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Celebrity Cruises goes all-inclusive from Ottawa
Following the success of its sold out March all-inclusive vacation packages originating from Hamilton, Ont. Celebrity Cruises has announced that it will be offering direct departures from Ottawa’s Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. “We have experienced exceptional demand for our all-inclusive offer,” said Ken Brooks (pictured), Celebrity’s director of sales, Canada, “and we are now pleased to welcome aboard guests from the Ottawa region.” After selling out packages originating from Hamilton in just three weeks, Brooks announced weekly Saturday departures in the...
Crystal adds free WiFi
Crystal Cruises reports the newest perk to its all-inclusive luxury cruise experience -- free WiFi for Crystal Society members, the line’s “club” of repeat guests, beginning this fall. Effective with Crystal Serenity’s Sept. 19 New England/Canada sailing and Crystal Symphony’s Oct. 15 Panama Canal cruise, each Crystal Society guest will receive 60 minutes of complimentary Internet access for every day of the cruise (which can be used any time throughout the voyage). Society members can use the new complimentary access time wirelessly via iPad, iPhone, laptop or other...
Vacation.com unveils new Culinary Collection
Vacation.com has introduced its 2014 Culinary Collection, featuring 45 unique food and wine-themed cruises embarking from ports of call all around the world. Many of Vacation.com’s cruise line partners are included in the collection, including Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Holland America Line, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Silversea Cruises. Vacation.com member clients booking a Culinary Collection cruise can receive exclusive added amenities at no additional cost. The amenities may include the services of a concierge host, an exclusive shore event, a...
Carnival launches excursion best price guarantee
Guests sailing on a Carnival cruise who book a shore excursion through the cruise line can be completely confident they are getting the best price and best value with the introduction of a new shore excursion best price guarantee. The only guarantee of its kind in the cruise industry, the program is now available fleet-wide for all Carnival shore tours on ships sailing from North America. Under the best price guarantee, guests who find the same tour offered by another operator at a lower price than their booked excursion either before or during their cruise can complete a claim form...
Norwegian Epic to homeport in Europe year-round
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced that the Norwegian Epic will home port year-round in Barcelona, Spain starting April 30, 2015. The 4,100-passenger Norwegian Epic will be the largest NCL ship to ever home port in Europe year-round. While cruising throughout Europe, guests can discover why Norwegian Epic was named “Best Ship for Sea Days in 2012” as they experience the ship’s array of recreational activities from the expansive Aqua Park, featuring three waterslides and the largest bowl slide on water, the Epic Plunge, to the rappelling wall, rock climbing wall, bowling...
Cunard offers agents a chance to win $3,000
Cunard Line is offering agents great offers for their clients – as well as a chance to win extra cash – during Wave Season. Free balcony and suite upgrades, free gratuities and $150 deposit on more than 134 voyages on board flagship Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth are still available during Cunard’s Royal Upgrade Celebration, now through Feb. 28. Additionally, agents who watch a short video featuring Cunard’s British Bellman teddy bear, Windsor, and the North American vice-president of sales, Brian O’Connor, will become eligible for a chance to win $3,000...
Canadian exclusive, it’s all included with Celebrity
Due to overwhelming demand which saw Celebrity Cruises’ March all-inclusive Caribbean vacation packages sell out in record time, Celebrity has announced that it is offering three more exclusive packages scheduled to set sail April 5, 12 and 19. These additional all-inclusive vacations are offered exclusively to Canadian residents who will fly from Hamilton, Ont. direct to Ft. Lauderdale where a complimentary ground transfer will transport them to the Port of Miami. From there, vacationers set sail for seven nights aboard the Celebrity Reflection – the newest member of Celebrity’s...
Princess invites travellers to ‘Come Back New’
As the new year begins, Princess Cruises is launching a fresh advertising campaign to remind travellers that cruising “can transform and enrich their lives,” and set the line’s cruise vacations apart as an opportunity for passengers to “come back new.” The US$20 million program will be the company’s most extensive ever, and marks a return to television and radio advertising for the brand, which has not taken to the airwaves for more than a decade. The new campaign, which debuted yesterday (Jan. 15) in the US (and has a scheduled Feb. 3 launch in Canada), is aimed at...