Cruise
It’s Great To Be Single
Exploring Canada’s wilderness and coastal communities by expedition ship just got a little bit easier for single travellers – not to mention a little less expensive – as Adventure Canada is waiving the single supplement on three epic expeditions from now until Feb. 14, The offer applies to the “Mighty Saint Lawrence” which sails on June 14 to June 23, 2015. It is the inaugural voyage of the 2015 season and features Quebec’s North Shore, the Gaspe, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Magdalen Islands, and Saint Pierre. A visit to the high cliffs of Saguenay Fiord offers some of the...
Transat Promotion Is Sailing
Transat Holidays is extending its free transfers promotion until March 31, 2015, giving even more travellers the chance to save big when booking a cruise to or from Barcelona, Rome or Venice, in conjunction with an Air Transat flight. In addition, passengers have three ways to save thanks to the complimentary extras and on-board credits offered by cruise lines, and Air Transat’s Europe Seat Sale currently in effect. Cruise passengers continue to get free roundtrip transfers between the airport and ship pier in Barcelona, Rome or Venice for a limited time – that’s savings of up to...
Nova Star Adds New Twists In 2015
Nova Star Cruises is now accepting reservations for 2015 sailings of the Nova Star between Yarmouth, NS and Portland, ME. The cruise company will operate seven day a week round-trip service between Yarmouth and Portland from June 1 until Oct. 14, 2015. The first voyage of the 2015 season will depart Portland on June 1 at 8 pm Eastern Time. The first departure from Yarmouth is on June 2 at 9:30am Atlantic Time. The last voyage will arrive in Yarmouth at 8:00 am on October 14. Mark Amundsen, president & CEO, Nova Star Cruises, said: “We are excited for the 2015 season and have made...
50 Shades Of Cruising
During February, Encore Cruises will be showing its love for agents with a new incentive that rewards bookings with a special bonus commission. The “50 Shades of Cruising” event, which runs from Feb. 4 to Feb. 28, automatically gives agents who book sailings of six nights or longer with any of Encore’s cruise line partners, a $50 bonus commission. Valid on all new individual and group bookings made online or over the phone, the bonus commission will be awarded once the booking is paid in full. Please note, group bookings must be named and the deposit received by Feb....
Set Sail From Halifax Stanfield
Celebrity Cruises is launching inaugural flights from Halifax to Miami as part of an “all included” cruise vacation package. The flights will depart Halifax Stanfield beginning this Sat., Feb. 7, 2015, and continue weekly for the next nine weeks. Passengers will fly non-stop to Miami and then set sail on a seven night cruise aboard the Celebrity Reflection Canadian North will provide the non-stop flights from Halifax to Florida. Canadian North also operated from Halifax this past summer with service to Iqaluit. Joyce Carter, Halifax International Airport Authority president...
Discover The High Arctic With Lindblad
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic has seven 2015 Arctic itineraries – including two new voyages – that will explore the vast geography of Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland and Canada from the end of May through the first week of September. Much of the season will be spent in the High Arctic. Each expedition will offer the promise of Arctic wildlife, ice in myriad forms, plus dramatic elements of human history. New for 2015 are Epic 80ºN: Exploring Greenland, Baffin & Ellesmere Islands. Adventure and the unexpected star on this voyage to vast and wild shores. Lindblad’s...
GLP has Norway Savings
GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel & Tours, the Canadian representative for Hurtigruten, has launched “Norway Five-Day Sale.” The special sale runs from Feb. 2-6 with fare reductions up to 35% off standard prices on its six-, seven-, 11- and 12-day Classic Coastal Voyages sailings during the months of April, May and June. A six-day Classic Coastal Voyage is priced from $1,630 per person, based on double occupancy, for an inside cabin (cruise only). The cruise line's diversity of ports offers Hurtigruten’s guests a wealth of experiences and an ever-changing landscape of...
Catching The Wave
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and its North American lines have unveiled a bunch of incentives that will make it even more attractive for individual member agents to sell shipboard holidays, reports Montreal editor, Mike Dunbar in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. And the goodies have debuted just in time for Wave Season – the most important period in the cruise sales calendar. According to CLIA, the incentives form part of a package of new benefits exclusively available to agents who sign up for individual membership for 2015. An official...