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Viking Ocean Opens 2017 Sailing Season
Viking Ocean Cruises has launched four new itineraries and reports that 2017 departures for Viking Star – and sister ships Viking Sea and Viking Sky – are open for booking. The 2017 program includes sailings on Viking’s most popular itineraries in the Mediterranean, Western Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic. “We are encouraged by the overwhelmingly positive response Viking Star has generated among our guests and travel industry partners,” said Torstein Hagen, chairman of Viking Cruises. “We made a commitment to reinvent ocean cruising and we are well on our way. By 2017...
New Crystal Excursions Explore Toronto, Montreal
This fall, Crystal Cruises is offering travellers the chance to extend their cruise experience ashore with two lavish Extended Land Programs in Eastern Canada. Offered with two Crystal Symphony New England/Canada sailings from New York to Montreal, the post-cruise, shore-side adventures take guests further into two of Canada’s most culturally rich cities – Toronto and Montreal – including iconic sites like Niagara Falls, the Notre-Dame Basilica and exclusive mountaintop villages. “Toronto and Montreal each offer such distinctly elegant experiences, from the palpable history...
HAL Sweepstakes Celebrate ‘Explore 4’ Program
Holland America Line (HAL) has launched a sweepstakes for travel professionals to celebrate its “Explore 4” early-booking savings program. Agents who make an “Explore 4” booking will be entered to win an ocean-view stateroom for two on a seven-day Caribbean cruise, while their clients will be able to take advantage of four special offers on select January 2016 through April 2017 sailings, also including 2015 holiday cruise dates. Agents who make “Explore 4” bookings between July 20 and Oct. 30 will be automatically entered into the drawing for the cruise. Every booking...
Russian Ballet Stars to Take Centre Stage With Silversea
Silversea Cruises will welcome Daria Khokhlova and Artemy Belyakov, ballet solo performers of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia, for an exclusive engagement aboard Silver Spirit's Aug. 19 Mediterranean cruise, sailing roundtrip from Istanbul. The dance stars will appear on stage in the ship's Show Lounge for three performances during the nine-day voyage, which will visit destinations in Greece and Turkey. Daria Khokhlova joined the ballet company of the Bolshoi Theater in 2009. Her repertoire includes such roles as Marie in The Nutcracker, the Ballerina in Petrushka,...
Crystal Set For Major Expansion
Crystal Cruises is set to chart a new course with the announcement of the most significant brand expansion in the history of the line – over the next three years, it will introduce new ships effectively establishing three new classes of cruising, including river cruising, as well as its own Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. In an announcement on Crystal Serenity, Crystal president and CEO Edie Rodriguez shared her enthusiasm about the expansion saying, “We continue to think bigger, aiming to create unparalleled luxury experiences and adventures for our loyal and new guests, who –...
NCL Introduces New Specialty Dining Packages
Norwegian Cruise Line has introduced new “Specialty Dining Packages” that allow guests the freedom to savour an array of tastes and unique experiences at the line’s signature specialty restaurants and the flexibility to choose the number of nights they’d like to dine for one set price. Norwegian guests sailing fleetwide from Aug. 7 and beyond can enjoy a Specialty Dining Package ranging from three days to the length of their entire cruise, with pricing starting at US$59 per person for a three-day package when purchased online prior to sailing. Guests who purchase a Norwegian...
Explore The World With RSSC
After a six-year hiatus, Regent Seven Seas Cruises back in the world cruise market. The company has unveiled details of a 128-night World Cruise aboard Seven Seas Navigator that departs Jan. 5, 2017 from Miami. Jason Montague, president and chief operating officer of Regent Seven Seas Cruises, said: “The expansion of our fleet allows us to take our ships to new destinations and be even more creative with our itineraries. Our World Cruise aboard Seven Seas Navigator is a fantastic new addition to our itinerary collection.á It will be the trip of a lifetime as we provide guests with...
A New Chapter For The Queen Mary
Seems only fitting that as Cunard celebrates its 175 year history, its flagship, the Queen Mary 2 will undergo an extensive 25 day dry dock refurbishment at the Blohm+Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany next summer – May 27 to June 21, 2016. This major refurbishment will further refine and refresh guest interior spaces and launch new exciting innovations designed to exceed guest expectations, with 3 of the key developments being announced, reflecting the changing needs of Cunard's guests: Research shows that increasing numbers of guests are seeking to holiday in multi-generational...