Explora Journeys has announced its new ‘Journey Together Gatherings’ programme designed to expand travel opportunities for extended families or friendship groups. The programme will build on the original Journey Together and Journey Together+ programmes making planning and payment more seamless for travellers and offering additional benefits to agents. The benefits
Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Ascent was floated out on Saturday from the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. The milestone marks the completion of the ship’s hull and exteriors. The fourth ship in the line’s Edge Series is now in progress to the next phase of construction. Debuting in December 2023, Celebrity
Holland America Line is expanding the casino space aboard its Pinnacle and Signature Class ships. The cruise line will include more than 140 of the newest and most popular slot and video poker machines onboard Rotterdam, Nieuw Statendam, Koningsdam, Eurodam and Nieuw Amsterdam With the expansion, Holland America casinos are
SeaDream Yacht Club has reported its best booking week in the history of the company. The company attributed its achievement to “pent-up demand” from returning customers which signals “an unprecedented, strong start to wave season”. Andreas Brynestad of SeaDream Yacht Club said: “Travellers continue to gain confidence in booking a
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is strengthening its sustainability credentials in Europe with the appointment of Sascha Gill as Vice President, Sustainability. Sascha has previously worked as Vice President, Nautical Operations and has had several roles within hotel operations, and learning and development, for Viking. Before working in the cruise
Celestyal has announced the appointment of Lee Haslett as its Global Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) effective 20th February 2023. Haslett takes over from Leslie Peden, who has been with the company for more than five years as Vice President, North America before serving as the company’s CCO. Haslett will report
