CRUISES - TRAVEL NEWS

To show its appreciation for travel advisors’ loyalty and commitment, Carnival Corporation’s North American brands announced on December 1, 2021, that they will keep travel advisors’ current commission tiers through 2023. This ensures that travel advisors will not lose commission rates or percentages in the months to come, no matter how cruise travel bookings may change aboard Carnival Cruise … [Read more...]

Recorded on Harmony of the Seas, Matt and Beci list their top 3 things they like doing on Harmony of the Seas.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via...You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS. Source: royalcaribbeanblog.com … [Read more...]

Carnival Cruise Line has canceled two upcoming cruises on one of their cruise ships due to a technical issue with the vessel. Carnival Cruise Line has canceled the December 5 and December 11 cruises on Carnival Horizon.  The cruise line said that the ship is experiencing an issue with the maximum cruising speed and will be forced to cancel the two upcoming cruises. Passengers who were booked … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean has released their cruise ship deployment schedule for cruises that will set sail in 2023-2024. This week, Royal Caribbean opened for bookings cruises to Alaska and Hawaii in 2023.  The cruise line will sail four cruise ships to Alaska in 2023 including two Quantum class ships (Quantum of the Seas and Ovation of the Seas). Royal Caribbean’s opening deployment schedule for … [Read more...]

Coinciding with Royal Caribbean's 2023 Alaska cruises, the cruise line also released new sailings to and from Hawaii in 2023.While Royal Caribbean does not offer regular cruises around the Hawaiian islands, it does offer open-jaw sailings as part of the repositioning between North America and Australia.An open-jaw sailing is when a ship begins the voyage in port, but ends in another.In 2023, six … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean's 274-night world cruise is selling so well that it will delay when it puts individual segments on sale.Originally, Royal Caribbean planned to put shorter portions of the world cruise on sale so guests could join for part of the sailing.However, Royal Caribbean told travel agents during a webinar that it would push that date back because of how popular the world cruise is … [Read more...]

It’s been a busy week for Carnival Cruise Line, with many updates coming through on its operations. We take a look at all the latest developments. The cruise line is sailing its ships with more guests than ever since it restarted operations earlier this year, two more ships will commence sailings before the end of the year, Camp Ocean is re-opening, and Carnival has extended the terminal testing … [Read more...]

Have you ever experienced totality? It happens during daylight every 18 months or so and lasts for just a few precious minutes, but typically only a few thousand people get to experience it. The result of the rare occurrence of the moon slipping perfectly across the sun to block its light, those below get enveloped in a fast-moving moonshadow that brings darkness and the chance to see — for just a … [Read more...]

OCEANIA CRUISES DEBUTS FOUR NEW PRIVATE DINING EXPERIENCES Privée aboard Marina and Riviera Offers the Ultimate Culinary Exploration Miami, FL – December 1, 2021 – Oceania Cruises, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, revealed four new culinary experiences for guests to enjoy in Privée, the private dining room aboard the line’s … [Read more...]

Intro TextHave 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...]

Intro TextHave 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...]

Intro TextHave 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...]

Intro TextHave 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...]

Intro TextHave 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...]

First passenger liner docks at Cape Town since March 2020Omicron variant crushes passengers' plans to visit cityOmicron deals 'hammer blow' to tourism - state premierPandemic has destroyed many jobs in key tourism sectorCAPE TOWN, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The docking of the Europa passenger liner in Cape Town on Tuesday was meant to be a ribbon-cutting celebration marking the official start of the … [Read more...]

Kicking off the holiday season and showing its appreciation for the travel advisor community’s loyalty and commitment, Carnival Corporation’s North American brands announced today that they will maintain travel advisors’ current commission tiers earned through 2023. The five brands from the Corporation include Carnival Cruise Line, Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn. The … [Read more...]

VIKAND—the global maritime medical operations and public health provider—has entered into a multiyear agreement with Azamara® to manage all medical operations aboard its four-ship fleet. With its guests’ passion for Country-Intensive® voyages—experiencing the history, arts, cuisine, and local customs that make each port memorable—providing guest and crew safety through vigorous healthcare and … [Read more...]

The not-for-profit Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) has released the draft schedule for the 2022 cruise ship season in Victoria with the first ship in a Canadian port in two years arriving on April 6, 2022. Subject to further changes in the months ahead, there are currently 350 ship calls scheduled to arrive at the Victoria Cruise Terminal over the seven-month season between March and … [Read more...]

Credit: Shutterstock/Princess Cruises Sponsored by Princess Cruises Princess Cruises takes travellers all over the world to explore the planet's most fascinating destinations and eat the finest foods. With the line's Wine Country cruises, you can now sample the very best wines, too. Wine, according to French chemist Louis Pasteur, is "the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages,” … [Read more...]

Accompanying the grand reveal of the Disney Wish earlier this year, Disney Cruise Line sent out physical Disney Wish ship models, as well as a scaled down version on foldable card stock to select travel agents and media. Thankfully, I know some really wonderful people, as I was fortunate enough to have someone share the scaled down version with me, and another wonderful person gifted me the old … [Read more...]