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UN-CRUISE GETS SAILING THROUGH APRIL 2015
Un-Cruise Adventures' new brochure of adventures departing from November through April 2015 hits travel agents' desks starting this week. Eight vessels carrying 22-88 guests specialize in small group adventure cruises in Alaska, Hawaiian Islands, Mexico's Sea of Cortés, Columbia & Snake Rivers and Coastal Washington & British Columbia. The 84-page brochure, the largest yet for the company, matches a historical or notable figure to each itinerary with a short narrative tying them to the destination. Moving away from a detailed day-by-day schedule, itinerary descriptions instead tell a...
HOLA SUN INTRODUCES CUBA CRUISE PACKAGE
Cuba specialist Hola Sun has a 12-night cruise package that visits both Cuban and Jamaican ports. A Jan. 5 departure starts at $1,408, double, plus $340 taxes and fees, and includes return Toronto-Havana airfare, land transfers, Havana accommodation, cruise accommodation, meals, cocktail party, nightly entertainment and daily programs. Featured destinations include Holguin, Santiago, Montego Bay, Cienfuegos and Punta Frances. Not included are alcohol, shore excursions and tips. An early booking bonus of $50 p.p. is available for those who book by Oct. 31. Cuba Cruise sailings are available...
CRYSTAL UNVEILS ENTIRE 2015 SCHEDULE
Sailing to all seven continents, Crystal Cruises has revealed its complete and comprehensive collection of cruises for 2015 through Winter/Spring 2016. In 2015, Crystal will celebrate its 25th anniversary with 64 voyages calling in 248 ports in 79 countries -- with its most ever maiden calls. Crystal Symphony begins 2016 immersed in South America and Antarctica, while Crystal Serenity kicks off the year with a grand Panama Canal cruise that precedes a new World Cruise. Until now Crystal had only released itineraries through spring 2015, which include an Asia series and a 108-day "Silver...
AUGUST IS ‘GROUP MONTH’ AT CARNIVAL
Carnival Cruise Lines is naming August "Group Month"for travel agents. From Aug. 1 through Aug. 31, the cruise line is offering agents a group promotion featuring attractive group rates on virtually all sailings between Dec.1 and May 31, 2014. In addition, as part of the promotion, Carnival is offering agents one free cruise berth for every 10 full fare guests berthed, versus the current policy of one free cruise berth for every 15 full fare guests berthed. To support agents during "Group Month,"Carnival is also expanding its group department hours of operation during August to include...
ROCKY MOUNTAINEER SETS SAIL WITH NCL
Rocky Mountaineer has introduced a new global partnership with Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), which will offer travellers even more "Rail and Cruise"holiday options in 2014. Connecting with Rocky Mountaineer's new Coastal Passage rail route out of Seattle, WA as well as train departures from Vancouver, guests are invited to experience "a stunning rail journey through the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian Rockies before, or after, their Norwegian cruise to Alaska."There are five different Rail and Cruise vacation packages available through Rocky Mountaineer for travel in 2014. Each itinerary...
ENCORE, NCL TEAM UP WITH CELEBRITY CHEF
Encore Cruises is hosting a special Hawaiian cruise in conjunction with Norwegian Cruise Line where celebrity chef David Adjey will be joining guests aboard the Pride of America for a unique seven-night sailing. Starting off with a two-night hotel stay at the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel (check-in on Dec. 5), the cruise departs out of Honolulu on Dec. 7 where guests will be joined by Chef Adjey as they sail to Kahului (Maui), Hilo and Kona (The Big Island) and Nawailiwili (Kauai), before returning to Honolulu for disembarkation on Dec. 14. Chef Adjey has been a personal chef to actor Dan Ackroyd...
SAILING TO DISCOVERY IN THE CARIBBEAN
Two new small group Caribbean sailing adventures from Intrepid Travel start from $1,505 p.p. for a week-long voyage. The adventure tour operator's British Virgin Islands Sailing Trip offers travellers the chance to snorkel around Norman Island, famous as the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, swim with sea turtles at Dead Man's Bay, discover a sunken shipwreck near Salt Island, hike around the island of Jost Van Dyke and soak up the Caribbean vibe at beach bars and local restaurants. Intrepid's St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sailing Trip includes snorkelling among the...
SILVERSEA REVEALS 2015 ‘GRAND VOYAGES’
Following on the heels of the unveiling of its World Cruise 2015 last month, Silversea Cruises has opened the books on its two Grand Voyages for 2015. Silver Shadow will depart Jan. 7 on a 62-day "Circle South America"roundtrip voyage from Fort Lauderdale with calls in Key West, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Uruguay, Brazil, French Guiana, Barbados, Grenada, Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, and the Bahamas. Highlighting the itinerary's 36 intriguing destinations is a crossing of the Panama Canal, two days cruising...