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Silversea Opens The Books On 2018 World Cruise
Silversea Cruises has opened the books on its World Cruise 2018, a 121-day sailing from Los Angeles to Rome, departing Jan. 6, 2018. The sailing will be hosted aboard the all-suite Silver Whisper, allowing travellers to voyage in luxury to 60 destinations in 21 countries across the globe, with an itinerary that includes virtually every highlight recommended by the line's veteran world cruise guests. Plus, with 17 overnight calls and 13 late-night stays, participants will have ample time to fully immerse themselves in local culture. The unique voyage, titled “La Grande Bellezza,”...
Uniworld’s Palma Promoted to VP, Sales
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection has promoted Michelle Palma, director of national accounts, to vice-president of sales, Canada. “I am delighted that Michelle will assume the position of vice-president sales - Canada,” said Guy Young, president of Uniworld. “Michelle has done an outstanding job for Uniworld since she joined our team in 2010 and I know that she is very well respected within the Canadian travel industry. This promotion also reinforces our commitment to the travel agency community in Canada and the importance of this market to the overall success of...
HAL Celebrates Opening of Denali Square Complex
Guests on Holland America Line’s (HAL) Alaska Land+Sea Journeys can now experience new dining, entertainment and amenities at the Denali Square complex located in the heart of the company’s McKinley Chalet Resort at the gates of Denali National Park. To celebrate the grand opening, Holland America presented the Denali Borough School District with a US$20,000 check that will be spent on modernizing interactive classroom technology. “For nearly 70 years Holland America Line has been at the forefront of Alaska exploration, and the opening of Denali Square is another exciting...
New Victory Line to Begin Canada, Great Lakes Sailings
A new Miami-based cruise line is set to begin sailing from Montreal to ports in Canada and on the US Great Lakes July 8, with further plans to sail Florida-Cuba itineraries starting in November. Victory Cruise Lines Ltd. plans to operate the Victory I on cruises from three to 14 days in length. The 5,000-gross-ton, 300-foot-long Victory I – the former Saint Laurent – has been renovated and has 101 4.5-star staterooms and a maximum guest capacity of 202. “We intend to make our product the standard of excellence for small-ship cruising to the Great Lakes and Cuba, while...
NCL’s Jewel To Call Australia Home
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has unveiled several itineraries for its Fall/Winter 2017/2018 deployment, featuring an array of itineraries from US ports of departure, as well as new Australia & New Zealand itineraries from Sydney and Auckland. New for 2017/18, Norwegian Jewel will be based in the Asia Pacific region with departures to and from Australia beginning November 2017; San Juan, Puerto Rico returns as a seasonal homeport, with Norwegian Dawn sailing from the Caribbean port, as well as Tampa, Florida; along with a new 14-day Western Caribbean sailing from New York on...
Carnival Teams Up With TRAVELSAVERS
Carnival Cruise Line has entered into a new partnership with TRAVELSAVERS and NEST (Network of Entrepreneurs Selling Travel), an industry marketing group exclusively for home-based travel agents. As part of the agreement, travel partners belonging to TRAVELSAVERS and NEST will receive specialized training from Carnival, tailored marketing support, custom benefits in the line’s travel agent rewards program, enhanced commissions and dedicated support from Carnival’s sales team. “We are proud to partner with the thousands of highly-respected travel agents who belong to the...
Windstar Unveils 2017 Voyage Collection
Windstar Cruises has released its 2017 Voyage Collection, highlighted by two new cruises added to dozens of itineraries visiting more than 150 ports of call – including 13 new ports for 2017 – in 50 countries. Cruise offerings span the globe from exotic Dreams of Tahiti sailings offered year-round to popular summer sailings in Europe such as Classic Italy & Dalmatian Coast and Lands of the Midnight Sun voyages. Two new 2017 itineraries in the Mediterranean feature the ports of Croatia, and due to popular demand, Windstar is deploying a second all-suite yacht to sail around...
It’s All Good News At Cruise360
Cruise company executives, industry suppliers and travel retailers at this year’s Cruise360 Conference in Vancouver got the good news that the global cruise sector was maintaining a steady growth rate, exceeding projections that were set for 2015, reports PressToday's western editor, Ted Davis. The numerical evidence was unveiled on the first full day of the conference, which was held at the Vancouver Convention Centre, directly adjacent to the cruise ship berths at Canada Place. It was presented by CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association), and also said that passenger numbers...