Cruise
Emerald Cruises Opens Early Access For 2025 Europe Bookings
Emerald Cruises has opened its booking window for early access to the entire 2025 Europe river cruise season following a strong early booking trend for 2024. Pricing and details are now available for sailings on the Rhine, Main, Danube, Moselle, Rhône and Douro rivers, including the springtime “tulip cruises” and a variety of Christmas Market cruises. As always, a wide array of EmeraldACTIVE tours like guided hikes, bike rides and canoe trips are offered at no extra cost for travelers looking to pick up the pace while taking in the sights. Guests booking their 2025 Europe...
ACTA Sets Sail With Avalon Waterways On River Cruise Summit
One hundred twenty-five (125) Canadian travel advisors – many of them new to river cruising – embarked on the Avalon Vista in Amsterdam over the weekend to join the Avalon Waterways and ACTA 2023 European River Cruise Summit. Onboard their home “suite” home they’ve enjoyed their morning coffee with a castle or two as they sail the Romantic Rhine. While they are experiencing river cruising and the Avalon difference including Panorama Suites; passion exploration via a choice of excursions, Happy Hours and local entertainment on board, the week is complemented with...
Early Booking Offers From Scenic For 2025
Scenic is unveiling its 2025 European River Cruise season earlier than usual – adding more eight- and 15-day departures, enhanced journeys and city extensions and updating the suite categories to simplify the choices for guests. Additionally, Scenic is holding the line on pricing, so travellers booking early will enjoy 2024 fares on 2025 sailings as well as the best selection of departure dates and suite categories, free Premium or free/reduced Economy Air (or an air credit of up to CAD $2,100 per person), up to CAD $1,500 cruise fare savings per person and a bonus savings...
Carnival Cruise Line Has Big Plans For Carnival Miracle
Carnival Cruise Line has unveiled new deployment plans, including that Carnival Miracle will offer cruises in Europe in the summer of 2025 and that more cruises are opening for 2025-26 from Miami, Tampa, Port Canaveral, and New Orleans. In fact, an additional 100 cruises with calls to Carnival’s new exclusive destination Celebration Key are being unveiled with the new itineraries. And all of the new additions to Carnival’s sailing schedule are now open to the public, and full details on every itinerary currently open for sale can be found on Carnival.com. In Europe,...
MSC Cruises Updates Winter 2023-2024 Itinerary Changes
MSC Cruises has cancelled the full winter program of MSC Orchestra that was planned in the Red Sea from Nov. 8, 2023 to April 17, 2024 because of the proximity of some of the ship’s ports of call to Israel and the number of restrictions in the bordering countries that would have adversely affected the holiday experience for passengers. As well, MSC Cruises is also making changes to some of its other itineraries in light of the current geopolitical situation and to ensure the safety of its passengers and crew. The cruise company noted that some travel restrictions have been made...
Cunard’s Queen Anne Sails Into The Spotlight At NYC Event
Cunard’s newest ship, Queen Anne, sailed into the spotlight in New York City on Oct. 18 with a celebration – at Cunard’s former New York offices 25 Broadway, now Cipriani 25 Broadway – that featured the unveiling of art by contemporary artists that will appear on board, spotlighting a new entertainment venue and providing those attending the event an immersive introduction to Cunard’s first new vessel in 13 years. Those attending were dazzled by a cabaret-style performance by Alan Cumming that brought the new intimate entertainment venue Bright Lights Society to...
Grow your Luxury Sales with Cunard
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Uniworld Unveils All That’s New In 2024
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has unveiled new offerings for 2024, including the addition of its newest ship -- the S.S. Victoria, debuting in Amsterdam at the start of the season. As well, the brand is extending its successful Cruise & Rail program with five new itineraries to Istanbul, Transylvania, the Swiss Alps and more. Additionally, guests can experience a new pre-cruise extension in South America, a second annual Rivers of the World Cruise visiting new countries, special early booking savings and more. Ellen Bettridge, President and CEO of Uniworld, observed:...