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American Queen Voyages Rings In An Early Welcome To The Holidays
American Queen Voyages is getting a head start on the holiday season with the launch of its Holiday Sailabration offer, which is available for booking now through Oct. 31, 2023. On select voyages in 2023, travellers will embrace the spirit of the holiday season on North America’s rivers while receiving up to $3,000 in savings, a $600 air credit and a $200 "Your Choice" onboard credit per stateroom. Cindy D'Aoust, president, American Queen Voyages, said that: “With the holiday season right around the corner, we’re excited to announce our Holiday Sailabration offer that will...
Bonacini Back With Emerald Cruises In 2024
Emerald Cruises will once again partner with Canadian chef Michael Bonacini -- this time for an eight-day Caribbean Culinary Journey aboard the newly launched, 100-passenger luxury yacht, Emerald Sakara. Sailing round trip out of San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 30, 2024, this itinerary will call on small ports like Culebra, known for its active reef, and Vieques with its famed Bioluminscent Bay, in Puerto Rico; Gustavia in St. Barths with its French “joie de vivre” and historic wooden homes that dot the island; and tiny Jost Van Dyke in the BVI, with its ideal white sandy...
Carnival Cruise Line Opens 2025-2026 Bookings
Carnival Cruise Line has begun opening its 2025-2026 deployment with new sailings from Galveston that are now available for booking. Carnival Breeze, Carnival Dream, and its newest ship, Carnival Jubilee – set to debut later this year -- are now available for sale with sailings through April 2026. Fred Stein, Carnival’s vice president of revenue planning and deployment, said: “Galveston is one of our most popular homeports, and the addition of Carnival Jubilee brings not only an all-new cruise experience and increased capacity – it also gives us the opportunity to freshen...
Celebrity Cruises Continues Caribbean Expansion
Celebrity Cruises has unveiled its new Caribbean offerings for the Winter 2024-2025 season on board the Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Equinox, and Celebrity Summit. Embarking from three Florida ports: Central Florida’s Port Canaveral, West Florida’s Port Tampa Bay, and South Florida’s Port Everglades, travellers will enjoy more than 40 new itineraries, all open for booking on Aug. 22, 2023. Catering to the diverse needs of today’s consumer, the new program offers a wide range of experiences, from rejuvenating quick getaways to weekly 7-night cruises, and...
AmaWaterways Opens 2025 Reservations With Early Booking Rewards
AmaWaterways has opened reservations for its 2025 river cruise itineraries, welcoming both individual and group bookings, with sailings featuring rivers across Europe, Africa, Egypt, Asia and Colombia. Plus for reservations on 2025 sailings booked by Sept. 30, 2023, AmaWaterways is offering an Early Booking Reward with savings of up to 20% on cruise fares depending on the sailing dates and destinations. Rudi Schreiner, co-founder and president of AmaWaterways, said that: “With 2023 shaping up to be a very successful year and all indications pointing to a record breaking 2024, we...
Scenic Sets Sail With Full Slate Of 2024-2025 Cruises
Scenic Group has opened bookings for the 2024 - 2025 ocean sailing season with new itineraries and a full slate of cruises for its new Scenic Eclipse II – the sister ship to Scenic Eclipse. The twin ultra-luxury Discovery Yachts will call on 500+ ports across 63 countries and all seven continents. Highlights of the season include expeditions to western Australia’s Islands of the Kimberley, the Indonesian Archipelago including the Spice Islands and Komodo Island, New Zealand and Fiji, as well as calls on Japan and South Korea. In December 2024, Scenic Eclipse II makes its...
It’s All About The Costumes On Virgin Voyages Halloween Cruises
Halloween will be quite an experience aboard Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady, Resilient Lady and Valiant Lady this year. The cruise company is planning to transform its Halloween voyages into full-fledged costume party voyages providing passengers on board with a fun and spooktacular good time. Voyages Included are: Scarlet Lady Voyages from Oct. 13, 2023, through Halloween Dominican Daze (Oct. 12) Fire and Sunset Soirees (Oct. 18) Mayan Sol (Oct. 22) Dominican Daze (Oct. 27) Valiant Lady – Oct. 29, 2023 – Nov. 12, 2023 Transatlantic Med to Miami (Oct....
A First Look At Norwegian Viva
Over the past week PressToday was among the first guests to sail on Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Norwegian Viva, on a maiden voyage from Trieste, Italy. With features like a three-level racetrack, multiple infinity pools and Galaxy Pavillon (a VR gaming area complete with an escape room), the second ship in the Prima Class mirrors the design of Norwegian Prima, but has some new features and enhancements. For example Indulge Food Hall, a food market style eatery featuring 11 dining options, has increased its capacity by reconfiguring the space without a Starbucks in that...