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Celestyal Adds All-Inclusive Packages in Europe
Celestyal Cruises will offer All-Inclusive Drink and Shore Excursion packages for the 2016 Adriatic and Aegean cruise season, in an initiative to incentivize its 2016 pre-sales by guaranteeing the best price on both of these value-added packages. In addition to its standard drinks package, Celestyal is launching a new premium Gold Drink Package, which includes wines of the highest quality, premium label spirits and branded, canned soft drinks. Celestyal Cruises’ shore excursion packages make pre-purchasing exceptional experiences ashore much simpler for passengers. All of the...
Get in the Know With Carnival Passport
All 11 modules of Carnival Cruise Line’s sales and marketing training series are now available on Carnival Passport, the line’s travel agent training portal. Designed to provide agents with strategies they can easily implement to help grow their business, the 11 topics include: Asking Questions, Listening Skills, Qualifying Sales, Closing the Sale, Group Sales, Developing a Marketing Plan, Building Relationships, Building Group Business, Branding and Networking, Social Media and Overcoming Objections. “Our collection of sales and marketing tutorials provide agents with quick,...
NCL Kicks Off Week-Long Black Friday Sale
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is offering a jump start to the holiday season and double the value for guests with a special week-long Black Friday Sale that kicked off yesterday. Travellers can choose from two added-value offers from Norwegian’s Freestyle Choice Promotion to enhance their cruise experience when booking a new cruise vacation through Nov. 30. Guests who book a new three- through 16-day cruise in any category stateroom on any sailing more than 30 days prior to departure will receive an added holiday gift from Norwegian, as they can select two of four offers, including...
Princess Unveils Majestic’s Inaugural Lineup
Princess Cruises has unveiled its 2017 cruise vacations to Europe, including the inaugural sailings of the line’s newest ship Majestic Princess. The season features six ships sailing to 119 destinations from the corners of the Mediterranean to the northernmost tip of Europe. Guests can choose from 64 unique itineraries on 153 cruise departures, visiting 27 countries. Debuting in April 2017, Majestic Princess first sets sail on maiden European sailings with five- to 28-day Mediterranean voyages from Barcelona, Athens and Rome. Princess now offers the “More Ashore” program,...
Learn and Earn With Cunard
Cunard has released a new video offering agents information about special offers for their clients, as well as a chance to win extra cash. The newest short video features Cunard’s British Bellman teddy bear, Windsor, Cunard head of marketing, Angus Struthers and Cunard North America vice-president, Stanley Birge, who highlight Queen Mary 2’s extensive 2016 refit and The Ultimate Upgrade offer. Agents who watch the video by Dec. 15 will become eligible to win a $500 American Express gift card. The video can accessed by logging in to OneSource at...
Tiffany at Sea
Royal Caribbean International is expanding guests' shopping opportunities aboard Oasis of the Seas with the opening of Tiffany & Co.'s first ever free-standing boutique at sea. The store is located in the ship’s Central Park neighbourhood and will offer a full selection of Tiffany jewelry, including engagement rings and the recently introduced Tiffany T and Atlas collections, as well as Swiss made CT60 watches. The Tiffany & Co. boutique (to be operated by Royal Caribbean International) will extend 875 square feet and feature meticulous attention to detail and noble...
Scenic Launches Mekong River Cruise Program
Scenic is expanding its geographic offerings into the heart of South East Asia with eight new itineraries exploring the culturally rich Mekong River destinations of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. Along the delta between Ho Chi Minh City and Siem Reap, guests will see floating canal villages, verdant paddy fields and picturesque islands, as well as the 12th-century Angkor Wat and World Heritage cities of Luang Prabang and Hoi An. In Myanmar, the imprint of colonial legacies is revealed in iconic temples, Buddhist art and the gold- and diamond-encrusted Shwedagon Pagoda. To...
MSC Kicks Off Holiday Season
MSC Cruises is kicking off the holiday season with hot Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals starting Nov. 26 and lasting through Dec. 2. The sale includes up to 30% off select seven-night or longer Caribbean Spring and Winter 2016-2017 sailings on the MSC Divina, as well as up to $400 in shipboard credit per stateroom. Prices start from US$399 per person for a seven-night sailing. Sailings qualifying for the promotion, leaving from Miami, include, but are not limited to: May 7 (Mother’s Day cruise): stops in Philipsburg, St. Maarten; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Nassau, Bahamas –...