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Silversea Takes Divers to New Depths
Silversea Expeditions has unveiled its collection of Scuba Diving Expedition Voyages for 2016 and 2017, offering diving enthusiasts the chance to delve underwater and explore some of the world's most remote destinations at top diving sites in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. The 120-guest, all-suite Silver Discoverer, the latest addition to the line's expedition fleet, will feature 20 voyages offering scuba diving opportunities for experienced divers in such regions as the Maldives, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the Palau archipelago, and the Andaman Islands. The diving program...
Uniworld New ACA Sponsor
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is the latest sponsor to join the 2016 Agents' Choice Awards (ACA). The TravCorp division is offering as an incentive prize an educational all-inclusive seven-night, eight-day itinerary in Europe (2016/17) to one lucky travel agent (and guest) participating in the 17th annual readership survey. Other prizes include: A 16-day tour of Spain, Morocco and Portugal, courtesy of Trafalgar; an eight-day Romantic Danube or Rhine Getaway cruise from Viking River Cruises; and, two return seats to any sun destination from Air Canada and Air Canada...
Uniworld’s Joie de Vivre Is Super
Uniworld will unveil is new super ship, S.S. Joie de Vivre, on a sailing along France's historic Seine River in early 2017. Guy Young, president of Uniworld, said, “We are extremely proud to launch the S.S. Joie de Vivre in Northern France in March 2017. Uniworld was one of the very first river cruise companies to sail the rivers of France, and our parent company, The Travel Corporation, has been bringing travellers from all over the world to this amazing country for over 70 years as this has been one of our most popular destinations, so our commitment to France is unwavering.” As...
Vacation Of Choice
According to new research from both the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), cruise travel is becoming the vacation of choice around the world and is quickly outpacing leisure or land-based travel. The UNWTO's research reveals that in the last decade – 2004 to 2014 – global cruise vacations have grown faster in popularity than global land-based vacations by a 23% margin. And in its 2016 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook, CLIA reported that the industry is showing no signs of slowing down with 24 million...
Book Emerald, Fly Free
Travellers have until the end of the month to take advantage of Emerald Waterways' free air offer on select 2016 sailings. All guests booking a Balcony Suite, including the Panorama Balcony Suite, the Grand Balcony Suite and the Owner’s One Bedroom Suite on 2016 Europe river cruise itineraries departing through Aug. 31 will get free round-trip airfare from major Canadian and US gateways. Guests booking a stateroom cabin category on a Europe itinerary will be eligible for a reduced airfare rate of $995 per person. Additionally, guests booking any cabin category on all 2016 Southeast...
MSC Partners With World-Renowned French Chocolatier
MSC Cruises guests are set to discover new culinary delights as the cruise line has partnered with acclaimed French chocolatier and pastry chef, Jean-Philippe Maury, who will bring his culinary genius aboard the line’s ships. “We constantly look to surprise and delight our guests with new and authentic culinary experiences. Jean-Philippe Maury is a world pastry champion who embodies passion, elegance, innovation and excellence – the same characteristics that distinguish MSC Cruises,” said Rick Sasso, president of MSC Cruises. “We partner with the world’s leading brands and...
cruisExcellence Schedule Includes Toronto Stop
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has released its cruisExcellence 2016 schedule that includes a stop in Toronto on Sept. 10. CLIA’s cruisExcellence is a regional training program featuring live, instructor-led training, virtual ship inspections and informative workshops. Attendees also have the opportunity to win prizes from cruise lines, CLIA and industry partners. Training topics are designed to expand an agent's cruise industry knowledge, broaden destination awareness and sharpen sales skills. Participating CLIA Individual Travel Agent Members currently enrolled...
Cruise Growth, Increased Passenger Spending Forecast
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has released the latest edition of the Travel Agent Cruise Industry Outlook Report, revealing that North American agents expect to see notable growth in the number of cruises people take this year as well as an increase in passenger spending. The report, conducted at the end of 2015, is the first in what will be a quarterly research study from CLIA, designed to forecast trends in the cruise industry among the travel agent community. At the end of 2015, CLIA released its 2016 State of the Cruise Industry which projected another strong...