Cruise
Virgin Voyages Unveils Perks Of The Sailing Club
Virgin Voyages is saying ahoy to its new loyalty program, The Sailing Club. The dual-pronged perks program is teeming with benefits and exclusive offers for the remainder of 2022 and unlocks a limited window of opportunity for its Sailors to elevate themselves to the brand’s highest status tier in 2023. Nirmal Saverimuttu, President and Chief Experience Officer, said: “This brand was built on innovation, so we’re taking a truly unique approach and developing a program that will give Sailors a taste of what’s to come while rewarding those who’ve supported the brand all along....
Come Sail Away On Norwegian Prima
If there’s a surefire way to measure Norwegian Cruise Line’s ongoing commitment to the travel trade, president and chief executive officer Harry Sommer said one prime example is in the amount of agents invited to experience the brand new Norwegian Prima. “We’ve committed over the course of the season, that we’re going to put 10,000 travel agents on this ship between now and November when this inaugural season ends because we’re super committed to the trade,” he shared during the inaugural sailing from Reykjavík. “Ten thousand cabins — I don’t think anyone has done...
Re-Experience The Caribbean With Emerald Cruises
Emerald Cruises recently announced that its 100-passenger, oceangoing yachts Emerald Azzurra and soon-to-launch Emerald Sakara will spend the 2023 and 2024 winter seasons in the Caribbean and Central America. To sweeten the deal, Emerald Cruises is offering guests a complimentary premium drinks package on all new bookings of a 2023 or 2024 Caribbean or Central American sailing when booked by Sept. 30, 2022. The premium drinks package represents a value of CDN$1,100 per couple based on an eight-day cruise. Guests should reference the code DRINKC22 when booking to receive their...
Silversea Sets New Course With COVID-19 Protocols
Silversea Cruises is poised to welcome back all luxury travellers aboard its fleet of ultra-luxury ships with adjusted COVID-19 protocols that align closely with many land-based travel options. Effective Sept. 5, Silversea Cruises will welcome all travellers on board its ships regardless of vaccination status where local regulations allow. The cruise line has also adjusted its COVID-19 testing requirements. Where local regulations allow, vaccinated travellers will not be required to take a COVID-19 test prior to embarkation. Unvaccinated travellers may sail aboard Silversea ships...
Costa Celebrates Partners With September Sellabration
Costa Cruises North America is honouring its travel partners with a show of appreciation during a “September Sellabration.” Travel advisors can qualify to win giveaways worth more than $40,000 by booking their clients on a Costa cruise. Costa is encouraging agents to make as many bookings throughout the month of September for more chances to win cruises or gift cards. Labour Day kicks off the month of appreciation with a weekly drawing for two quad balcony cabins that will be awarded to one advisor per week, randomly selected from deposited bookings made during the previous...
Open For Booking
Silversea Cruises has opened general sales for the inaugural season of its new ship Silver Endeavour, strengthening its position as the leading ultra-luxury expedition cruise line. Silver Endeavour will undertake 12 voyages to Antarctica from Nov. 21, 2022, broadening the industry’s most diverse polar offering. Travelling aboard Silver Endeavour—on voyages that range from five to 20 days and include Silversea’s Antarctica Bridge fly-cruise sailings, as well as an extended ‘Deep South’ expedition and a new 10-day Antarctic Peninsula voyage -- the cruise line’s guests will...
Linblad Expeditions Offers Update On Protocols
Lindblad Expeditions has updated their health and safety protocols with the first changes effective on voyages departing Sept. 1, 2022 or later. As the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved, many local, state, and federal protocols are rapidly changing. Lindblad’s Global Policy team continues to review these changes and adjust their protocols to match the latest guidance. The new updates include requirements for vaccinations, pre-cruise testing and masking, and mark another step in keeping with the relaxation of protocols and travel requirements worldwide. Key changes -- effective on...
NCL, Katy Perry Light It Up In Iceland
“I stand before you tonight filled with pride, excitement and joy, as this christening marks the welcoming of a new ship and the ushering in of a new era in cruising,” Frank Del Rio, president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., said on stage during the christening ceremony for Norwegian Prima in Reykjavík, Iceland. Norwegian Prima is the first of six ships on order as part of the groundbreaking Prima Class, dubbed the next generation of NCL’s ships. Next year the company will launch three new ships, one across each of its brands, including Oceania Cruises and...