Cruise
Gifts from Royal Caribbean
With Christmas just around the corner, Royal Caribbean is making it more compelling to give the gift of a cruise by offering savings ranging from $50 to $1,000 on all 2013 Bermuda, Bahamas, Caribbean, Canada, Europe and trans-Atlantic sailings during November. Complete details on the offer are available at http://www.RoyalCaribbean.com/together and cruises must be booked from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30, 2012 and the promotion code SKC9 should be used at time of booking or applied to the booking by Nov. 30, 2012. Limit one offer per stateroom and additional restrictions...
Crystal Symphony reroutes due to port closure
Due to the closure of the port of New York from hurricane damage, Crystal Symphony will not call at New York this week as scheduled, but, instead, will not now sail to its next scheduled port of Charleston, S. Carolina. "We have great concern for everyone affected by Hurricane Sandy, including our guests and crew, whose safety has been our utmost priority,"says Crystal president, Gregg Michel. "To ensure their well-being, we have been closely monitoring the storm, working with local officials, and making decisions on an hourly basis, as the situation has been ever-changing."Crystal Symphony...
Book now, pay later with Encore Cruises
Starting tomorrow (Nov. 1) and valid for the entire month, when customers book any cruise with select Encore Cruises partners, no deposit is required. The offer is valid on all new bookings made between Nov.1 and Nov. 30 for any 2013 sailing with Azamara Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean. Full payment (including deposit) is due at the final payment date (dates varies by cruise line). The offer is combinable with any other Encore cruises promotion or offer. It is not applicable to groups. A cheque...
Royal Caribbean, MGM team up
Royal Caribbean International and MGM Resorts International have announced a strategic relationship that "will deliver extraordinary benefits to members of the hospitality companies' loyalty programs"- Crown & Anchor Society and M life. The new partnership allows both companies to strengthen customer loyalty by providing more access and rewards at MGM Resorts' destinations in Las Vegas, Detroit and Mississippi and on Royal Caribbean's fleet. Beginning in January, members of both programs will receive special offers and benefits. All M life members will receive offers with a range of benefits...
Disney Cruise Line has exclusive Canadian offer
For a limited time, Canadian residents can enjoy 25% off prevailing rates as quoted on disneycruise.com on most four- and five-night Disney Wonder sailings departing from Miami between Jan. 5 and Feb. 2, 2013. The offer is valid only for Categories 4A-11B, and the number of staterooms allocated for this offer is limited. Agents are advised to mention booking code CAN at the time of booking. Proof of Canadian residency will be required at the time of check-in....
Encore introduces three-day ‘Spooktacular’ sale
Starting Monday (Oct. 29) and running through Oct. 31, Encore Cruises is holding a "Spooktacular Sale"that will award agents with a bonus of 5,000 TC Loyalty Points, and potentially up to 10,000 TC Loyalty Points, on bookings of seven nights or more. Applicable to all new individual bookings made between Oct. 29-31 either online or via the call centre, the offer is valid for any sailing on any cruise line available through Encore Cruises, for itineraries of seven nights or more when booked in an ocean view category or higher. Agents need simply ask for promo code: ADTPRO BOOO to take...
Carnival Corporation orders new ships
Carnival Corporation & plc has reached an agreement for the construction of two new cruise ships - a 99,000-ton ship for its Holland America Line brand and a 135,000-ton vessel for its Carnival Cruise Lines brand. A memorandum of agreement was signed with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of a 2,660-passenger ship for Holland America scheduled for delivery in fall 2015 and a 4,000-passenger ship for Carnival scheduled for delivery in winter 2016. The memorandum of agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including execution of shipbuilding contracts and...
Costa Mediterranea to sail from Miami
Costa Cruises is bringing back a taste of Italy to the tropics this winter when Costa Mediterranea repositions to the Caribbean beginning Nov. 20. The ship is set to sail 10-day cruises that feature six ports of call and cover an expanded area of the region. Costa Mediterranea is replacing sister ship Costa Atlantica, which will reposition to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. From November to February 2013, the 2,144-guest Mediterranea will sail two 10-day round-trip Caribbean itineraries from Miami with calls at Nassau, Bahamas; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Roatan, Honduras;...