cruise news J U N E 2014 THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW Paul Gauguin’s 2015 Collection
BY LAURA GELDER PAUL Gauguin Cruises has launched its new Voyages by Gauguin 2015 Collection brochure with 52 itineraries, including seven- to 14-night voyages on both the line’s ships. The Gauguin will be sailing in French
Polynesia, Tahiti and the South Pacific, while The Moana will offer voyages in Europe, the Caribbean and around Latin America. New itineraries on The Gauguin include a 10-night Roundtrip Fiji which also visits New Caledonia and Vanuatu, departing October 31, 2015. The Moana offers a new seven-night
Roundtrip Venice voyage with visits to the Croatian ports Split, Dubrovnik, Korcula, Vis, Hvar and Rovinj, along with the Slovenian port of Piran, departing August 1, 2015. Returning favourites in the new programme include the Istanbul to Athens voyage and Lisbon to Barcelona voyage on The Moana, and The
NEXT for Norwegian
NORWEGIAN Cruise Line is to invest more than $250 million in ‘Norwegian NEXT’, a programme focused on bringing ‘new enhancements, experiences and transformations’ across the fleet. The goal is
to elevate the guest
experience, building on the success of the line’s two newest ships: Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway. The company plans
to revitalise
Norwegian Jewel and add new food and beverage venues across the
Norwegian Jewel will be retrofitted with the popular,
Gauguin’s seven-night Tahiti Society
Islands; ten-night
and the Society
Islands & Tuamotus; 11-night Cook Islands & Society Islands; and the 14-night Marquesas,
Tuamotus &
Society Islands cruises. The Moana will
again sail the
Caribbean and Latin America in the winter months,
with destinations
including Panama in Central America, St Maarten, Cartagena in Colombia and
123GO! CELEBRITY CRUISES
THE Celebrity Cruises’ 123Go! offer is back by popular demand, designed to help agents secure bookings before July 31, 2014 with added-value deals to entice customers.
As part of the promotion, bookings for European sailings taken between October 2014 and April 2016 will include any two of the following: a free classic beverage package, worth up to $1,400 on selected sailings; up to $300 onboard credit which can be used on shore excursions, spa treatments or onboard shopping; and free gratuities.
Bookings made for sailings in the rest of the world will receive one of the featured added- value offerings. In addition, bookings for Celebrity Cruises’ Captain’s Club loyalty members earn 25 bonus Club Points after their sailing, or 50 bonus Club Points for Suite Class bookings. Nicki
Tempest-Mitchell, Celebrity
Director of Sales commented: “We hope that agents get behind the offer just as they did throughout the turn-of-year period and that we can all really enjoy an early summer bookings boost.”
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St Barts on the itineraries. To help generate
Gauguin Cruises is currently
bookings, Paul offering
savings of 50% off the standard cruise fares on all voyages and is also including airfares from Los Angeles on some featured itineraries. Past guests of Paul Gauguin Cruises
can secure additional savings of 5% off final cruise fares on all sailings.
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fleet. complimentary
dining venue, O’Sheehan’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill. The line will also add the Sugarcane Mojito Bar to Norwegian Jewel
(first
featured on Norwegian Getaway) and will feature treats from the popular Carlo’s Bake Shop by Buddy Valastro, star of TLC’s Cake Boss and Next Great Baker. The line’s new H2GLOW Party will be rolled out fleet-wide and a series of new shows will be prepared at the recently-opened 45,000 sq ft rehearsal facility, Norwegian Creative Studios, in Tampa, Florida.
Cruisers can now make speciality dining and spa reservations up to 90 days before embarkation.
Wireless internet access will be added from bow to stern, along with interactive digital displays for ordering, information and ideas - all accessed by the swipe of a stateroom key.
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