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Cunard celebrates 175th anniversary with new sailings on QM2
Cunard has added new itineraries for 2015 to celebrate the line’s 175th anniversary. The new sailings on flagship liner Queen Mary 2 include two seven- day transatlantic crossings and a 13-night Caribbean itinerary. Angus Struthers, marketing
director for Cunard, said: “Next year will be a very special year for Cunard and we want to ensure our guests are given every opportunity to be a part of our 175th anniversary celebrations. “Adding these sailings means
more passengers, both those well known to us and those who have yet to step aboard for the first time, have the chance to join us for either a classic crossing or a fantastic Caribbean getaway.” The first transatlantic sailing departs Southampton on November 5 and leads in at £1,129 including transfers and the return flight to the UK. The Caribbean sailing departs
New York on November 12 and will call at Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, the British Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic before returning to New York. The cruise leads in at £1,999 and includes flights and transfers.
cunard.co.uk
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City Cruises: expecting to grow further
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City Cruises introduces preferred partner plan to incentivise agents
Hollie-Rae Merrick
City Cruises is to introduce a preferred partner scheme to incentivise more agents to book river sailings. The scheme will be tiered and
agents will either be platinum, premium or preferred partners, with greater benefits for agents who make more bookings. Clare Newman, head of sales and marketing for City Cruises, said the scheme would be introduced in the new year and would help incentivise agents. The sightseeing river operator is encouraging agents to give London the same treatment they would any foreign city break. Kyle Haughton, managing
director of City Cruises, said he hoped more agents would see London as a great revenue opportunity, but explained that not enough agents thought about the extra add-ons available, such as a river cruise.
City Cruises partnered with
Attraction World last year to help widen its distribution through agents and since then the company has seen “substantial growth” through the trade. “We are working with a lot
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If your client was going to Paris you’d recommend a cruise on the Seine, so why not do that for London?
more trade partners after partnering with Attraction World,” Haughton said. “We’re also 22% up year-on-
year and we’re expecting to grow further, but we need more agents to think about London as they would when booking a foreign city break. If your client was going to Paris you’d recommend a cruise on the Seine, so why not do that for London?” Gordon Torrance, head of commercial and new product development at Attraction World, said City Cruises bookings had seen a 490% year-on-year increase.
He said: “Educating agents on the possibilities available in London is key and we’re always trying to get that message out there and incentivise agents.”
citycruises.com
Crystal Cruises adds new themed voyages for 2015 Crystal Cruises will offer two Wine & Food Festival sailings in Asia next year as part of its Experiences of Discovery programme. The sailings on January 5 and 29 will be followed by another themed sailing in the Mediterranean on November 13. The line is also running music-themed sailings, ballroom cruises and film and theatre-focused voyages.
crystalcruises.co.uk
Seabourn unveils new stops on Philippines cruise Seabourn will visit three new destinations in the Philippines with its first Pearls of the Philippines & Borneo cruise. The new 14-day itinerary on Seabourn Sojourn will call at the Hundred Islands National Park, Boracay and Puerto Princesa. It leads in at £6,139 including flights.
seabourn.com
Win a suite stay on a Silversea cruise Silversea is looking to reward agents who sell three or more suites before March 31. Agents will earn a complimentary suite on selected sailings across the entire fleet, which must be taken before June 30 next year. Send the booking references to salesuk@
silversea.com
Sanctuary Ananda on sale through new partners Sanctuary Retreats is working with a series of tour operators to ensure its new ship Sanctuary Ananda is easily bookable for agents. Agents can book sailings on the ship, which launches next month, through Carrier, Travel Indochina, Abercrombie & Kent, Bales Worldwide and Cox & Kings.
sanctuaryretreats.com
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