Cruise
Costa Doubling Indian Ocean Cruises
Costa Cruises will be doubling the number of cruises it offers in the Indian Ocean for its winter 2016-2017 sailing season. The Costa neoRomantica will operate 11 cruises of 14 days duration between Oct. 15, 2016 and March 4, 2017. Departures are from Mauritius, with the ship heading to Madagascar for day calls to Nosy Be, Diego Suarez and Tamatave; the next stop, one day and one night, will be the island of Reunion; before returning to Mauritius. The increase in the number of cruises in the Indian Ocean is the end result of an agreement signed in Paris this week, during the...
Goway Offers Myanmar Cruise Savings
Goway is offering special savings on its eight-day Belmond “Road to Mandalay” river cruise, when booked by Oct. 31 for cruise departures through March 21, 2016. The sailing is priced from $4,079 per person (based on a Governor's Suite cabin). Agents will also earn $50 per booking on their Goway Rewards card. Thi offer cannot be combined with any other offers and is subject to availability. Agents are asked to quote promo code #280223 when booking. Guests will discover rural villages along the shores of the Irrawaddy River, difficult to access by road, and even take a...
A Taste For The Sea
What better way to get a taste for cruising than to showcase the cuisine that today's cruise lines are offering their passengers. Cuisine is also just one of the aspects of cruising that CLIA is celebrating in October as part of its National Plan A Cruise Month campaign. But back to the menu at hand. If there's one thing that agents should tell their clients about cruise cuisine, it's to expect the unexpected. Most of today's cruise lines offer a cornucopia of options to satisfy any appetite and please any palate – ranging from specialty menus to made-to-order dishes. CLIA's...
ACV Is Cruising With A Plan
Air Canada Vacations is hopping on board with CLIA, which has declared October as National Plan A Cruise Month, and is packing some exclusive offers for travel agents. ACV will be offering agents 2X ACV&ME points on all air and cruise bookings - that's 2 X 600 points per stateroom. As for agents' clients, well they'll receive $50 off the air per person when booked in conjunction with a cruise. And the exclusive offer is combinable with ACV's cruise line partner promotions that are in effect from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31. A sample of some of the offers from ACV include: Royal...
Anchors Away With Transat
Transat has launched its 2015-2016 Cruise Collection, highlighted by a 112-page brochure featuring 135 popular itineraries that connect directly with Air Transat flights and offered by 14 cruise lines. User-friendly tools such as Ships at a Glance and Flights at a Glance make it easy for agents and travellers to plan their journey and discover the Caribbean, Europe and beyond. New day-by-day itineraries have also been added to the handy itinerary maps. Other new inclusions for this year include Transat’s partnership with CroisiEurope, which offers river cruises in Europe, Russia...
Royal Caribbean Introduces Air2Sea
Royal Caribbean International has re-branded its air travel program Air2Sea. Previously known as ChoiceAir, the Air2Sea program offers guests “the lowest priced airfare on their choice of preferred airlines, plus the peace of mind of assured arrival to their ship.” In addition, guests have round- the- clock support from a team of Royal Caribbean air specialists to assist with any issues that may arise during their travels. Agents who book clients' airfare through the Air2Sea program are guaranteed the lowest price or Royal Caribbean will credit them 110% of the difference to...
Encore, Royal Caribbean Exclusive
Through Oct. 16, Encore Cruises is offering exclusive packages on the Anthem of the Seas which include cruise, air and transfers. Applicable departures: Nov. 10 – 12-night Southern Caribbean; Nov. 22, – eight-night Bahamas; Nov. 30 – 12-night Western Caribbean; Dec. 12 – seven-night Bahamas; Dec. 19 – eight-night Bahamas. Sample prices: Flying from Toronto starting at $1,390 including taxes (Nov. 22 departure, inside cat. Q); Flying from Halifax starting from $1,610 (Nov. 22 departure, inside cat. Q); Flying from Quebec City from $1,629 (Nov. 22 departure, inside cat. Q);...
MSC Cruises Offers ‘Cruise Month’ Specials
As part of National Plan a Cruise Month, MSC is offering guests who book a Caribbean 2016-2017 cruise on MSC Divina up to US$600 shipboard credit, plus additional beverage and dining packages, depending on the category of stateroom booked. The shipboard credit can be used on a variety of onboard items including spa treatments, specialty restaurants or shore excursions. As an added bonus for families, the deal also includes Kids Sail Free on popular family travel dates such as President Week/Spring Break (Feb 13. 2016); Memorial Day (May 28, 2016); School Ending (June 11 and June 18);...