Shen: So the scale again, that capacity, with over 300 ships, 540,000 passengers, it sounds pretty impressive, but you have to keep in mind that cruising only represents a small portion of the global travel and leisure industry. Various sources …
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Dear Travel Troubleshooter: I recently took a Mediterranean cruise on Oceania’s MS Marina. I bought Allianz Global Assistance trip insurance through my travel agent, and paid $789 for coverage for me and my wife. The travel insurance includes $25,000 medical coverage …
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Croatia is a popular travel destination these days, with many trips focusing on Dubrovnik and its baroque buildings and massive walls. Peter Sommer Travels, which specializes in cultural tours, has a different approach, with its eight-day/seven-night Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in …
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Don’t talk to me about cruise firms that change their minds. Actually, please do, because it’s infuriating. My first attempt to reach the Scilly Isles was thwarted by “low water levels”. Later, on an Aegean itinerary, a last-minute switch meant …
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Scott Koepf has moved from Avoya Travel to Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, where he will serve as the home-based travel agent franchise network’s vice president of strategic development. In his new role, Koepf will lead Cruise Planners’ …
An 11-night, April 12 voyage aboard the Seven Seas Explorer from Monte Carlo to Barcelona, with wellness excursions in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, and Rome. (Fares start at $10,099 per person, double occupancy, including free business-class air).
Many people think India isn’t much more than the Taj Mahal and poor people selling Chiclets. But this country of 35 UNESCO World Heritage sites (the U.S., by comparison, has 23), is chock full of extraordinary sightseeing. And thanks to …
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This article, highlighting the issues faced by agents selling ocean cruises, will be part of the second edition of Travel Market Report’s Ocean Cruise Report Card for Travel Agents. The new report follows TMR’s first River Cruise Report Card for …
Celebrity Cruises has cancelled the December 3 three-night preview sailing for its new upcoming cruise ship, the Celebrity Edge, “as a result of unforeseen changes,” a cruise line representative tells Travel Agent. In early January the cruise line had announced …
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Robust revenue growth drove record fourth quarter 2017 earnings for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), which also posted an incredibly strong full year earnings per share (EPS) growth of 19 percent. NCLH, the parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and …
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