Cruise
Azamara toasts the Golden State
Azamara Club Cruises is doing what it does best and immersing guests on its Coastal California Voyage in the world-famous wine region of California. Sailing roundtrip from Los Angeles on Feb. 10, Azamara Quest will hug the California coast calling on Monterey and Santa Barbara before making a grand entrance into San Francisco by sailing under the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco will serve as the region’s gateway to renowned winemakers and delectable cuisine when Azamara Quest remains for three full days to offer guests ample time to visit favourite vineyards or discover...
Win a cruise for life with HAL
Holland America Line (HAL) has created a “cruise for life” booking sweepstakes for travel agent partners as part of its new “Above and Beyond” promotion. Agents who make a deposited booking through March 7 for a Holland America that qualifies for the Above and Beyond promotion will automatically be entered into a sweepstakes. One grand prize winner will receive a seven-day cruise for two guests in a verandah stateroom each year for life. The winner can choose to take their cruise to Alaska, Europe or the Caribbean. The winner is expected to be announced in late...
Princess kicks off ‘Wave’ season
Princess Cruises is bringing back one if its most successful sales events just in time for Wave season. The cruise line’s “3 for Free Sales Event, The Next Wave” offers passengers up to $280 in benefits, including shore excursion spending money, a framed keepsake photo and a bottle of wine. The sale also offers passengers a reduced deposit of only $100 to secure their cruise. Passengers can take advantage of this offer by booking an Alaska, Europe or seven-day Caribbean cruise for summer 2014. The sale runs through Feb. 28. The free shore excursion credit will give...
Unique Asian adventures await Crystal passengers
From February through April, Crystal Cruises is offering travellers its largest collection of Overland Adventures in Asia. A total of 15 one- and two-night optional, mid-cruise journeys will take guests far from the ports of Yangon, Shanghai, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Xiamen and Chan May for in-depth, intimate exploration of treasured sites, history, culture and nature, such as: A total of 15 one- and two-night optional, mid-cruise journeys will take guests far from the ports of Yangon, Shanghai, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Xiamen and Chan May for in-depth, intimate...
Avalon has new ‘Godmother Cruise’ for 2015
The Danube will be the setting for a new special interest cruise in 2015 featuring Avalon Waterways’ godmother Patricia Schultz, author of the international bestseller “1000 Places to See Before You Die.” On this special seven-night, eight-day Godmother Cruise departing Aug. 11, 2015, Schultz will be offering fellow cruisers the chance to sit in on guest lectures about must-see destinations around the world and have their books signed as the 166-passenger Expression sails the Blue Danube from Budapest on to Vienna, Durnstein-Melk, Linz-Passau and Regensburg before reaching...
‘Above and Beyond’ with Holland America
To help make booking Holland America Line (HAL) cruises even easier, HAL has launched a new “Above and Beyond” promotional program that features exceptional savings for guests and special incentives and sales support for travel agents. Agents booking an “Above and Beyond” promotional fare for an ocean-view stateroom or above on select June-December 2014 departures can take advantage of several special values. First, select Europe cruises receive a complimentary Signature Beverage Package while other 2014 cruises to most other destinations and Land + Sea Journeys to Alaska and...
Carnival to base seventh ship in South Florida
Carnival Cruise Lines will further bolster its position in the South Florida market when the 3,006-passenger Carnival Splendor launches seasonal Caribbean cruises from Miami beginning Nov. 9, 2014. Splendor will be the seventh Carnival ship to be based in South Florida. Including Splendor, Carnival will operate more than 400 three- to eight-day departures from Port Miami and Port Everglades, accounting for approximately 1.2 million guests annually – the most of any cruise operator. Carnival’s South Florida program features three- to eight-day cruises visiting not only the best...
Increased cruise activity good for BC economy
The British Columbia economy has enjoyed significant benefits from the growing cruise industry, which saw the 2013 cruise season show a considerable increase of 11% in passengers over the previous season. More than 1.3 million passengers visited the BC communities of Nanaimo, Prince Rupert, Vancouver and Victoria on a total of 455 calls in 2013. This cruise activity generated an estimated total economic impact of $1.6 billion to the BC economy. Direct passenger and crew spending totaled $228 million and cruise line spending was $422 million in BC, while overall business tax...