The 62-guest National Geographic Sea Lion is perfectly sized to explore remote, wild places inaccessible to large ships. by Fran Golden (Bloomberg) –Adventure cruise operator Lindblad Expeditions thinks it’s cracked the code for safe cruising during a pandemic: Shelter passengers …

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MSC Cruises cracked down on passengers who broke newly implemented COVID-19 health and safety protocol as the cruise line’s ships resume sailing after the pandemic shut the global industry down in March.  On Tuesday, the cruise line denied a family from getting back on board the MSC Grandiosa …

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Sharpe praised those cruise line partners that are paying commission now, on sailings that were canceled, and on rebookings with future cruise credits. Signature’s early commission partners include Aqua Expeditions, Avalon Waterways, Norwegian Cruise Line, Seabourn and Quark Expeditions, and …

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WHY IT RATES: Signature is turning to Virtual Connections rather than move its annual conference to a virtual event. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Senior Writer Alex Sharpe, Signature’s president and CEO, launched Signature Virtual Connections to a worldwide audience of 2,000 …

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Victoria Cruise Lines has resumed its “Three Gorges Highlights” river cruises on the Yangtze River in China. The first sailing since the pandemic departed on the recently renovated Victoria Katarina on Aug. 17, 2020. The American-managed cruise line also is …

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“There are probably a fair number of brokers and travel advisors who don’t even know they can consider an ultra-luxury ship for a corporate meeting, an incentive trip for top performers, or even for private clients who might want the …

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