Cruise
GLP offers special Variety commission levels
As part of its recently announced partnership with Variety Cruises, GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel & Tours is offering very attractive commission rates to agents on future Variety bookings. For all Variety Cruise bookings made through GLP Worldwide from now until Sept. 12, 2013: first cabin booked commissionable at 10%; second to fourth cabin booked commissionable at 16%; and five plus cabins booked commissionable at 18%. Commissions will be retroactive once they reach the next tier. Variety Cruises offers yacht cruises featuring mega yachts from 25 to 36 cabins, operating seven-day...
Royal Caribbean recognized as top innovator
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. received top honours during the recent 24th Annual InformationWeek 500 Conference - jumping to No. 18 in the coveted list of 500. Royal Caribbean was the only cruise line honoured in the Hospitality and Travel category for its Guest Portal iPad application deployed onboard its recently revitalized Splendour of the Seas. The tablet empowers guests with a mobile integrated solution, with which to receive, retrieve and act on information during their cruise vacation. With a touch of the screen guests are able to access the daily Cruise Compass of events and...
Encore announces first $1,000 winner
Encore Cruises has its first $1,000 winner in its new "Cruise for Cash"promotion -- Sandra CÒté from Voyages Escapades in Victoriaville, Quebec. She won the $1,000 cash prize by booking her clients with Encore Cruises during the promotional period... with every booking, agents are automatically entered in the draw, and there are still four $1,000 cash prizes up for grabs. Prizes will be awarded through weekly draws over the next four weeks. The promotion is valid on all new cruise bookings between Sept. 17 and Oct. 22 for departures between Oct. 1 and March 31, 2013, and is...
Agents climb on board for NCVW
More than 4,300 CLIA travel agents and agencies have signed up to participate in the second annual National Cruise Vacation Week (NCVW), Cruise Lines International Association's "World's Largest Cruise Sale."NCVW, from Oct. 21-27, is CLIA and the cruise industry's single largest promotion, which last year generated $55 million in cruise sales and more than $7 million in commissions for more than 5,000 participating agencies throughout Canada and the US. Many CLIA member lines are again offering special incentives for agents to book cruises during the event, including bonus commissions and...
Sunquest’s transatlantic program now on sale
Sunquest's 2013 Transatlantic Crossing program is now available for sale, featuring a choice of a 15- or 17-night cruise as well as a choice of four post-cruise options. Departing on April 20, 2013, travellers fly from Toronto to Ft. Lauderdale on WestJet where they are then transferred to Port Everglades to board the MSC Poesia for the cruise. The cruise travels to New York, Ponta Delgada in the Azores, Lisbon, La Coruña and Dover, where the 15-night cruisers disembark, before continuing on to Kiel, Germany as part of the 17-night itinerary. Option 1 consists of the 15-night cruise plus...
Windstar introduces select two-for-one fares
Windstar Cruises is offering a two-for-one cruise fare, plus bonus savings of up to $1,000 per stateroom on select tropical itineraries. Guests can sail through the Caribbean islands, cruise the Panama Canal, or just enjoy the casual elegance on board the Wind Star during a transatlantic crossing. Fares start at $1,299 p.p., based on double occupancy, when booked by Oct. 27. The winter season also marks the completion of the company's $18 million fleet-wide renovation project with all yachts sailing with stem to stern enhancements. Windstar's Caribbean program includes a sailing aboard the...
Encore launches ‘More $$$ in your pocket’ promo
Encore Cruises is featuring a new, exclusive agent promotion together with Royal Caribbean International that offers an extra 2% bonus commission plus double the TC Loyalty Points. The extra commission offer is valid on all new Royal Caribbean bookings (groups and individual) made between Sept. 20 and Oct. 5 for any cruise departing between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 and will be applied directly to all qualifying bookings once names and full payment have been received (must occur within the promotional period). The TC Loyalty Points part of the promo however is only applicable on new individual...
Silversea unveils 2014 world cruise itinerary
Silversea Cruises has taken the wraps off its World Cruise 2014, a 113-day odyssey from Los Angeles to Barcelona aboard Silver Whisper, Jan. 6 to April 30, 2014. Silversea celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2014 and will launch the festivities with this far-reaching and stimulating exploration of the world -- now available for reservation. Guests aboard World Cruise 2014 will journey in luxury as they visit 54 destinations in 29 countries, enjoying 12 overnight stays along the way. Silver Whisper will follow a westward path across the Pacific to call on Polynesia and lands Down Under,...