10 bite-size updates for cruise sellers
From relaxing potters along French rivers to epic expeditions and final frontiers, there’s plenty of new product to impress your clients – and ship visit opportunities for you
NEW SEINE BARGE CRUISE
English Holiday Cruises has launched its first river cruise package outside the UK, in partnership with CroisiEurope. The seven-day Paris & Medieval France itinerary along the river Seine starts from £2,495pp in July. river.englishholidaycruises.co.uk
DEBUT ALASKA CALL
This summer, Oceania Cruises’ Regatta will be the first cruise line to visit Klawock on selected Alaska itineraries. A native Tlinglit village, it houses an extensive collection of totems and is also home to a big population of bears.
FRED’S GRAND VOYAGE
Come November, Fred Olsen’s Bolette will be sailing a 93-night Grand Voyage “The intrepid beauty of Africa and the Indian Ocean”. Highlights include Cape Town, tea plantations in India and sand dunes in the Namib desert. From £10,999pp. fredolsencruises.com
FALL FOR THE KIMBERLEY
This is the 30th year of operations in the Kimberley for Coral Expeditions, with 50 sailings scheduled between April and October. Highlights include the majestic waterfalls at King George River and Mitchell River after a “big wet” season. coralexpeditions.com
VISIT P&O’S ARVIA
P&O Cruises is organising ship visits for more than 1,000 agents between April and October in Southampton, including for newest ship Arvia on 25 June, and 3 and 17 September, along with Iona, Arcadia, Aurora, Britannia and Ventura. shinerewardsclub.com
DANUBE DELIGHTS
Highlights of Amadeus River Cruises’ 2024 season include a 1,200-mile cruise on the Blue Danube, visiting five capital cities: Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Belgrade and Bucharest. Departures on 4 August and 16 October, from £2,075pp. amadeus-rivercruises.co.uk
WHISKY GALORE
A special edition of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Meet the Winemaker series will feature Emma Walker (above), a Master Blender at Johnnie Walker, who will join Norwegian Prima’s Northern Europe departure on 17 September.
FORBES RATES CELEBRITY
Celebrity Cruises is the first cruise line to earn Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards (for Celebrity Apex, Edge, Flora, Millennium and Summit). Fewer than 20 properties worldwide with more than 1,000 rooms have received this recognition. celebritycruises.com/gb
THE ULTIMATE FRONTIER
Abercrombie & Kent’s 2024-25 Luxury Expedition Cruises’ portfolio features 17 cruises on all seven continents including its North Pole Expedition Cruise, when A&K will charter luxury icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot. abercrombiekent.co.uk
Visit Hurtigruten’s Maud in the UK
Hurtigruten has plenty of opportunities for agents to have a taste of life onboard Maud. With a 500-passenger capacity, it’s a homely basecamp for adventure cruising. Dates include April 19, May 22 and June 15 – Dover; May 30 – Isle of Mann; June 6 – Belfast; and September 28th – Edinburgh. Register your preferred location at uk.agency.sales@hurtigruten.com.
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