A COVID-19 scare is the last thing the cruise industry needs as it eases back into the Caribbean. But on Wednesday, a passenger on SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream 1 received a preliminary positive test result for COVID-19, according to Gene …
COVID-19 scare unfolds aboard first cruise to resume sailing in the Caribbean – MOR Read more »
Carnival Corp. is still not sharing a target date to resume cruising – even the test voyages required by the CDC – because so much remains in the air. “The good news on the CDC sail order is that we’re …
Carnival Cruise to Likely Restart First for Parent Company Read more »
Expedia Group said that new search data points to early signs of recovery for the cruise industry. Global searches between April and September for 2021 cruises have been increasing on a monthly basis, spiking as much as 30% between August …
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One of the most popular cruise directors of the past decade, Matt Mitcham, is offering his insights to cruise fans in a series of pieces for The Points Guy. Presented in a question-and-answer-type format, the pieces originally appeared in The …
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At the start of the pandemic in March, travel agents reported many people were canceling trips, now eight months later, they’re seeing signs of improvement. Bob Cook is the director of sales for Go Travel. He said they have been …
Travel industry experts seeing signs of hope amid the pandemic Read more »
In this special edition of Cruise Chatter, Travel Agent looks at a singular topic: The views and perspective of the “Big Three” cruise companies’ top leaders at the 2020 Vision Conference of Dream Vacations, CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. Approximately 900 …
Cruise Chatter: Cruise Leaders Talk Restart at 2020 Vision Conference Read more »
I was having what you could call an evolutionary moment. As I drifted along on a steady current off a south-facing beach on tiny Dayan island, my eyes were being assailed by the dazzling variety of nature. Halfway into a …
An evolutionary moment discovering the ‘Galapagos of the East’ Read more »
Regent Seven Seas Cruises relaunched its Regent University with an enhanced platform and four new course modules. The travel advisor training program also added a bonus commission structure where graduates can earn up to $650 upon completing all four modules …
Regent Seven Seas Cruises upgrades its training platform Read more »
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WHY IT RATES: Travel advisors can grow their knowledge of both American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines with this new training program. —Codie Liermann, Associate Editor American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) and Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), Hornblower Family …