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CLIA celebrated its Selling Cruise Day today, welcoming key members from across the cruise industry and agents and cruise lines alike praised for their tireless efforts throughout the Covid pandemic.
CLIA Selling Cruise Day got off to a roaring start today com…
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Cruise Trade News has teamed up with Fred Olsen Cruise Lines to bring you the most innovative campaign in travel.
For the month of December, a host of amazing prizes will be available to win, kindly donated by Fred Olsen. The promotion, from 1 December to Chri…
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In an exclusive interview with Cruise Trade News, Hurtigruten Expeditions UK head of sales Mark Walter explains how the line continues to take guests deeper into destinations while protecting the environment.
What’s new for Hurtigruten Expeditions?
We have int…
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Oceania Cruises has announced changes to its UK sales team following the departure of sales director Priti Mehta.
Louise Craddock has been promoted to sales director UK and Ireland, replacing Mehta, who has left the business to pursue a new career opportunity …
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Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ new flagship Bolette has set sail from Southampton, marking the start of its inaugural season of cruises from the city.
Between now and August 2022, Bolette will offer 26 sailings from Southampton, including opportunities to witness th…
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Welcome to the November 2021 issue of Cruise Trade News.
There’s nothing I enjoy more than a good party. I’m not talking about some random Friday night out – although after the enforced lockdowns they are certainly worthy of excitement – rather I am referring…
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Norwegian Cruise Line has appointed Gary Anslow as senior sales director for UK and Ireland.
Anslow – who has 25 years’ experience in travel and was most recently Cunard sales director – will start his role on 1 November 2021 and will “work on expanding…
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Fred Olsen Cruise Lines will give one travel agent and a guest the chance to win a cruise on one of its new ships.
The winning agent and their companion will be able to choose any of Bolette’s or Borealis’ sailings of up to eight nights in 2022.
The priz…
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Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the restart of its seventh vessel, Norwegian Bliss, sailing to the Mexican Riviera from Los Angeles.
Norwegian Bliss will offer week-long and five-day sailings, visiting ports such as Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlá…
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Holland America Line offers a scenic cruising experience in Alaska, with picturesque views, mountains and glaciers ideal for those clients who want to be out among nature.
For travel agents, the dramatic scenery offered by Alaska – made up of glaciers, fjords…
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P&O Cruises has announced that Captain Robert Camby will lead the team responsible for on board operations for its newest LNG-powered ship Arvia, which will enter service in December 2022.
Camby will bring out Arvia from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany…
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Carnival Cruise Line has christened Mardi Gras in the first naming ceremony in the US since the cruise industry’s restart this summer.
The ship was officially welcomed to the fleet at Port Canaveral, Florida, in what the line describes as a “univer…
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Princess Cruises UK and Europe vice-president Tony Roberts explains to Cruise Trade News how the line is working with travel agents and provides an update on Discovery Princess.
How are trade bookings doing at the moment? Have you seen an upturn since the trav…
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Aurora Expeditions will host a “world-first” Antarctic Climate Expedition in 2023.
The event, which will be limited to approximately 100 guests, will be led by conservationist Dr Sylvia Earle, who is godmother of the line’s new vessel, named after …
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Holland America Line ship Rotterdam has departed on its 14-day maiden voyage from Amsterdam to Fort Lauderdale.
The 2,668-guest vessel was delivered in July 2021 and is the third in the line’s Pinnacle class and the seventh ship to bear the name.
Followi…
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Royal Caribbean International has revealed its inaugural Ultimate World Cruise for 2023.
The 274-night voyage will visit all seven continents, across more than 150 destinations in 65 countries.
Serenade of the Seas will depart from Miami on 10 December 2023, s…
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced the resumption cruises on Seven Seas Explorer.
Guests joined the ship on 15 October 2021 in Trieste, Italy, for a journey through Italy, Croatia and Greece.
The ship is cruising the Adriatic and the Mediterranean Sea on …
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Silversea Cruises has announced a new ancient Roman-inspired wellness programme, Otium, set to launch on its new ship, Silver Dawn, in spring 2022.
The line said it had “taken inspiration from the ancient Roman lifestyle”, with Otium being a period…
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CLIA has announced the appointment of Marie-Caroline Laurent as director general for CLIA in Europe.
Laurent – who has worked in leadership roles at the International Air Transport Association for nearly a decade – will start on the 15 November.
Ukko Metsola w…
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Ambassador Cruise Line, the first British cruise line to launch since 2010, has appointed Gordon Nardini as its chief marketing officer.
Nardini joined Ambassador in April 2021 on a consultancy basis to conceive and help build the business and brand from incep…
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