Earlier this year, I wrote about how continued uncertainty surrounding near-term travel has pushed out river cruise bookings, with popular itineraries already filling up for 2022. That strong, long-term demand, operators say, now is also spilling into 2023, prompting some …
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Scott Knutson, vice president, sales and marketing, North America, Costa Cruises, talked with Travel Agent and other media virtually this week, providing an update on what’s trending, how advisors can create future revenue in a pandemic-era, and Costa’s restart. Here’s …
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As more of us are vaccinated and hopefully cases continue to decline, many of you are making plans to travel later this year. We’ve found some amazing deals and some tips to save you big money. The latest guidance on …
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“Following the ban, cruise lines held out hope there might be some leeway with Transport Canada – at least to shorten the length of the ban. Unfortunately, it looks as though that wasn’t the case, and the lines have canceled …
My suggestion for the new round of talks, for what it is worth, is how well cruise restarts have gone in the Med, Australia, the South Pacific, the Canary Islands and Asia. Ships are sailing safely in all those regions …
American Cruise Lines will have six ships in the Pacific Northwest for 2021, with four of them operating on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. American Harmony, one of the American modern riverboats, successfully completed its recent journey from the East …
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Although river cruising remains largely shuttered around the world, Egypt and the Nile are open and welcoming travelers. And while bigger international players like Viking, Avalon Waterways and Uniworld Boutique River Cruises have their global operations on hold through at …
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Advertisement “The key questions are: Will [the vaccine] be available, and will it be accepted as part of the new normal in traveling globally?” said Mark Cameron, an immunologist at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. “I don’t think that’s …
A passenger stands on the dock in Juneau near the Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, May 19, 2019. (Photo by Ryan Cunningham/KTOO) U.S. Rep. Don Young introduced legislation on Wednesday that aims to allow large cruise ships to return …
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The return of cruising still remains in limbo for many cruise lines. Companies including Royal Caribbean and Norwegian have announced vaccine requirements. These are all the cruise lines that have COVID-19 vaccine requirements for guests or crew. Visit the Business …