Riviera River Cruises Offers ‘Half Back’ Deposit and Shipboard Credit
Through the month of June, Riviera River Cruises is offering travel advisors’ clients a reduced deposit that is returned as a shipboard… Read More »
Seabourn Offers Travel Advisors Bonus Commission on New Bookings
Seabourn is offering a 4 percent bonus commission on new bookings made on 2021 sailings to Alaska, Europe and Canada/New England…. Read More »
Royal Caribbean Erases Alaska, Canada Itineraries From Website
Royal Caribbean has removed any bookings to Alaska and Canada for 2020 from its website, another sad, stark reality of… Read More »
Viking Extends Suspension of Cruising Through August 31
Viking has further suspended operations through Aug. 31, 2020. The company initially announced it would stop cruising on March 11. “We were the… Read More »
Canada Extends Ban on Cruise Ships Through Oct. 31, 2020
The Canadian government on May 29 extended the ban on cruise ships through Oct. 31, essentially shutting down the 2020… Read More »
What The 2020 Summer Cruise Season Will Look Like
The summer cruise season should be well underway by now, with hundreds of thousands of passengers reveling in the sun,… Read More »
SeaDream Yacht Club to Resume Sailing in Norway on June 20
SeaDream Yacht Club, which paused operations in March, plans to start sailing again June 20 in Norway. The nine new… Read More »
Seabourn Offers New Early Bonus Savings Through July 2020
Seabourn, a luxury cruise line, is offering an additional 10 percent savings to booked guests who pay in full by… Read More »
AmaWaterways Earns Environmental Cerification on 18 River Ships
AmaWaterways announced that 18 river cruise ships in its European fleet have earned the Green Award certification for safety, quality and… Read More »
Two Carnival Corp. Brands Extend Suspension of Cruising
Carnival Corp. extended the suspension of operations for two European cruise brands – Costa and AIDA – to July 31, 2020. “The… Read More »
American Queen Outlines Revised Schedule to Resume Cruising
American Queen Steamboat Company revised its plans to resume cruising, announcing a phased-in approach with ships starting in July. The company… Read More »
Victory Cruise Lines Suspends Service Through 2020 Season
Victory Cruise Lines is canceling all voyages for the remainder of 2020 due to “prolonged governmental restrictions and uncertainties of… Read More »
Royal Caribbean CEO Sees A Light at the End of the Tunnel
Vicki Freed, Royal Caribbean International’s senior vice president-sales and trade support & service, sent an email to travel partners with yet… Read More »
Uniworld’s ‘Heroes Among Us’ European Cruise Giveaway Open for Nominations
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is inviting its travel advisor partners and River Heritage Club Members to nominate the “unsung heroes”… Read More »
Bahamas Paradise Cruises Set to Resume July 25
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line plans to resume cruising with the Grand Celebration July 25 and the Grand Classica Oct. 2 as it… Read More »
Seabourn Extends Relaxed Cancellation Policy for Sailings Through 2021
Luxury cruise line Seabourn has enhanced its “Book with Confidence” policy that eases cancellation policies. The enhanced policy, which now applies to… Read More »
Celestyal Cruises Extends Suspension of Operations Until July 30
Celestyal Cruises, which operates in the Greek Islands and the Mediterranean, extended its suspension of sailings until July 30, 2020, due to… Read More »
Stranded Cruise Ship Employees Finally Disembark in Barbados
As several cruise ships remain stranded at sea with hundreds of crew members still on board, Barbados has remained a… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Makes Additional Comment on Future of Buffets
The buffet—as much a staple on cruise ships as anything—will live on in a different form, at least on Royal… Read More »
American Queen Steamboat Company Partners With Ochsner Health
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC), a Hornblower Family Company, is partnering with Ochsner Health by implementing Ochsner’s Safe to Return… Read More »
American Cruise Lines Plans to Restart Operations June 20
American Cruise Lines confirmed plans to relaunch sailing on June 20 in the Pacific Northwest and June 28 on the Mississippi… Read More »
Virgin Voyages Extends Suspension of Sailings to October
As a result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak worldwide, Virgin Voyages announced it has once again been forced to push back its… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Maintains Commission Tiers Through 2022
Royal Caribbean International will maintain 2020 commission levels throughout 2021 and 2022, Vicki Freed, the line’s senior vice president-sales and trade… Read More »
Nassau Cruise Port Raises Over $130 Million for Redevelopment
Officials representing the Nassau Cruise Port announced they had successfully raised over $130 million through its private bond offering. According to The Tribune,… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Updates COVID-19 Impact, Will Extend Cruise Suspension
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. was forced to cancel 130 sailings during the first quarter of 2020 after ceasing operations in… Read More »
Norwegian Cruise Brands Extend Suspension Through July 31
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) extended its suspension of voyages from July 1 to July 31 for its three cruise brands… Read More »