Ensemble Travel Group has announced the expansion of its small ship program with three new niche partners: American Queen Steamboat Company, Hurtigruten and Victory Cruise Lines. Ensemble said it added the three cruise lines to its network of preferred partners after …

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With more responsive design, CP Maxx, the new proprietary booking and customer relationship management (CRM) tool for Cruise Planners franchises, has already increased the agents’ engagement with Cruise Planners’ headquarters (called Home Office) by 22 percent. That’s compared with engagement rates posted with the …

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Reports of fissures cracking the earth and lava flows destroying homes following the eruption of Kilauea, a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, may have tourists concerned. So far, lava flows and fissures have destroyed 26 homes since Kilauea began erupting …

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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — Central Florida’s first cruise to Cuba has returned to Port Canaveral. Norwegian Sun, almost 2,000 passengers return to Port Canaveral Historic cruise was 1st from Port Canaveral to Cuba RELATED: Historic 1st cruise from Port Canaveral to …

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