Ambassador Cruise Line has renewed its partnership with its nominated partner, ORCA, the charity dedicated to marine conservation. The cruise line announced that the 120-day World Cruise will be included in 14 itineraries dedicated to ocean conservation and guest interaction – the longest time the charity has ever committed to any cruise line for a single sailing. Following Ambassador’s successful … [Read more...]
Cruise Planners’ top producing agent closes off 2022 with record $24 million in sales
Michael Consoli & Associates continued their reign as the top producers in the Cruise Planners network of travel agent franchises, ending 2022 with over $24 million in total sales. These numbers are especially impressive considering Michael’s team consists of just two associates and an office manager. Along with incredible sales numbers that continue to grow every year, Consoli has won … [Read more...]
ALMACO delivered laundry and catering areas for MSC World Europa
The project on MSC World Europa represents an important milestone for ALMACO as it is the first laundry delivery and the biggest catering area delivery in the history of the company. The work took place at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, and on October 24, 2022, the magnificent ship was delivered to the owner, MSC Cruises. In December 2018, ALMACO was contracted by Chantiers de l’Atlantique and MSC … [Read more...]
Service Dog Earns Top VIFP Status on Carnival Celebration
Carnival Cruise Line has a unique new member joining the top ranks of its loyalty club – a retired U.S. Army service dog named “Sarge”. While sailing on Carnival Celebration last week, “Sarge” reached Diamond status of the Very Important Fun Person (VIFP) Club – though in this case, the “P” could also stand for “pooch.” The 14-year-old Belgian Malinois just completed his 55th cruise and was … [Read more...]
Costa Group and Proman join forces towards decarbonisation of the cruise industry
Costa Group, part of Carnival Corporation and Europe’s leading cruise operator with its two brands Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises, and the leading methanol producer, Proman, have signed an MOU to drive further the implementation of methanol as a marine fuel for the cruise industry. The partnership aims to accelerate the energy transition and decarbonisation of the existing fleet by enhancing the … [Read more...]
Holland America Line Launches a Poster Design Contest to Commemorate its 150th Anniversary
Holland America Line — the cruise line synonymous with having iconic advertorial posters back in the golden age of cruising — is asking fans to get creative and design a unique brand poster commemorating its 150th Anniversary. The premium cruise line is celebrating its sesquicentennial birthday April 18, 2023, and the prize for designing the winning poster is a seven-day Alaska cruise for two in … [Read more...]
Poseidon Expeditions Opens Reservations For 2024-2025 Arctic and Antarctic Seasons: “Super” Early Booking Savings through May 31, 2023
Poseidon Expeditions, which focuses on remote polar cruise exploration in the high latitudes, has opened reservations for May 2024 through September 2024 cruises in the Arctic and October 2024 through February 2025 departures in the Antarctic, all aboard the 114-passenger Sea Spirit. All-new “super” early booking rates are available through the end of May 2023 for all Arctic and Antarctic cruises … [Read more...]
Aurora Expeditions to Expand its Boundaries in East Greenland by Exploring its Northern Reaches
True to its pioneering heritage, Aurora Expeditions aims to explore Greenland’s northernmost tip, a location not yet frequented by expedition cruises. The adventure company’s purpose-built ship, the Greg Mortimer, will depart Reykjavik, Iceland on its 14-day East Greenland Explorer on Aug. 15, 2023, sailing through spectacular scenery to Germania Land and on to Kronprins Christian Land in … [Read more...]
Viking Expedition Team Publishes First Scientific Paper from Inaugural Antarctic Season
Viking today announced its Viking Expedition Team has published the company’s first scientific paper, following observations of the rarely encountered scyphozoan Stygiomedusa gigantea, commonly known as the giant phantom jellyfish. The encounters took place during submersible dives in the coastal waters of the Antarctic Peninsula in early 2022. Despite reaching up to 30 feet (10 meters) in … [Read more...]
Uniworld Introduces Limited Edition Cruise Collection. River Cruise Company Launches Collection of Special Departures Available Over Limited Dates
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises introduces its Limited Edition Collection, including one-time sailings and offerings with just one or two special departures per year. Limited Edition cruises are Uniworld-exclusive experiences with special programming, from surprise sailings to themed cruises and more. “Our Limited-Edition Collection is full of incredible journeys, created to bring likeminded … [Read more...]
MSC Cruises Opens Sales For 2025 World Cruise. 50 stunning destinations across 21 countries to be discovered through an epic 116-night World Cruise
MSC Cruises today opened sales for the MSC World Cruise 2025 with an entirely new itinerary aboard MSC Magnifica. Voyagers can embark on this unique journey of a lifetime from four European ports – Civitavecchia/Rome, Genoa, Marseille and Barcelona (on 4, 5, 6 and 7 January 2025 respectively). The 116-night voyage around the world will visit 50 breath-taking destinations in 21 countries, with … [Read more...]
Taranto: Presentation of Italian Cruise Day 2023 event and Cruise Season 2023 calendar
The Italian Cruise Day 2023 event was presented during the press conference held on January 20th 2023, in the Hall of Mirrors of the Taranto Municipality. A major event for the Italian cruise industry, Italian Cruise Day 2023 will see the port-city of Taranto as hosting location of the initiative taking place on 27th October 2023. In fact, hundreds of the best players in the cruise sector will … [Read more...]
MHA Unveils Panels and More for April Event
The Marine Hotel Association (MHA) has unveiled more details for its upcoming conference and trade show, taking place April 2-4 in Naples, Florida. The not-for-profit MHA is the key event for cruise industry food and beverage and hotel suppliers, held in an intimate format between Sunday and Tuesday at the Naples Grande. Monday morning will now feature a “Talking the Cruise Line Buyers Language” … [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean International’s second revolutionary Icon Class ship is under way. The start of the ship’s production was marked in Turku, Finland, when the first piece of steel was cut
And then there were two: The next iconic adventure is under way as Royal Caribbean International marked the initial milestone – the first cut of steel – for the second ship in the revolutionary Icon Class. In celebration of the next in the lineup of the world’s best family vacations, a steel-cutting ceremony was held at Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland. The soon-to-be-named ship will set … [Read more...]
Genoa gears up for busy cruise ship season
Dredging operations speed up alongside the cruise and ferry terminal quays to ensure completion ahead of schedule and prepare to accommodate in full safety the passenger ships scheduled in Genoa for the busy summer months. The planned works have the dual objective to maintain and to deepen the depth alongside quaylines to cater for the arrival of the next generation ultra-large cruise vessels: the … [Read more...]
Seatrade Cruise Global announces theme panelists for 2023 State of the Global Cruise Industry Keynote
Seatrade Cruise Global, the cruise industry’s preeminent annual business-to-business event, announces its highly anticipated 2023 State of the Global Cruise Industry Keynote lineup, presented in partnership with Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and sponsored by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. The conference’s opening session, taking place from 9:30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. on Tuesday, 28 … [Read more...]
Alastair Newton Joins Hurtigruten Expeditions as new Director of Expedition Operations
A younger veteran of the Expedition Cruise industry, Alastair Newton (45) has over the last plus 20 years led over 150 expeditions, worked on 15 different ships, and explored more than 100 countries. He has spent 15 years working as an expedition leader in Alaska, the entire Pacific, and Antarctica, and has done multiple visits to the North Pole. Newton is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical … [Read more...]
Steve Hofmeyr booted from boat cruise concert: ‘I will never climb on one of their ships again’
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AmaWaterways Extends Tour Conductor Credit On Airfare And Land Packages And Launches New Amaacademy Group Specialist Course. Travel Advisors Can Secure Additional TCs on Air and Land Packages on Select 2023 and 2024 Europe and Mekong River Cruises Booked by March 31, 2023
Luxury river cruise line AmaWaterways announced the extension of its popular Tour Conductor (TC) credit promotion, allowing travel advisors booking groups of ten or more guests the opportunity to earn TCs on river cruise, airfare, and pre- and post-cruise land packages. With the limited time offer, travel advisors can earn unlimited TCs on all new group contracts signed with deposits paid between … [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...]