VANCOUVER, CANADA – Popular cruises up Canada’s scenic Pacific coast to Alaska have become the latest victim of the coronavirus pandemic, creating a new source of friction between Canada and the United States. Canada’s Transport Ministry announced last week it …
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Carnival, whose ships are still sidelined due to the coronavirus pandemic, is releasing a custom cruise-themed edition of Monopoly. The board itself features an image of Carnival’s newest ship, Mardi Gras, pulling into a sandy beach paradise surrounded by clear …
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Crystal Cruises will require that guests be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 at least two weeks prior to their cruise, when the luxe line resumes service on its river and ocean ships. Crystal said its crew will be expected to be …
Trapper Martin, a Dream Vacations franchise owner from Orlando, Fla., joined TMR this week to talk about his experience selling cruises during COVID-19 and what his client conversations are like during the most recent MasterAdvisor session. Martin also tackled how …
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Cruise Planners has launched a new system for its advisors to rate and review suppliers within CP Maxx, the franchisor’s proprietary customer relationship management and booking system. The shareable database of advisors’ reviews, client feedback and more will be available …
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As the cruise industry in the United States continues to await guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), another company has pushed back its potential restart. On Tuesday morning, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), which includes NCL, …
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Carnival Corp. this week raised $3.5 billion in a private offering a move that conveys optimism for the leisure travel industry, said Travel Leaders Group president John Lovell. In an online chat with Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald Wednesday, Lovell …
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Viking Cruises has become the second cruise line in the last several days to extends its suspension on operations until summer 2021. This now increases growing concerns that a new round of cruise suspensions is occurring and those operations from …
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If you’re betting on when cruise lines will start sailing again you may as well take the over. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH) became the latest operator to push out its restart date. Norwegian Cruise Line announced on Tuesday that it’s …
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J.P. Morgan Says These 3 Gold Stocks Could Surge 40% (Or More) Let’s talk about gold. The precious metal is the traditional safe haven investment, backed by its use – starting 5,000 years ago – as a reliable store of …
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