Courtesy Silversea Cruises In recent years, reports of health scares and mechanical malfunctions have raised questions about cruise safety. As a result, many travelers are wary of whether a cruise is the best vacation choice. But here’s the reality: With …
With only 0.1 per cent of the Chinese population opting to take cruise ship holidays, the mainland offers the biggest potential in the global cruise industry, but only if the current regulatory restrictions are eased, industry executives say. The number …
By Liz Weiss | November 18, 2014 In recent years, reports of health scares and mechanical malfunctions have raised questions about cruise safety. As a result, many travelers are wary of whether a cruise is the best vacation choice. But …
By Katia Hetter CNN (CNN – Nov. 18, 2014) — Wash your hands, slap on some hand sanitizer and put the latest norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship out of your mind. Nearly 22 million travelers are expected to hop …
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November 21, 2014 By: Newswire Travel Agent Dwain Wall, whose departure from CLIA was recently announced, will serve as co-president and COO of WorldCruise.cn. WorldCruise.cn is a bilingual website that caters to Chinese-speaking travel agents and consumers globally. When it …
Holland America Line has hired Orlando Ashford as president, effective Dec. 1. Ashford will oversee HAL’s sales and marketing, revenue management, deployment and itinerary planning, public relations, hotel operations and strategy. Ashford joins the cruise line from consulting firm Mercer, …
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Pól Ó Conghaile reviews the week in travel. This week we look at the future of cruise, airplanes with moustaches and a foodie shoot-out between Lionel Messi and Didier Drogba.
November 20, 2014 By: Newswire Travel Agent Variety Cruises will offer Aegean Mosaic, a seven night cruise of Greece and Turkey, beginning in August 2015. Departing from either Athens or Istanbul, depending on date, travelers sail on the 36-cabin Mega …
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A new online travel company has been formed to service Chinese travel agents, and former CLIA and World Travel Holdings executive Dwain Wall has signed on as co-president and chief operating officer. The new company, WorldCruise.cn, is based in Beijing …
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A cruise ship in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour The Asian cruise industry is booming, with strong double-digit growth in terms of passenger traffic and fleet capacity. According to findings of a recent study by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), 26 …