Cruise
Transat sets sail in 2012
Transat Holidays has set sail with the launch of its new 2012-2014 Cruise Collection brochure. The tour company continues to expand its cruise offerings, featuring such lines as Azamara Club Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Louis Cruises, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Pullmantur, Royal Caribbean International, Star Clippers and Uniworld River Cruises. Denis Codere, vice-president, sales, commercialization and development, Europe and Cruises, Transat Canada, observed: "Transat Holidays offers vacationers an extensive array of cruises...
Cunard introduces Cunard CompleteAir program
Cunard Line is getting set to launch Cunard CompleteAir, an online flight booking tool designed for travel agents. Debuting Aug. 15, the program will provide competitive, real-time-pricing for flights available at voyage booking, and will track availability for flight schedules that work with the voyage itinerary. Cunard CompleteAir features include immediate confirmations on preferred airlines, routes and flight times, as well as booking flexibility between approximately 320 days and four days prior to travel. Travellers may also view flights in their Voyage Personaliser, and experience...
Uniworld showcases new destination, new itineraries
A new destination, new ships and new itineraries are all a part of Uniworld Boutique River Cruises' additions for 2013 and 2014. In 2013, Uniworld will be the only North American river cruise line to offer river cruising in Italy, along the Po River and the Venice Lagoon. The Splendors of Italy combines a seven-night river cruise along the Po River and the Venice Lagoon with a two-night land stay in Florence and three nights in Rome. For those travellers who only wish to do the cruise portion, Uniworld will offer a cruise-only option for eight days, Venice & the Po River. Other new Europe...
Silversea set to enhance guests’ sleep experience
Silversea guests will soon find their sleep experience elevated to a new level of comfort and luxury with the debut of Pratesi custom-made bed linens. Founded in 1860 and renowned for creating masterpieces in linens for the Italian and European aristocracy, the legendary Italian linens firm is bringing its high-quality and stylish creations to the beds in every Silversea suite beginning with the Sept. 3 voyage of Silver Spirit, followed by Silver Cloud in November. Pratesi bedding will then be rolled out to the rest of the Silversea fleet in 2013. The plush new bedding collection, which...
Costa sets sail with sustainable project
The Sustainable Cruise waste-management project co-funded by the European Commission through the LIFE+ Program, the European Union's funding instrument for environmental projects, is under way aboard Costa Pacifica. The project seeks to stimulate implementation of the EU directive on waste on board ships and create incentives for waste reduction, recycling and reuse. Ernesto Gori, Costa Cruises vice-president, quality standards compliance and auditing, said: "We are very proud to be managing this highly innovative project on board Costa Pacifica, which will be the pilot ship for new models of...
December cruising with Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin Cruises is offering two 7-night Tahiti & the Society Islands voyages on The Gauguin providing the perfect way to celebrate December holidays. Both sailings feature special savings of 50% off standard cruise fares plus included airfare from Los Angeles. On The Gauguin's Dec. 22, 2012, voyage, guests can enjoy a "White Christmas" on French Polynesia's white-sand beaches, or they can ring in the New Year on the South Seas in style during the Dec. 29, 2012, sailing. Both Tahiti & the Society Islands holiday voyages cruise roundtrip from Papeete, Tahiti, visiting Raiatea and Taha'a,...
Silversea launches new foreign language tools
Silversea has introduced an array of new foreign language tools to assist corporate and incentive travel planners around the globe. The centrepiece of the resources is a new e-brochure, now available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin and Russian languages. The 34-page brochure details many of Silversea's qualities that make it an ideal option for companies and planners seeking a unique event venue or luxury experience for top performers. Additional new tools for its corporate and incentive travel partners include proposals, contracts and an...
Cunard introduces Mediterranean ‘Spotlight Sale’
Travellers planning a luxury cruise vacation in the Mediterranean can do so at significant savings during Cunard Line's five-day Mediterranean Spotlight Sale, starting Aug. 2. The special sale will offer savings of up to 60% in addition to On Board Credit of up to $300 per stateroom on select 10- and 12-day Mediterranean voyages aboard Queen Elizabeth. Included in the sale is the popular 12-day Holy Land Explorer between Rome and Athens, and the 12-day Pearls of the Black Sea to Venice, Istanbul, Odessa and the Greek Isles. Mediterranean Spotlight Sale voyages aboard Queen Elizabeth include:...