“While the numbers are changing daily and being closely monitored, right now, cruise departures for 2021 are leading with Europe as a top destination at 38% of the mix with a large focus on European River cruising, followed by Caribbean …
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“Obviously, a huge deal,” said Rorie Watt, city manager of the City and Borough of Juneau.
Let’s just say last week was a challenging one for cruise sellers. Travel Agent asked several consortia, host or franchise organization groups how they’d characterize the week, what they’ve been doing to assist their cruise selling travel advisors and what were …
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Royal Caribbean International is already optimistically looking ahead to a recovery from the fallout of the Covid-19 outbreak. And it wants the travel advisors who book many of their cruises to share its optimism. “Let’s think positively and be focused …
(12 p.m. EDT) — What do cruise fans do when they can’t cruise? Daydream about cruising, of course! This week, Cruise Critic editors and their colleagues have been reminiscing about some of the best cruises they’ve taken over the years, …
River cruise line Viking will launch a new vessel Aug. 2022 that will sail the Mississippi River between New Orleans and St. Paul. “At a time where many of us are at home, looking for inspiration to travel in the …
Despite the challenging business environment, Cruise Planners, a travel-selling franchise organization with 123 employees in Coral Springs, FL and 2,500-plus franchisees throughout the United States, is upbeat about the future of travel and cruise sales. The franchise organization has taken many …
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This is the biggest crisis they’ve seen. If you look back at the global financial crisis, it was largely a banking crisis. These companies were probably too highly levered, and when liquidity became scarce, they ran into trouble. Ultimately Six …
MIAMI — A crew member who was hospitalized for days after two ill-fated cruise ships with coronavirus patients were finally allowed to dock in Florida has died, officials said. Broward County Medical Examiner Craig Mallak on Thursday confirmed the death …
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I can’t help but feel a tinge of jealousy as I read about Danny Bradley’s cruise around the Caribbean. Dolphin watching in the Dominican Republic, a sun-soaked beach in Jamaica, a day of sun, sea and cocktails as his ship …
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