Cruise
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);...
Carnival Goes Mobile Year-Round
Carnival Cruise Line will operate a year-long schedule of four- and five-day cruises to Mexico aboard Carnival Fantasy out of Mobile, Alabama beginning in fall 2016. Prior to its deployment to Mobile, the 2,056-passenger Fantasy will undergo a multi-million-dollar refurbishment that will add several elements of the cruise line’s popular Fun Ship 2.0 product enhancement program, including Guy’s Burger Joint, developed in tandem with Food Network star Guy Fieri, two poolside watering holes, the RedFrog Rum Bar and BlueIguana Tequila Bar, and the BlueIguana Cantina Mexican-themed...
Get On Board With European Waterways
European Waterways, Europe’s largest luxury hotel barging cruise company, has announced the immediate availability of its 2016/17 brochure to travel agents, on request or online at http://bit.ly/1WkXEIb. The new brochure features cruises on 17 hotel barges on inland waterways in France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, England, Scotland and Ireland, as well as a selection of special themed cruises. The edition has been expanded to 80 pages and now includes a number of two-page photographs – including aerial views – that capture the hotel barge cruise experience, plus detailed cruise...
Carnival Giving Away 30 Vista Cruises
October is CLIA's “National Plan A Cruise Month” and Carnival Cruise Line is offering agents a chance to win one of 30 free cruises aboard the new Carnival Vista, as well as a special month-long group booking promotion. Both the free cruise giveaway and group booking opportunity are available from Oct. 1-31. With “See the Carnival Vista Cruise Giveaway,” every individual booking made by agents in October will be entered to win one of 30 cruises aboard the Vista, set to debut next spring. Bookings must be made during the Oct. 1-31 period to qualify and winners will receive a...