Cruise
Silversea unveils ‘air included’ offers
To celebrate Silver Discoverer’s inaugural year, Silversea Expeditions is including roundtrip economy airfare for new cruise bookings on select Asia Pacific expedition voyages. Also available are reduced business class airfares. Bookings must be made by March 31. The offer is available for a limited time from select gateway cities in Canada and the US. Aboard the small-sized, all-suite Silver Discoverer, guests will be able to explore some of the world’s most remote regions and enjoy an enriching onboard program of destination lectures, photo presentations and daily recaps....
Un-Cruise offers agents a little extra
Travel agents booking groups of eight or more travellers on Un-Cruise Adventures’ S.S. Legacy in Alaska for travel during summer 2014 receive the ninth berth free, among other incentives. The S.S. Legacy, a replica coastal steamer, sails Heritage Adventure cruises from June-August with a focus on the history of the Klondike Gold Rush. As an added incentive for groups, a free berth is earned with every eight berths booked up to a maximum of three with a group of 24. Travel agents have the option of using the value of the free berth as a savings shared by the group. Groups booked by...
Tauck boosts travel agent support
Travel agents selling Tauck are finding that managing their bookings is easier than ever before thanks to the company’s newly launched Agent Connect web portal. The password-protected, dedicated travel agent site allows travel professionals registered at Agent Connect to quickly and easily service their Tauck clients with a range of new online tools available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “We’re dedicated to continually improving every aspect of our business,” said Tauck CEO Dan Mahar, “whether it’s crafting the industry’s finest guided land journeys and cruises,...
Carnival reports record sales
Carnival Cruise Lines set a one-month reservations record, taking net bookings (new reservations minus cancellations) for more than 565,000 guests between Jan. 1 and Jan. 31. The record number of reservations was 17% higher than the same one-month period a year ago. Additionally, traffic to the cruise line’s web site carnival.com also reached an all-time high with 13 million visits during the one-month period. Bookings were at unprecedented levels across the line’s 24-ship fleet, which operates three- to 23-day voyages from a wide range of convenient North American homeports as...
Free air, savings – that’s Grand
For agents who have clients looking for a longer European vacation, Star Clippers may have the answer, not to mention the fact that it’s also offering free roundtrip air from select cities and savings up to 50% on nine of its Grand Voyages in 2014. The Grand Voyages aboard Royal Clipper, Star Clipper and Star Flyer range in length from 12 to 17 nights and depart between April and October. The itineraries span the entire European region, offering a more in-depth exploration of some of the most beautiful areas of the eastern and western Mediterranean and North Africa. Mark Carlson,...
Two For One From Cuba Cruise
Cuba Cruise has launched a "Buy One, Get One" offer for all new bookings made before Feb. 28, 2014 on its 7-night circumnavigation sailing of Cuba. Cuba Cruise will even hold your cabin for 7 days to find your flights -- no obligations! Dugald Wells, president of Cuba Cruise, said: "Winter is the ideal time to warm up in sunny Cuba, especially with the family. We're thrilled to offer guests this special promotion, making it easier and more affordable than ever to explore this charming island." The special promotion applies to all cabin categories and direct bookings, including...
Silversea enhances log-in area of web site
Silversea Cruises has unveiled its latest innovation to make travel planning easier -- the new “My Silversea” personal log-in area at Silversea.com, enabling both travel agents and guests to conveniently update profiles and preferences, arrange activities prior to a reserved voyage, and access a host of additional features. Plus, luxury travel enthusiasts who are interested in Silversea, but have never sailed with the line, can now easily register at My Silversea to receive brochures and other communications. For the first time, specialty restaurant dinner reservations can now...
Crystal implementing record fare hikes
Due to overwhelmingly positive response and significant increase in booking activity since launching Jan. 3 to Feb. 28 “Book Now Fares” and offers, Crystal Cruises is raising rates on a record number of luxury cruises on March 1. Cruise fares will increase on 94% of all currently published 2014, 2015 and 2016 voyages -- more than 120 -- for the next “Book Now” period that ends on April 30. Crystal’s revenue for 2013 ended nearly 22% ahead of 2012, 2014 is already 78% booked, and 2015 bookings are 42% ahead of this same time last year for 2014. “Travellers who don’t...