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LOUIS CRUISES PICKS KAI
Louis Cruises has named Klint + Associates inc. (KAI) as its new representation firm as it expands its travel trade sales and marketing initiatives in the Canadian market. KAI will be responsible for building exposure and driving sales for Louis Cruises in Canada. Nicholas Filippidis, director of product development in North America for Louis Cruises, said: "We are very pleased to work with KAI to leverage their strong sales presence and best practices to drive awareness and sales of our distinctive Eastern Mediterranean Cruise product in the Canadian market -- now with even more destinations...
CRUISING UNDISCOVERED CUBA
Cuba Cruise has unveiled details of its new Cuba cruises, including port and excursion information. Dugald Wells, president of Cuba Cruise, said: "Many Canadians feel they know Cuba well, but our guests will be the very first to experience some of the country's most exciting and beautiful sights and destinations." And Wells continued: "We look forward to sharing these treasured places, like Holguin's Guayabo waterfalls, plunging 200 metres, and the historically rich centre of Afro-Cuban culture in Santiago de Cuba. Each destination on this itinerary is packed with hidden gems for our guests...
CARNIVAL SPLITS EXEC ROLES
Carnival Corporation & plc said it is planning to split the roles of chairman and chief executive officer. Micky Arison will continue to serve as chairman of the board of the company and Arnold W. Donald, who has served on the company's board for the past 12 years, will assume the CEO role effective July 3. When Arison became CEO in 1979, the company was privately held and operated three cruise ships under one brand, generating $44 million in revenues and carrying approximately 160,000 passengers a year. Today, it is a publicly traded company with multiple brands which include Carnival Cruise...
A STUNNING SUCCESS
Cruise3Sixty came to Vancouver for the just the second time recently, and was deemed a success by both attendees and organizers. The clouds cleared long enough for delegates to take in the view surrounding Vancouver's cruise ship terminal (Canada Place), where Holland America ships held the most prominent position, just metres away from the windows of the Vancouver Convention Centre. A total of 1,300 travel agents came to Cruise3Sixty, making the conference and trade show an official sellout. They were met by some 700 suppliers, and all conducted business in VancouverÆs still-new meeting...
A QUANTUM SPECTACLE
Royal Caribbean International, probably the world's most buzzworthy cruise line at the moment, is keeping media focus firmly on the company with a new eight-minute feature video. It spotlights the Quantum of the Seas, the new mega-ship by RCI that kicks the innovation envelope wide open with amenities and activities previously undreamed of or untried. The video features a bunch of cameos by luminaries, but is principally led and narrated by Kristin Chenoweth, the tiny bombshell currently starring in films, TV shows and on Broadway. She is the newly named godmother of the ship. The video shows...
A GUARANTEE FROM RCI
Royal Caribbean International has a unveiled the details of its new "Lowest Airfare Guarantee" with Royal Caribbean ChoiceAir. Passengers who find a cheaper airfare within 24 hours of booking their flights on ChoiceAir, Royal Caribbean will refund them 110% of the difference in onboard credit to spend on their cruise vacation. Separately, enhancements to the NextCruise Open Booking option now offers guests the greater flexibility, along with an onboard booking bonus, when making a future reservation while on their Royal Caribbean vacation. Vicki Freed, senior vice-president of sales, trade...
CUNARD HOLDS BIG BALCONY EVENT
Through July 31, Cunard Line is holding a "Big Balcony Event"offering Balcony staterooms for the price of an Inside stateroom. The promotion is available on select voyages into and out of New York, including 2013 transatlantic crossings, World Voyage segments and sailings to Canada and through Scandinavia on board Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth....
AMAWATERWAYS KNITTING IN THE NEW YEAR
AmaWaterways will ring in 2015 with a new theme cruise, one that embraces what is fast becoming a hip and trendy hobby - a Knitting New Year's Cruise on the Danube River from Dec. 27, 2014 to Jan. 2, 2015. The age-old handicraft of knitting is experiencing a renaissance of cool as a younger generation rediscovers its social and creative appeal. In today's increasingly digital world, more and more people are embracing the do-it-yourself, handmade trend. "Given the fast learning curve, cross-gender appeal, the social aspect and the impact of the Internet, it's little wonder that knitting is...