Cruise
CARNIVAL OFFERS AGENTS TRIPLE REWARDS POINTS
Carnival Cruise Lines has introduced a special promotion awarding triple rewards points in its Travel Agent Rewards program for all new 2014 bookings made between now and Oct. 19. During the promotional period, agents will earn 450 rewards points for each booking made on all 2014 sailings, three times the normal 150 point value for a new booking. The promotion is available to the more than 25,000 agents who are currently enrolled in the program or to new members who join by Oct. 19. The only program of its kind in the cruise industry, Carnival’s Travel Agent Rewards program enables...
ENCORE PRESTIGE HAS NEW AGENT INCENTIVE
Encore Prestige — Encore Cruises’ luxury division — is launching an exclusive new travel agent incentive — “There’s No Place Like Tiffany.” As the name suggests, through this promotion when agents go through Encore Prestige to book any cruise, seven nights or longer, with Azamara Club Cruises, AMAWaterways, Avalon Waterways or Silversea, they will receive a Return to Tiffany silver bead bracelet, valued at $165. This offer is valid on all new individual bookings made between Sept. 24 and Oct. 13 for departures up to Dec. 31, 2014. Bookings that are cancelled and rebooked during...
UNIWORLD PARTNERS WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
To mark the National Day of Service on Sept. 11, 2013, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises volunteered alongside of two other southern California Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) member lines — Princess Cruises and Cunard — for Habitat for Humanity. Uniworld employees volunteered for the Los Angeles “Habitat for Heroes” initiative to build houses for veterans. The “Habitat for Heroes” initiative, created by Habitat for Humanity San Fernando, Santa Clarita Valley, and the California Department of Veterans Affairs, was created to help build 12 houses for low-income veteran...
RECORD ATTENDANCE PROJECTED FOR CRUISE3SIXTY
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) reports that more than 500 travel agents have already registered to attend the 10th annual cruise3sixty conference and trade show set for April 2-6, 2014 at the Broward Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale. Cruise3sixty is the largest cruise-focused travel agent association conference in North America and attracts participants from nearly all 50 states and Canadian provinces and international territories. The total number of delegates at cruse3sixty is expected to surpass 2,000 — the biggest attendance in the show’s history and more than other...
‘MOMENTS THAT MATTER’ WITH CARNIVAL
Carnival Cruise Lines is launching a new national advertising campaign next week that features the “unforgettable and memorable vacation moments experienced every day by the cruise line’s millions of guests, as captured through their own lenses.” The “Moments That Matter” campaign includes thousands of real vacation photos and videos from past Carnival cruisers, collected through social media. When Carnival put out the call, past guests submitted more than 30,000 pieces of “cruiser generated content,” ranging from small moments like lounging poolside to larger-than-life moments...
CARNIVAL LAUNCHES ‘VACATION GUARANTEE’
Carnival Cruise Lines has unveiled an unprecedented new program that offers travellers a one-of-a-kind, hassle-free money-back guarantee when booking a Carnival cruise vacation. Designed to provide consumers with complete peace of mind, the “Great Vacation Guarantee” allows guests to end their voyage early and receive a 110% refund plus complimentary transportation home, along with a $100 shipboard credit for a future cruise, should they be dissatisfied with their cruise for any reason. “The ‘Great Vacation Guarantee’ is designed to provide an assurance to those consumers who may...
SILVERSEA NAMES CANADIAN SALES DIRECTOR
Silversea Cruises has appointed Lori Nojaim to the newly created position of director of national sales for Canada. She will report to Kristian Anderson, vice-president of sales for North America. Cruise Strategies Ltd. has long partnered with Silversea to provide sales and marketing support aimed at developing the Canadian market. With Nojaim’s appointment, the line is now looking to take more of those responsibilities in-house, but will continue to use Cruise Strategies in a more limited role for the remainder of the year. “We’re very pleased to welcome Lori to the Silversea...
EXPLORE WITH SILVERSEA
In 2014 with the arrival of the 128-passenger Silver Discoverer, Silversea is set to charter a course to a host of remote and exotic destinations. Passengers aboard Silver Discoverer will have the opportunity to visit remote areas of Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia in addition to the Russian Far East, Southeast Asia, New Zealand and Australia -- including one of its hidden treasures, the Kimberley. The Silver Discoverer will be the eighth small-sized ship in Silversea\'s fleet, becoming part of the Silversea Expeditions fleet, which already includes Silver Explorer and Silver...