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Viking has held the float out ceremony for its newest ocean ship, Viking Neptune.
The 930-guest ship touched water for the first time at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard, ahead of its November 2022 launch.
Viking Neptune will spend its maiden season sailing itine…
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APT head of sales Jessica Shelton-Agar is to leave the operator next month.
Shelton-Agar – who has been with APT for 10 years – is emigrating to the Middle East for a new challenge.
She joined the group in 2012 and has played a “key role in growing the …
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Cruise Britain has appointed Kate O’Hara as chair for the second time.
O’Hara, who will combine the job with her position as Port of Tyne commercial director, takes the helm following James Stangroom’s decision to step down after four years in the …
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Portsmouth International Port has released its initial cruise schedule for 2022, featuring several maiden calls over the next 12 months.
The schedule includes visits for the likes of AIDA, Poseidon Expeditions, Oceania Cruises, Seabourn, and Mystic Cruises.
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Norwegian Cruise Line has named the second ship in its new Prima-class of vessels.
Norwegian Viva will begin sailing in June 2023 on a range of eight, nine and 10-day Mediterranean voyages.
Following this, it will reposition to San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a ser…
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P&O Cruises has announced that Ruth Venn has been appointed as director of sales, replacing Nathaniel Sherborne, who will leave the business in early March.
Venn, previously senior business manager for strategic partnerships, will take on the new sales rol…
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Emerald Cruises’ first luxury superyacht, Emerald Azzurra, will depart on its maiden voyage in two months’ time.
The ship – which completed sea trials back in November 2021 – will depart from Aqaba, Jordan, on The Best of the Red Sea itinerary on 11 Marc…
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Norwegian Cruise Line has announced changes to its Latitudes rewards programme for cruisers.
The concept now features a redesigned tier structure to make achieving the next status “easier than ever before and a whole host of new benefits”, the line…
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It’s the start of a new year and the Cruise Challenge is ready to inform and entertain travel agents once again.
This unique training event – organised by Cruise Trade News – will be travelling across the country – visiting a number of cities, including Londo…
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Royal Caribbean International has cancelled sailings on four ships because of the evolving Covid-19 situation.
In a statement, the cruise line said: “As a result of the ongoing Covid-related circumstances around the world, and in an abundance of caution,…
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APT Travelmarvel has increased capacity for its forthcoming season in Croatia.
MV Lady Eleganza, the line’s newbuild yacht, will sail a nine-day Islands of Croatia cruise from May to September 2022.
This will run in conjunction with the eight-day Adriatic Coa…
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Royal Caribbean has announced its European programme for summer 2023, with nine ships sailing in the region.
The cruise line will have more ships than ever before in Europe, with the likes of Odyssey of the Seas, Symphony of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas set…
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New research suggests that more than half (62 per cent) of luxury cruise clients intend to avoid countries with low Covid-19 vaccination rates.
The figure comes from Mundy Cruising’s latest cruise expert survey, which also found that 46 per cent of respo…
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Hurtigruten Group has appointed Steven Taylor as its new chief commercial officer.
Taylor will lead the group’s strategic commercial initiatives and also sit on the executive management team.
He previously worked at Accor Hotels & Resorts where he wa…
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Saga has released its new wave campaign, featuring savings of up to 35 per cent across a range of cruises.
The offer is valid on the 13-night Britain’s Celtic fringe cruise; 14-night Winter Sun in the Canary Islands sailing; 17-night Into the Gulf of Bot…
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Winners in the Cruise Trade News and Fred Olsen Cruise Lines advent calendar have spoken of their excitement as they look forward to a 2022 cruise.
From the 1-24 December 2021, CTN joined forces with the cruise line to offer a host of goodies to travel agents …
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Celestyal Cruises is offering savings of up to 30 per cent on select 2022 sailings, as part of its Escape Back to the Blue wave season campaign.
The offer – valid on bookings through to 31 March 2022 – is included on some of the line’s most popular itine…
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Cruise Copenhagen has launched a campaign to encourage cruise lines to visit the Danish capital during the off-season period.
For the first time ever, Copenhagen expects to host cruise calls every month in 2022.
The Cruise Copenhagen group will create a new mi…
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Celebrity Cruises has joined forces with ABTA in a campaign that will see the cruise line donate £10,000 to ABTA Lifeline and pledge a further £1 for every travel agent booking made throughout January 2022.
ABTA Lifeline – the charity of ABTA – was created in …
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Cruise Trade News is proud to unveil its new website, offering a refreshed design to better serve the travel trade and help agents sell more cruise holidays.
Featuring a stronger emphasis on news and features, a clearer, simplified layout, and more refined sec…
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