Cruise
Oceania To Offer Free Internet
Oceania Cruises has announced plans to provide complimentary Internet access to guests booked in either a suite or Concierge Level stateroom on any of its five ships. As part of the program, guests booked in Owner’s, Vista and Oceania suites will receive unlimited complimentary Internet access to enjoy throughout their voyage. Guests booked in Penthouse suites or Concierge Level staterooms will receive blocks of complimentary Internet time based on cruise length, starting with 200 minutes for a seven-night cruise and extending to 500 minutes for voyages over 16 nights. The...
Carnival Enhances Agent eCollateral Library
Carnival has updated its Fun eCollateral Library with an array of enhancements based on travel agent feedback. Located on GoCCL.com, the line’s travel agent Internet portal, the Fun eCollateral Library features electronic flyers, brochures, deck plans and web banners for agents to use as marketing materials. New enhancements include: 400 new flyers travel agents may customize to their specific needs; Updated information for destination and group flyers, including itinerary deployments through spring 2016, as well as refreshed content and images; Ship flyers now feature a revised...
Norwegians Get More Perks
Norwegian Cruise Line has launched a “Cruise Event Week” offering up to $270 in on-board perks to guests who book a new five-day or longer cruise vacation on any of its upcoming sailings. Travellers who take advantage of this limited time offer by Sept. 14 will receive perks such as specialty dinners, a spa credit and more, based on the stateroom category. In addition, those who want to cruise in 2015 can opt to save more through Norwegian’s All-Inclusive package, valued at more than $2,400, for $899 per person for a seven-day cruise. Guests booking a cruise during the Cruise...
Uniworld Introduces Newest Destination – India
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has unveiled the newest addition to its collection of boutique river cruises and tours – “India’s Golden Triangle & the Sacred Ganges” from New Delhi to Kolkata – set to debut in January 2016. The 12-night itinerary includes seven nights onboard the new all-suite Ganges Voyager II. For the five-night land portion of the itinerary, accommodations are provided at the award-winning Oberoi Hotels and Resorts Collection, including The Oberoi, New Delhi; The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra; and The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur. “India is one of the...
HAL’s Thurlow Promoted
Holland America Line (HAL) has promoted Christine Thurlow to director of national accounts sales, North America, on the company’s National Accounts Sales team. Thurlow, who has been manager of national accounts for Canada, will report to Charles J. Dunwoody, CTC, senior director, national accounts, North America. In addition to her Canadian portfolio, she will take on Holland America Line and Seabourn sales responsibilities for Virtuoso, Signature Travel Network, Costco, Our Vacation Center, Expedia and Travelocity. Thurlow joined Holland America 1995 and has held various sales...
Princess Lights It Up
A new, cool nighttime experience will debut on Regal Princess in November, enabling guests to enjoy a chic and contemporary outdoor nightclub under the stars. The Night Sky Lounge will debut in November when the ship begins its inaugural Caribbean season. The top-deck Retreat Pool will transform into the new Night Sky Lounge one night during each cruise, inviting guests to enjoy an upbeat and modern, South Miami-style nightclub vibe, including atmospheric pool and furniture lighting, glowing drinks and a DJ spinning tunes on a state-of-the-art audio system. Guests will be able to...
Encore Extravaganza
Encore Cruises is featuring special offers with all of its 14 cruise partners as part of its “We’re Going Overboard Sale,” which runs through Sept. 21. The sale runs across Encore Cruises' entire portfolio, offering everything from bonus commissions to onboard credits to extra Loyalty Points and more. Highlights include: Azamara Club Cruises: As part of the “Get 50% off the for 2nd guest” offer, customers receive a US$500 onboard credit when they book an oceanview stateroom or above; Celebrity Cruises: Bonus commission offer. Book an oceanview stateroom and earn an...
Cunard Supports Sting Benefit
Famed singer Sting will perform songs from The Last Ship, the name of his latest album and also his new Broadway musical, on April 24 and 25, 2015 at the Tyneside shipyard in England to benefit the Sage Gateshead 10th Birthday Appeal. These will be the only UK performances of their kind and are both supported by Cunard Line, which has historic links to the shipyards of the Tyne. Inspired by and set in Sting’s hometown of Wallsend, The Last Ship tells a universal story. Drawn from the singer’s childhood growing up beside the Swan Hunters shipyard, The Last Ship is very personal to...