Cruise
Carnival CEO Cahill to Retire
Gerry Cahill, president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines, has announced he is retiring, effective Nov. 30, after 20 years of service. Cahill, 63, has been CEO of Carnival Corporation’s largest cruise brand since 2007, growing the cruise line to 24 ships – the largest in the company’s fleet – during his tenure. “Gerry has been instrumental in taking Carnival Cruise Lines to new heights as one of the preeminent brands in the cruise industry,” said Arnold Donald, president and CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc. “He and his team have delivered new innovations to...
Disney Sailing Back to Tortola
Disney Cruise Line will once again be stopping in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands starting in January 2016. The Disney Fantasy and Disney Magic will sail from Port Canaveral, Fla. to the Eastern Caribbean, with Tortola as a port-of-call on 11 sailings. Tortola is the largest island of the BVI chain offering white sand beaches, ancient ruins and tasty local cuisine. Available activities for cruise passengers include boating, diving, sailing, hiking and...
Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of Quantum
Royal Caribbean International took delivery of the newest addition to its fleet yesterday, Quantum of the Seas, from Meyer Werft Yard in Germany. With Captain Srecko “Felix” Ban at the helm, the ship will began its journey to Southampton, U.K., where it will welcome its first guests on Nov. 2, for a transatlantic voyage to its home port of Cape Liberty Cruise Port, Bayonne, New Jersey. Quantum of the Seas will sail from New York to the Bahamas and the Caribbean for its inaugural season before departing for its new homeport of Shanghai (Baoshan), China, in May 2015. Sister-ship...
Encore, Royal Caribbean Special
For a limited time, Encore Cruises, together with Royal Caribbean International, is featuring a “buy one, get one half off” promotion, along with double Loyalty Points. Running through Oct. 31, the promotion applies to all cruise plus air bookings on all January, February and March 2015 departures aboard Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas. The offer is valid out of all Canadian gateways and prices include roundtrip flights to Fort Lauderdale, Miami or Orlando, a seven-night Eastern or Western Caribbean cruise, roundtrip transfers...
Norwegian Escape Home to Legendary Tobacco Road
In celebration of Norwegian Escapes' one year to launch milestone, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced that Miami's oldest and most legendary bar, Tobacco Road, will find a new home aboard the line's newest and largest vessel. The acclaimed establishment, which was issued Miami's very first liquor license, is closing its original location this week after 102 years in business. In an effort to preserve the tradition of this iconic Miami landmark, Tobacco Road and NCL partnered to bring the Tobacco Road experience onboard Norwegian Escape, which will begin sailing from...
It’s All About Listening
CLIA has spent the better part of two years working on its revamped travel agency and agent membership program, gathering input from a variety of sources -- but, most importantly, from agents themselves, reveals the association’s president, Christine Duffy. ``It’s been a very long process,” she told Travel Courier's Montreal editor, Mike Dunbar in a recent interview. ``We worked with a couple of consultants early on but expanded from there to the trade relations committee, our Travel Agent Advisory Board and individual agents from all categories to ensure it resonated with...
Un-Cruise Releases River Cruise Brochure
A new 16-page brochure detailing Un-Cruise Adventures’ Columbia & Snake River cruises is now available for travel agents. The 88-guest S.S. Legacy sails week-long river cruises round trip from Portland, Oregon from April through November. “People are beginning to discover that we have an incredibly scenic river cruise opportunity right here in the western USA,” said Tim Jacox, principal and executive vice-president. “A separate brochure better distinguishes our two river cruise itineraries, each with distinct programming.” The brochure provides information on two...
CLIA Commends Carnival, Continues Ebola Watch
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) president Christine Duffy has commended Carnival for its successful disembarkation of a passenger on the Carnival Magic who was under self-monitoring for potential exposure to Ebola. “CLIA is very pleased that the passenger, who was asymptomatic, has tested negative for Ebola and was safely disembarked with her loved one at the Port of Galveston, which is the homeport of Carnival Magic,” said Duffy. “We commend Carnival and the public health authorities for their effective and successful response in managing this situation...