Oceania Cruises, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, announces that the newly re-inspired Riviera will sail in Asia for the first time due to unprecedented guest demand this 2023-2024 season. The 1,238-guest ship will offer travellers the most stylish way to explore some of the world’s most breath-taking locales across Asia, putting cultural immersion…
Windstar Cruises appoints Joe Jiffo as Director of Field Sales
Windstar Cruises has named Joe Jiffo as the new director of field sales, where he is responsible for guiding the small ship cruise line’s North America field sales team and inside sales team, with a key focus on increasing brand awareness in the travel advisor community and connecting with our trade partners. Jiffo has an…
Regent Seven Seas Cruises announces elevated levels of luxury on voyages across all destinations
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is launching Upgrade Your Horizon , inviting guests to enjoy An Unrivalled Experience with a generous included 2-Category Suite Upgrade, up to a Penthouse Suite, when booked between January 9 and March 31, 2023. Guests from the UK can also benefit from the flexibility of booking early with Reduced 10% Deposits. Luxury travellers will be…
MSC World Cruises Depart On Separate Itineraries
MSC Cruises set an “industry first” last week when two world cruises set sail on round-the-world journeys on the same day. The cruise line welcomed almost 5,000 guests aboard the MSC Magnifica and MSC Poesia, which sailed simultaneously from Genoa on Thursday, 5 January. Following their departure from Genoa, the two MSC Cruises ships on world…
Emerald Cruises’ new Caribbean & Central America offers with free flights and savings of up to GBP1,600 per couple
2023 is shaping up to be a huge year for Emerald Cruises. Their all-new custom-built luxury yachts, Emerald Azzurra and Emerald Sakara – each carrying a maximum of 100 guests per journey – will visit over 15 Caribbean islands and Central American cities, allowing guests to experience pristine beaches, tropical relaxation, and explore the undiscovered…
Silversea Cruises relaunches trade incentive Silver Advocates for 2023
Silversea Cruises will relaunch its reward and recognition programme for travel agents in 2023. Silversea Advocates is designed to celebrate exceptional work. Running from January 1 to December 31, 2023, the programme will recognise eight advocates monthly for a variety of reasons that span from sales performance to completing a successful marketing promotion, or even…
Holland America Line heads to the Arctic Circle with longer cruises for Alaska 2024 season
The premium cruise line is debuting a new 28-day Arctic Circle itinerary that includes 12 Alaska ports, longer 14-day voyages and 117 weeklong journeys, enhancing its position as the leader in Alaska cruising. January third was Alaska’s statehood day, and to celebrate the region that is at the heart of summer cruising Holland America Line is sharing details of its 2024 Alaska season. With more sailings to Glacier…
Celebrity Cruises Launches First Metaverse Cruise Ship
By introducing their new virtual experience, the “wonderverse,” Celebrity Cruises is on a voyage into the future. Travellers can “see before they sail” on Celebrity’s newest ship in the Edge Series, Celebrity Beyond, by exploring a hyper-realistic digital recreation of the ship, complete with the ship’s spaces, entertaining signature moments like Celebrity’s Martini Bar Flair…
Viking Cruises Receives First Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Ship
Hydrogen fuel cells are the future of power generation, and the cruise industry is taking baby steps towards them. Viking’s newest cruise ship uses these technologies as prototype installations of the systems mentioned above. Fincantieri, the shipyard that constructed the Viking cruise ship, notes its significance for the evolution of the technology and the establishment of…
Princess Cruises Returns To Japan In March 2023
Princess Cruises has announced that it will start homeporting in Japan from 15 March 2023. Diamond Princess, quarantined in the Port of Yokohama at the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, will resume operations for the next season, with 57 voyages ranging from five to 19 days. Diamond was created for the Japanese…
