Cruise
Encore appointment
Amy Caron has been appointed to the role of product manager for Encore Cruises. Caron worked for Thomas Cook for eight years as the manager of the Call Centre and Operations for CruiseEscapes (now Encore Cruises), then moving on to work in the marketing and loyalty industry. In her new position, Caron will help manage Encore's portfolio of cruise lines, working with suppliers to put together a variety of offers and promotions. Caron is based out of Thomas Cook's Montreal office and can be reached at [email protected]...
ANCHORS AWEIGH: Set sail with Sunwing
It's smooth sailing with Sunwing Vacations with its newly released 2012/2013 winter Caribbean Cruises brochure. Sunwing is once again featuring MSC Cruises' MSC Poesia offering sailings from Ft. Lauderdale. New this season, Sunwing will be offering the Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) Norwegian Epic with sailings from Miami, as well as Disney Cruise Line with sailings aboard the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy from Port Canaveral and the Disney Wonder from Miami. Back for a fourth year with Sunwing, the MSC Poesia sails primarily on two alternating one-week cruises from Ft. Lauderdale. An...
OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Crystal ready for 2014
Crystal Cruises has unveiled, and opened for booking, its full year of worldwide voyages for 2014, as well as itineraries up to mid-April 2015. New seven- to 89-day cruises in 2014 are among the 61 sailings aboard Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity, with 16 maiden calls, 194 total ports and 68 countries - including a World Cruise. Early 2015's global calendar offers 15 exotic cruises and a 20th World Cruise, as well as nine maiden calls and a return to ports Crystal hasn't visited in more than a decade. For 2014, UNESCO World Heritage Sites are featured on 54 of 61 cruises (or 89% of...
Record number register for Cruise Vacation Week
With two weeks to go before Cruise Lines International Association's "World's Largest Cruise Sale"during the second annual National Cruise Vacation Week (NCVW), almost 6,800 travel agents and agencies throughout Canada and the US have registered to host more than 5,360 live and online events, topping last year's total by almost 500 registrants. The 25 participating CLIA-member cruise lines continue to provide new special offers to help agents take full advantage of the cruise industry's single-largest consumer promotion. NCVW, from Oct. 21-27, last year generated $55 million in cruise sales...
Beyond the Moselle to the Mississippi with Avalon
Long known for its European river cruises, Avalon Waterways is introducing new experiences for travellers in 2013 - for the first time, in the US after signing a unique agreement with the Victorian-style Mississippi paddlewheel steamboat the American Queen. Next year Avalon cruisers can experience two itineraries on the American Queen: the 12-day America's Heartland: From Music City to the Big Easy and the 11-day Fall Foliage Spectacular: From the Windy City to the Twin Cities. Up to 40 Avalon guests will be invited aboard the steamboat. Onboard and off, they will be accompanied by their own...
Extra dance partners added to Crystal ‘Big Band’ cruise
Crystal Cruises has tripled the number of its Ambassador Host dance partners, from the normal four aboard every sailing, to 12 for its March 31, 2013 "Big Band and Ballroom Dance"voyage. The Experience of Discovery cruise will also have double the usual amount of dance instructors on board, along with the legendary Glenn Miller Orchestra to keep toes tapping. The Miami-Lisbon voyage aboard the Crystal Serenity starts at US$221 p.p./per day. Crystal's gentlemen Ambassador Hosts serve as engaging dancing, dining and conversation partners for solo women during their cruise. Hosts are also...
Oceania enhances loyalty plan
Oceania Cruises has enhanced its Oceania Club loyalty program, adding a new Blue membership level for guests to start earning rewards as quickly as their first cruise. The cruise line has also added complimentary air deviation fee waivers as well as substantial savings on Internet, shore excursions, beverage packages and logo merchandise into its generous mix of benefits. Current benefits include on-board recognition and membership-level pins, exclusive Oceania Club cocktail receptions and member-only offers. Higher levels also include free cruises, free Canyon Ranch SpaClub treatments, and a...
Quark Expeditions partners with Cruise Strategies
Quark Expeditions and Cruise Strategies Ltd. have announced a strategic sales and marketing agreement. Cruise Strategies will assume a number of aspects of the sales and marketing of the Quark fleet sailing to Antarctica and implement a new sales plan focusing on retail travel professionals across Canada. With this new partnership, Cruise Strategies' sales and marketing team will provide a breadth of support, including public relations and communications, as well as extensive sales and product training to retail travel agencies. Sales calls, training events, webinars, promotional...