Cruise
Spotlight on Uniworld
Uniworld president Guy Young is spending Christmas in Toronto this year and took time to drop by the PressToday offices yesterday to update the trade on happenings at the luxury river cruise line. The big news for 2016, says Young, is the line's new India program, which is proving popular and already 85% sold out. Young said the Uniworld program is a great way to see this unique destination with guests getting to spend five nights on land (staying in opulent five-star hotels) before setting out on a seven-night sailing on the Ganges River. “It's a great curriculum and doing very...
Crystal Esprit Christened in the Seychelles
Crystal Cruises officially welcomed Crystal Esprit to its fleet Dec. 20 as the sleek yacht was christened in an elegant ceremony held at Eden Island Marina in Mahé, Victoria, Seychelles. Crystal president and CEO Edie Rodriguez welcomed a distinguished audience of local dignitaries, yacht guests, travel partners and professionals and executives from the line’s new parent company, Genting Hong Kong (GHK), for a day of celebration, as Esprit marks the beginning of one of the most significant brand expansions in luxury travel and hospitality history. On hand to christen Crystal...
NCL Has Exclusive Air Deal for Canadians
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has introduced a special bundle offer exclusively for Canadians interested in sailing aboard Norwegian Escape or Norwegian Getaway. Norwegian’s “Air Deal” will allow guests to book their cruise vacation and include flights from Toronto on sailings from Jan. 23 through April 24. Sailing from Miami to St. Thomas, Tortola, and Nassau, Bahamas are available on the new Norwegian Escape, the largest in the NCL fleet. Those interested in exploring the Western Caribbean on Norwegian Getaway will sail from Miami to Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand...
Costa Returns to Port Everglades
Costa Cruises returned to Broward County's Port Everglades yesterday (Dec. 21) with an inaugural call by the 2,260-passenger Costa Deliziosa. Costa has sailed from Port Everglades since the 1960s and is returning for the winter season following a four-year hiatus. Costa Deliziosa entered service in 2010 and features stylish Italian décor such as various types of marbles, granite, mother-of-pearl and Murano glass. The 92,600-gross-ton ship has four restaurants, three pools, 11 bars, the Samsara Spa and a 4-D...
Cuba Cruise Now Offering Passengers Travel Insurance
Cuba Cruise by Celestyal Cruises has added an additional service for passengers – the convenience of purchasing travel insurance simultaneously with their booking. Travel medical insurance is mandatory for all visitors to Cuba and Cuba Cruise is now offering it at what it says are competitive rates “to ensure its passengers enjoy a flawless and comfortable cruise.” The insurance is from Mondial Assistance Group and is offered at an introductory rate of $5 per person per day for eight days, or $40 for the duration of the cruise. The insurance covers Cuba Cruise passengers both...
Sleep Like a Princess On New Luxury Bed
Princess Cruises has unveiled the new Princess Luxury Bed, specially designed “to deliver the ultimate night of sleep at sea.” Developed in collaboration with experts in both the science and beauty of sleep – Dr. Michael Breus, “The Sleep Doctor,” and highly acclaimed designer, Candice Olson, star of the HGTV shows “Candice Tells All” and “Divine Design” – Princess is rolling out more than 44,000 new beds, to every stateroom, across the fleet through 2018. Developed exclusively for Princess by the manufacturer of some of the most well-known and comfortable hotel...
Windstar Sets Sail From Puerto Rico
Windstar Cruises recently completed its inaugural voyage from Puerto Rico – for the first time ever. On Dec. 5, Star Legend set sail from San Juan, Puerto Rico, marking the first time Windstar has launched from a US port of call in recent history. Windstar’s San Juan & the Virgin Islands and Caribbean Hideaway itineraries, both new for 2016, offer travellers a chance to experience Little Bay, Montserrat (pictured), where Windstar is the first cruise line to make regular calls to the port since the 1995 eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano that buried the island’s...
Princess ‘Twice as Nice’
Princess Cruises has launched a “Twice as Nice” sale offering double onboard spending money and savings of up to $1,000 per stateroom on cruise vacations six days and longer to all destinations, sailing Summer 2016 through Spring 2017. In total, there are more than 700 voyages on sale. The sale offers guests booking an interior or oceanview stateroom up to $300 onboard spending money per stateroom (“nice”) and guests booking a balcony, mini-suite or suite up to $600 onboard spending money per stateroom (“twice as nice”). Sample deals include: Western Caribbean cruise...