Cruise
Cunard Sets A Course To Welcome Back Canadians
Cunard is gearing up to call on Vancouver, following news that Canada is once again welcoming cruise ships. The cruise line returned to Alaska in 2019 to much fanfare and excitement, and is now looking ahead with great enthusiasm to its 2022 summer Alaska season on Queen Elizabeth. The ship will again sail through the storied waters and landscapes of the Last Frontier, featuring the blue hues of the immense Hubbard Glacier, and Glacier Bay National Park – where visitors are awed by some of the world's most spectacular tidewater glaciers. It will sail a coastal transit from Los...
AQV Sets A Course To The Great Lakes This Fall
American Queen Voyages is setting a course to the Great Lakes this fall, unveiling details of three new sailings there in the fall of 2022. For the first time in the cruise line’s history, passengers will have evening shoreside options with overnights in Mackinac Island, Montréal, Toronto and Québec City. Sailing departures for 15-day voyages are Sept. 5 Montréal to Chicago, Sept. 18 Chicago to Montréal and a 12-day roundtrip Montréal Oct. 1, 2022. As an added bonus for ‘leaf peepers,’ the 12- and 15-day voyages depart during the heart of autumn onboard the Ocean...
Clearer Sailing Ahead
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lowered its COVID-19 Travel Health Notices (THN) for cruise ships yesterday (March 14) from Level 3 to Level 2. Level 2: Moderate level of COVID-19 and comes with the advice that travellers should make sure they are fully vaccinated before travel. Unvaccinated travellers who are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should avoid nonessential travel to this destination. If you must travel and have concerns, talk to your doctor. For more, go to...
Holland America Line Puts The Spotlight On Travel Advisors
While in the planning stages for its trade appreciation cruise, Michelle Sutter, vice president of North America sales, said one common theme that stood out across the board was to showcase “the tremendous gratitude we have for travel advisors.” Designed to get the travel trade to rediscover Holland America Line, the aptly named Attitude of Gratitude cruise featured four days of inspirational and educational sessions on the flagship Rotterdam while sailing from Fort Lauderdale to Half Moon Cay, the cruise line’s private island in The Bahamas, from March 10 to 13. Agents had...
Consumers Are Ready To Board
It's anchors aweigh in 2022. That certainly appears to be the message from a new survey of consumers by arrivia. The loyalty and cruise booking technology platform reports that consumers are optimistic about their 2022 cruise travel plans. A total of 1,453 Americans between Nov. 3, 2021, and Jan.10, 2022 were surveyed and all of whom are members of a travel club or travel benefits program, about their attitudes and preferences around cruise travel. Initial responses to the survey were collected just a few weeks before the emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, with responses...
TICO Issues Closure Advisory For Crystal Cruises
In an advisory to Ontario registrants, TICO advises that on Feb. 11, 2022, Crystal Cruises commenced an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors, an alternative to formal bankruptcy proceedings, in Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County, Florida (the “ABC Case”). All future cruises have been cancelled and no cruises will be rescheduled in the future. All cruises departing from a U.S. port with accommodations for more than 50 passengers are required, by U.S. law, to have secured financial coverage to reimburse passengers in the event of a failure. Crystal Cruises has assigned Mark C....
TravelBrands Encore Cruises Launches Europe Extravaganza
TravelBrands Encore Cruises wants travellers to embark on an adventure with the return of its annual Europe Extravaganza. From now (March 7) until March 19, travel agents can earn 5x Loyalty Rewards points on any seven-night Europe sailing in a balcony stateroom or above in 2022 or 2023. Plus, travellers can sail away with exclusive offers, including onboard credits and prepaid gratuities. The exclusive offers include: Amadeus River Cruises: up to $2598 in savings AmaWaterways: $150USD Onboard Credit Atlas Ocean Voyages: $400USD Onboard Credit Avalon Waterways:...
Scenic Goes Live With Cross-Canada Info Sessions
During March, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours is holding a series of free, in-person Travel Showcase information sessions for Canadian travel advisors, their clients, and consumers. Attendees will gain insights from the Scenic expert team on the benefits of small-ship cruising and handcrafted land journeys, learn about the newest itineraries for both river and ocean cruising for 2023 and beyond, and enjoy access to exclusive bonus offers. Participants will also receive an update on the ship’s enhanced health and safety protocols. Three sessions will be held at each...