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Silversea Rewarding Its Travel Partners
In celebration of the travel advisor community, Silversea Cruises has introduced a new incentive for Travel Partner Appreciation Month. When travel advisors make a new confirmed booking on any expedition cruise during the months of May and June, they will automatically be entered into a weekly prize draw for a chance to win a gift card. One winner will be selected for each week in May and June. Massimo Brancaleoni, Silversea's Senior Vice President of Global Sales, said: “Travel Partner Appreciation Month is a special time for us to show our appreciation and reward our travel...
Scenic Group Canada Celebrates Its Agent Partners
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises, Scenic Group Canada is celebrating Travel Advisor Appreciation Month with CAD $100 and $200 gift cards and giveaways of free luxury river and ocean cruises. Lisa McCaskill, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Scenic Group Canada, said: “We are immensely grateful for the hard work and dedication our travel partners have shown our two brands during both the toughest of years and our more recent strong recovery.” McCaskill continued: “As our travel advisors are integral to our success with bookings and the education of...
Celebrity Cruises Sailing With Travel Agents
As Celebrity Cruises sails into Travel Advisor Appreciation Month, it will be honouring their essential role by offering exclusive incentives and up to $70,000 in cash prizes. Incentives include: 2X Europe $60K Giveaway Entries: Earn double entries for Celebrity’s $60,000 cash giveaway for each 2023 Celebrity Europe booking made through May 13, 2023. Double Reward Points: Earn double rewards points for bookings made between May 2-13, 2023, on any Celebrity sailing through April 30, 2025. Engage & Win Giveaway - $1,000 Gift Card: Engage with Celebrity Cruises across...
CLIA Sets Sail At CLIA Cruise360 In Fort Lauderdale
Not to put too fine a point on it, but the industry was sailing at the Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) annual Cruise 360 in mid-April in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Cruise 360 is CLIA’s biggest professional development event of the year, featuring a week's worth of professional development, ship inspections, networking and the insights on the latest cruise industry trends. And as the largest and only official conference of the cruise industry, Cruise360 brings together travel professionals, cruise line representatives, ports and destinations, industry...
Celestyal Sets A Course To Grow North American Business
As Celestyal continues to place a greater emphasis on North America -- with its business growing in key source markets in this region—it has added to its sales and marketing team, which now includes 12 executives. Recent hires include Richard Sandoval, business development manager, west coast, based in California, Stephanie McDonald, business development manager, Canada and Morgan Hatfield, marketing executive, North America, based in Virginia. Sandoval and McDonald will collaborate to grow Celestyal's market share in North America, by expanding the company's visibility in the...
MSC Meraviglia Sailing Year-Round From NYC
MSC Meraviglia has arrived at its new homeport in New York City at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal -- the first time MSC Cruises has deployed a ship in New York operating year-round sailings. The move further strengthens MSC Cruises’ presence in the North American market and is part of the line’s commitment to growth to offer more embarkation ports in the U.S, complementing the rich choice of ships and itineraries sailing from both PortMiami and Port Canaveral/Orlando in Florida. MSC Cruises offers “Stay & Cruise” packages with an option to stay up to three nights in New...
Avalon Waterways Unveils New Storyteller Cruise
Avalon Waterways has announced a new Storyteller Series cruise for 2024: Kiltn’ It: Facts, Fiction & Fairytale Settings on the Rhine with Graham McTavish. The 8-day, Active & Discovery on the Rhine departure will transport travellers through craggy cliffs and under storied medieval castles, along quaint, cobblestone villages and through the lofty landscapes of Switzerland, France, Germany and Holland on the Rhine River – a setting where every hour is story hour. Pam Hoffee, president of Avalon Waterways, said: “From special meet-and-greets to intimate lectures and...
NCLH Sets A Course To Net Zero By 2050
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) -- which operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises – is setting a course to net zero by 2050 with the launch of its revamped climate action strategy along with short- and near-term greenhouse gas ("GHG") targets to support that goal. These actions underscore the NCLH’s robust commitment to decarbonization as part of its global sustainability program, Sail & Sustain. Key components of its new interim GHG reduction targets include: Reduce GHG intensity by 10% by 2026 and 25% by 2030, compared to...