Cruise
Encore, Royal Caribbean Exclusive
Through Oct. 16, Encore Cruises is offering exclusive packages on the Anthem of the Seas which include cruise, air and transfers. Applicable departures: Nov. 10 – 12-night Southern Caribbean; Nov. 22, – eight-night Bahamas; Nov. 30 – 12-night Western Caribbean; Dec. 12 – seven-night Bahamas; Dec. 19 – eight-night Bahamas. Sample prices: Flying from Toronto starting at $1,390 including taxes (Nov. 22 departure, inside cat. Q); Flying from Halifax starting from $1,610 (Nov. 22 departure, inside cat. Q); Flying from Quebec City from $1,629 (Nov. 22 departure, inside cat. Q);...
MSC Cruises Offers ‘Cruise Month’ Specials
As part of National Plan a Cruise Month, MSC is offering guests who book a Caribbean 2016-2017 cruise on MSC Divina up to US$600 shipboard credit, plus additional beverage and dining packages, depending on the category of stateroom booked. The shipboard credit can be used on a variety of onboard items including spa treatments, specialty restaurants or shore excursions. As an added bonus for families, the deal also includes Kids Sail Free on popular family travel dates such as President Week/Spring Break (Feb 13. 2016); Memorial Day (May 28, 2016); School Ending (June 11 and June 18);...
Carnival Goes Mobile Year-Round
Carnival Cruise Line will operate a year-long schedule of four- and five-day cruises to Mexico aboard Carnival Fantasy out of Mobile, Alabama beginning in fall 2016. Prior to its deployment to Mobile, the 2,056-passenger Fantasy will undergo a multi-million-dollar refurbishment that will add several elements of the cruise line’s popular Fun Ship 2.0 product enhancement program, including Guy’s Burger Joint, developed in tandem with Food Network star Guy Fieri, two poolside watering holes, the RedFrog Rum Bar and BlueIguana Tequila Bar, and the BlueIguana Cantina Mexican-themed...
Get On Board With European Waterways
European Waterways, Europe’s largest luxury hotel barging cruise company, has announced the immediate availability of its 2016/17 brochure to travel agents, on request or online at http://bit.ly/1WkXEIb. The new brochure features cruises on 17 hotel barges on inland waterways in France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, England, Scotland and Ireland, as well as a selection of special themed cruises. The edition has been expanded to 80 pages and now includes a number of two-page photographs – including aerial views – that capture the hotel barge cruise experience, plus detailed cruise...
Carnival Giving Away 30 Vista Cruises
October is CLIA's “National Plan A Cruise Month” and Carnival Cruise Line is offering agents a chance to win one of 30 free cruises aboard the new Carnival Vista, as well as a special month-long group booking promotion. Both the free cruise giveaway and group booking opportunity are available from Oct. 1-31. With “See the Carnival Vista Cruise Giveaway,” every individual booking made by agents in October will be entered to win one of 30 cruises aboard the Vista, set to debut next spring. Bookings must be made during the Oct. 1-31 period to qualify and winners will receive a...
Oceania Woos Canadians
With the official start of the fall travel season now here, Oceania Cruises has launched a special deal for Canadians – offering an additional 20% off select sailings. Through Nov. 30, agents can use the promo code CANADA to get clients a discount on all six fleets, including the Oceania Cruises’ Sirena which will undergo a 35-day, $40-million refurbishment in Marseille, France to elevate the ship to the Oceania Cruises’ standard of elegance, which will begin Voyage in April...
TravelOnly Set to Host Halifax Cruise-a-thon
TravelOnly is getting set to host its East Coast associates and their clients in an exclusive event featuring some of today’s most luxurious cruise lines. Kicking off Cruise Month on Oct. 1 and 2, TravelOnly will host a Live Training Seminar in Halifax with Celebrity, Carnival, Crystal and Uniworld cruise lines, including pre-booked ship inspections. Agents and their clients will be able to climb aboard some of the most luxurious cruise ships to learn about the products and services each of these preferred partners have to offer TravelOnly clients. Guests are also invited to join...
Discovering Nova Scotia with Nova Star
Fall is perhaps the best time to visit Nova Scotia, and Nova Star Cruises offers a series of value vacation packages that make it easy to plan a fall getaway and enjoy the best that Nova Scotia has to offer. Nova Star Discovery packages include round-trip on the Nova Star cruise ferry with vehicle transport, and a cabin on the overnight voyage, plus lodging at leading hotels and resorts. Besides delivering significant value compared to booking ferry passage and lodging separately, Nova Star Discovery packages take the guesswork out of planning a trip to Nova Scotia by providing...