SET SAIL ON THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME: MSC CRUISES OPENS SALES FOR 2025 WORLD CRUISE Brand new itinerary with 50 stunning destinations across 21 countries to be discovered through an epic 116-night World Cruise Extended discovery of Australasia with 19 days spent sailing around the Southern and Western coast of Australia – new for World Cruise 2025 MSC Cruises opened sales today … [Read more...]
Celebrity Cruises Becomes The First Cruise Line To Ever Earn The Coveted Forbes Travel Guide Award
Celebrity Cruises is once again raising the bar as it becomes the first ocean cruise line to ever earn prestigious Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”) Star Awards. The recognition is made more wonderful as Celebrity’s ships join an elite and exclusive group of fewer than 20 land-based properties with over 1,000 rooms in the world to ever receive the coveted recognition. FTG is the global authority on … [Read more...]
Celebrity Cruises Makes History As the First Cruise Line to Earn the Forbes Travel Guide Award
Celebrity Cruises made history as it became the first-ever ocean cruise line to earn the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”) Star Awards. The brand revolutionized the cruising industry with its fleet of Relaxed Luxury resorts at sea. Celebrity’s ships have now joined a select group of fewer than 20 land-based properties with over 1000 rooms worldwide to receive this … [Read more...]
Here's when Royal Caribbean will put more 2024-2025 cruises on sale
Royal Caribbean has released its deployment schedule of when it will put new summer 2024 - 2025 cruises on sale.In a follow up to Royal Caribbean's new itineraries that were released in November and December of 2022, more sailings will go on sale between February and July.Royal Caribbean posted the new deployment schedule for a variety of itineraries, such as Short Caribbean, Australia and … [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean’s 2nd Icon-Class Cruise Ship Begins Initial Phase
Royal Caribbean International celebrated the initial stages of construction for the next Icon-class cruise ship yesterday, even while Icon of the Seas, the largest cruise ship the world will have ever seen, is still under construction.The ceremonial “cutting of the steel” marks the start of a building process which will not be complete for another couple of years. (Photo courtesy of Royal … [Read more...]
Uniworld Debuts Limited Edition Cruise Collection
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises unveiled the Limited Edition Collection, which includes one-of-a-kind itineraries featuring exclusive offerings on a very limited number of annual departures.“Our Limited-Edition Collection is full of incredible journeys, created to bring like-minded travelers together for extra special trips that are unique to our portfolio,” said Uniworld Boutique River Cruises … [Read more...]
Oceania Cruises Showcases a Unique Perspective of Alaska’s “Last Frontier” in 2023
OCEANIA CRUISES SHOWCASES THE NATURAL WONDERS OF ALASKA’S “LAST FRONTIER” FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE WITH AUTHENTIC, LOCALLY CURATED TRAVEL EXPERIENCES LED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS The Ultimate in Luxurious Small Ship Experiences Meets Glacier Adventures, Wildlife Encounters & Gold Rush Towns on Seven- to 20-Day Voyages Between May and September 2023 Oceania Cruises, the world’s leading … [Read more...]
Luxury Cruise Line Unveils New Alaska Experiences
Oceania Cruises, part of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, unveiled its Go Local tour series for summer 2023 sailings in Alaska, designed to provide immersive experiences into the cultures and cuisines of the Last Frontier state. The series will be offered on cruises from May to September aboard the 656-guest Regatta, with 14 departures from Los Angeles, Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., the upmarket … [Read more...]
Revealed: How Much Cruise Companies Earn Per Passenger
How much money do cruise companies make per passenger? Well, after more than a yearlong pause due to the pandemic, cruise lines are back to sailing completely full on many routes and are seeing revenues per passenger set new marks as the public gets back to traveling. And because many cruise lines fall under the umbrella of large public companies with shares that trade on the stock exchanges, we … [Read more...]
Atlas Ocean Voyages Debuts New Dining Concept
Atlas Ocean Voyages is introducing an all-new, open-air dining concept known as Alma Alfresco aboard its two expedition yachts.Alma Alfresco will offer a complimentary wine-pairing menu designed to deliver an Authentic Portuguese Dining Experience. Recipes have been passed down for generations and developed using artisanal techniques, cookware and ingredients.ADVERTISING Trending … [Read more...]
alastair Newton Joins Hurtigruten Expeditions
Hurtigruten Expeditions has added expedition expert Alastair Newton to its expedition cruises as the brand’s Director of Expedition Operations!“I got into the industry from a passion for wildlife and science education. My number one goal is to structure our global team to further develop the global industry’s leading Science and Education program – wrapped in the world’s most sustainable … [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean Begins Work on Next Icon-Class Ship
Royal Caribbean International has officially begun work on its second eagerly-awaited Icon-class cruise ship.The cruise line announced today that a steel-cutting ceremony was held at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland. The new ship, which has not yet been named, is slated to set sail in 2025.ADVERTISINGRoyal Caribbean has said it will debut its first Icon-class ship, the Icon of the Seas, … [Read more...]
Riviera Travel adds three new European river cruises for 2024
Any 'Aqaba Aberdeen Abu Dhabi Adelaide, South Australia Agia Efimia Aigues-Mortes Alicante Ambon Island Amsterdam Anadyr Anchorage, Alaska Ancona Antarctic Peninsula Antwerp Arles Arrecife, Lanzarote Arrecifes Ashdod Athens Auckland Avignon Baden-Baden Bagan Baltimore, … [Read more...]
Celebrity Cruises Becomes First Cruise Line to Earn Forbes Travel Guide Stars
WHY IT RATES: Celebrity’s ships join a tiny group of fewer than 20 land-based properties with over 1,000 rooms in the world to ever receive the coveted recognition.—Patrick Clarke, TravelPulse Senior EditorCelebrity Cruises, the brand that revolutionized the cruising industry with its fleet of Relaxed Luxury resorts at sea, is once again raising the bar as it becomes the first ocean cruise line to … [Read more...]
Construction begins For Royal Caribbean’s Second icon Class Ship
Royal Caribbean’s second Icon class cruise ship has officially begun construction! In 2025, the soon-to-be-named ship will set sail following the debut of Icon of the Seas.Yesterday, Royal Caribbean held a steel-cutting ceremony at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland to celebrate the next ship in the brand’s lineup! The Meyer Turku shipyard is the same shipyard building Icon of the Seas … [Read more...]
First Steel Cut for Next Royal Caribbean Icon-Class Ship
Royal Caribbean International is striding quickly toward the next generation of cruise ships, and construction is now underway for the second Icon-class vessel, due to set sail in 2025. The first steel was cut for the new ship on February 14, 2023, at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, in a traditional ceremony to mark the beginning of the vessel’s physical construction. Steel … [Read more...]
AmaWaterways Extends TC Credits on Air, Land Packages
AmaWaterways extended its tour conductor (TC) promotion, enabling travel advisors who book groups of 10 or more to earn TCs on all components of the vacation, including the river cruise, airfare and pre- and post-cruise land packages.The offer applies to “all-new group contracts signed with deposits paid between October 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023, select 2023 and 2024 Europe and Mekong River … [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean begins construction on second Icon Class cruise ship
Royal Caribbean's second Icon Class cruise ship is on its way to becoming a reality.A steel cutting ceremony was held yesterday for the second Icon Class cruise ship in Royal Caribbean's fleet.When the first piece of steel is cut, it marks a pivotal point in the ship building process, setting off an array of crucial landmarks to follow. This major milestone indicates that the groundwork has been … [Read more...]
Castaway Club Pearl Level Begins May 1, 2023
Disney Cruise Line revealed the start date for their soon to launch new Castaway Club tier, Pearl. Starting May 1, 2023, guests who’ve completed 25 sailings with Disney Cruise Line will become Pearl Castaway Club Members. However, at this time those booked on these early Silver Anniversary at Sea summer sailings are unable to take advantage of early access to activity planning and remain at the … [Read more...]
Mariner of the Seas 3-night Bahamas and Perfect Day Cruise Compass – February 10, 2023
Have our travel agency partner get you a free quote for a Royal Caribbean cruise State of residence State Which ship? What type of cabin would you like? Where are you interested in cruising? Source: Royalcaribbeanblog.com … [Read more...]