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Seabourn reveals shore excursions, Asia itineraries for 2024/2025
Seabourn is offering an extraordinary line-up of Asia itineraries for the late 2024 and 2025 cruise seasons. From December 2024 to March 2025, and again in November 2025, Seabourn Encore and Seabourn Quest will embark on a series of captivating voyages across Southeast Asia and Japan, visiting diverse regions, from the vibrant cultures of Vietnam and Thailand to the dazzling skyline of Singapore. Seabourn Encore will start with seven sailings between Singapore and Hong Kong, then continue to Japan, and finish with a transpacific crossing, marking her first-ever visit to the United...
Azamara Cruises’ travel advisor celebration is back
Azamara Cruises has introduced Azamara Cruises’ Travel Advisor Celebration, a two-month period of recognition and appreciation for valued travel and trade partners. Through Oct. 31, 2024, Azamara Cruises will celebrate their valued travel advisors with tools, incentives and weekly promotions. "Our travel advisors are the heart and soul of our success," said Michelle Lardizabal, chief sales officer, North America, Azamara Cruises. "We value their partnership greatly. It is because of the requests and feedback we received from our trade partners that we prioritized Azamara World Academy,...
Azamara announces summer 2026 deployment
Azamara Cruises has unveiled its 2026 summer sailings, featuring 77 new itineraries that will take guests to captivating destinations, iconic landmarks and ports of call that delight and inspire. Azamara Journey, Azamara Quest and Azamara Onward will all spend the summer season in Europe, spanning the Mediterranean and Northern Europe, including extended time in Greece, Ireland, the British Isles and more. Standouts amongst the new itineraries include three solar eclipse cruises taking place in August 2026, offering guests a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view the spectacular natural...
Anna Nash joins Explora Journeys as new president
Anna Nash has joined Explora Journeys as president of the luxury lifestyle ocean travel brand of the MSC Group, reporting directly to Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman, MSC Group’s Cruise Division. In her new role, Nash will further strengthen Explora Journeys’ senior leadership team with a remarkable career spanning over two decades gained at leading ultra-luxury hospitality brands. Most recently, she served as chief commercial officer at Aman, where she played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s global commercial strategies and brand expansion. During her ten year...
Join Princess Cruises for a travel advisor webinar on Sept. 19
Princess Cruises is looking to update travel advisors on the 2026 season of Sun Princess, the company’s newest ship which debuted earlier this year. Carmen Roig, vice-president of sales at Princess Cruises, will be live with Baxter Media on Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. EST to review the ship’s innovative features and exciting 2026 sailings. Sun Princess is the company’s first sphere-class ship, referring to the top-deck dome with panoramic views, and its first ship powered by liquefied natural gas. Join the webinar to learn about everything from Princess Cruises’ partnership with...
Oceania is now including gratuities for all guests
Oceania Cruises has unveiled Your World Included, its new brand value promise that features an updated selection of always included amenities for all guests across the globe, cementing its brand promise, Your World. Your Way. As part of Your World Included, all guests will now receive included shipboard gratuities for stateroom attendants, butlers, and dining waitstaff automatically in their cruise fare. Previously, gratuities had been included selectively as travel partner or loyalty club amenities or for guests from certain regions of the world. Gratuities are in addition to...
Aurora Expeditions’ 2026 Arctic and Beyond season includes new solo cabins
Aurora Expeditions has released its new 2026 Arctic and Beyond season, including the company’s first-ever voyages to Southeast Asia, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Coast, as well as new dedicated solo cabins on every sailing. The season features 42 departures including new expedition voyages to Indonesia and Borneo, an opportunity to view the 2026 solar eclipse from Greenland on the popular ‘Jewels of the Arctic’ itinerary, as well as new Arctic destination combinations on its polar voyages, travelling with a maximum of 130 passengers. In addition, Aurora’s best-selling...
Carnival opens 2026/2027 cruises from Tampa, Mobile
Carnival Cruise Line has announced its lineup of 2026/27 cruises from two of its U.S. homeports: Tampa and Mobile. The new cruise vacations are now available for booking for sailings to popular destinations including The Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Panama Canal. “As America’s cruise line, we continue to sail from more U.S. homeports than any other line and our 2026/27 offerings from Tampa and Mobile are great examples of that commitment to provide our guests with the convenience of sailing from homeports that are a short drive away,” said Christine Duffy, president of...