “We had a fantastic first two years with tremendous community and industry support. We look forward to another successful year in Niagara.” Its inaugural season was a year of many firsts for Hornblower, including the introduction of evening Falls Illumination Cruises and Falls Fireworks Cruises in the...
Top Agents to Join Hurtigruten Sailing
Hurtigruten is offering 10 top-producing travel agents, and their guests, “a trip of a lifetime.” Accompanied by Hurtigruten’s Gordon Dirker, managing director, North America, guests will depart on Nov. 22 for a 16-day trip aboard the MS Midnatsol to the Chilean fjords in wild Patagonia and on to the penguins and stunning landscapes in Antarctica. The requirements for winning this bucket list trip are simple: the top 10 producing retail agents who have booked and/or deposited the most revenue on 2016 Hurtigruten voyages by Aug. 31 will be chosen. Bookings must be for travel in...
Milestone for Ovation of the Seas
Ovation of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International’s newest cruise ship which is being constructed at Meyer Werft, a family owned Papenburg-based shipyard, has reached a major milestone – completing its conveyance down the River Ems. The conveyance is a unique process for ships built at Meyer Werft as the shipyard is situated inland along the banks of the River Ems and the ship must make the trip from Papenburg down the river backwards to get to the North Sea. The journey takes 12 hours. At 346 metres long and 41 metres wide, the 167,800 gross ton ship is one of the largest ever...
Princess Joins Encore Line-up
Princess Cruises is now part of the Encore Cruises line-up, bringing the number of cruise lines in the portfolio to 16. “We are absolutely thrilled to have Princess Cruises join the Encore Cruises family. We are constantly striving to offer our travel agent partners outstanding products and suppliers with a commitment to extraordinary service. Princess Cruises is renowned for exceptional customer satisfaction, breathtaking itineraries and innovative ships, this is an extraordinary combination,” commented Nathalie Tanious, vice-president, Cruises &...
Celebrity To Buy Galápagos’ Ocean Adventures
Celebrity Cruises has announced plans to acquire award-winning Galápagos Islands tour operator Ocean Adventures and its two ships, the 48-guest ship Eclipse and the16-guest catamaran Athala II. The move expands Celebrity's guest capacity in the Galápagos by 65%. Ocean Adventures' 64 permits will grow the Galápagos fleet capacity for Celebrity, which has operated the 100-guest Celebrity Xpedition for more than a decade. The expanded lineup means modern luxury travellers looking to experience the Galápagos Islands will be able to choose a ship whose size and intimacy suits...
D’Aoust Appointed CLIA President, CEO
Cruise Lines International Association's (CLIA) global executive committee has appointed Cindy D’Aoust as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. D’Aoust joined CLIA in December 2014 and has served as CLIA’s acting CEO and executive vice-president of Membership and Operations. She will continue to oversee CLIA’s operations globally while working with the senior leadership team to propel the organization forward and work on behalf of all CLIA members. D’Aoust brings more than two decades of experience in the hospitality and travel industries, including...
Jann Arden to Host Avalon Cruise
Canadian singer Jann Arden will host a special sailing of Avalon Waterways next year – Paris to Normandy departing April 29, 2017. As well as mingling with passengers, Arden (who will be on board for four of the seven days), will perform a private concert for passengers and participate in a photo op and CD signing. Arden, who acted as godmother of the ship Avalon Tranquility II in 2015, is a fan of river cruising and says she’s very much looking forward to joining the group. The cruise originates in Paris and continues north along the Seine to Vernon where guests have the...