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Princess Hosts Bestselling Romance Authors
Princess Cruises’ guests sailing aboard the Feb. 8, 2016 Royal Princess Valentine’s Day cruise will certainly rekindle romance with featured guests and bestselling authors Sylvia Day and Meredith Wild. Day is a #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today and #1 international bestselling author. With tens of millions of copies of her books in print, she is a #1 bestseller in 28 countries. Her Crossfire series has been optioned for television by Lionsgate. Wild, also a #1 New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling romance author, is known for her Hacker series. As part of...
Crystal River Cruises To Launch A Year Early
Crystal Cruises has announced it will launch Crystal River Cruises with five luxury river yachts – three more than previously announced – with the first voyages set to sail in 2016, a full year earlier than planned. President and CEO Edie Rodriguez reports four newly built Crystal river yachts have been ordered for delivery in 2017 from the German shipyard Lloyd Werft. And, due to strong demand from agents and their clients for an earlier Crystal river experience, the luxury line has completed the purchase of the German built MS Mozart, the largest river cruise vessel in...
Cuba Cruise Partners with Transat
Transat has introduced new all-inclusive seven-night cruise packages sailing from Havana, Cuba aboard Celestyal Crystal. In partnership with Cuba Cruise by Celestyal Cruises, the packages include five immersive shore excursions, on-board meals, unlimited bar and beverage package, gratuities, transfers and round-trip flights with Air Transat departing from major Canadian gateways. Transat is also adding additional non-stop flights on Mondays from Toronto and Montreal to Havana to support Cuba Cruise’s 2015-2016 sailing schedule. Pre- and post-stays are available from Transat and...
Savouring The Journey
In this week's digital edition of Travel Courier, assistant editor, Greg Coates reports that with a focus on guest experience, Holland America Line (HAL) unveiled a new brand identity and tagline – “Holland America Line, Savor The Journey” – last week in New York, along with three new key partnerships. These include BBC Earth, which will enhance HAL's edutainment offerings, and AFAR Media and Utrip, both offering unique tools that will help agents and their clients pick and plan the perfect cruise itinerary. “Holland America Line guests seek authenticity in travel, and...
CLIA Opens Cruise360 Registration
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has opened registration for its annual conference, Cruise360, taking place June 1-6 in Vancouver. Cruise360 has a new logo and tagline for 2016 – “A Panoramic View of the Cruise Industry.” As the largest and only official conference of the cruise industry, attendees will join more than 2,000 travel professionals for six days of industry insights, professional development and networking. “Cruise360 focuses on truly providing a comprehensive experience for everyone in attendance,” said Cindy D'Aoust, acting CEO, CLIA. “At...
Encore Rewarding Agents With a 1% Bonus Commission
Encore Cruises is celebrating the holiday season early this year with a special gift to travel agents – a 1% bonus commission on all bookings. The offer is valid on all new individual and group reservations (with names and deposits) made between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, on all sailings with any cruise line for travel anytime. And, agents will receive a total of 500 Loyalty points on each seven-night or longer (five-night or longer for CroisiEurope) booking made over the phone or they will receive 1,000 Loyalty points for bookings made online. Applicable on Carnival Cruise Line,...
Reservations Open For New Silver Muse
Reservations are now open for Silversea Cruises new flagship, Silver Muse, which begins sailing in April 2017. The new ultra-luxury, boutique ship, with 286 suites, will make its maiden voyage from Monte Carlo to Nice at the start of the 2017 season. The 13-day sailing will depart on April 20, 2017 and arrive in Nice on May 3, 2017, stopping at such ports as Barcelona, Valletta, Amalfi and Sorrento. Before the maiden voyage, there will also be a unique Easter voyage, departing Monte Carlo on April 10 for an eight-day debut sailing, taking in destinations including Porto Mahon,...
HAL: Savor The Journey
Holland America Line (HAL) is set to make a splash in the cruise industry with a new brand identity and tagline – “Holland America Line, Savor The Journey.” HAL president Orlando Ashford (pictured) made the announcement at a special press event at The Explorers Club in New York yesterday (Oct. 29). It was a day full of news for the cruise line, which also unveiled three new key partnerships – one with BBC Earth which will enhance HAL's edutainment offerings, and others with AFAR Media and Utrip, both offering unique tools that will help agents and their clients (prospective...