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City Cruises now operates seven days a week
Product and supplier news to help you sell more Haughton said the cruises
would be continually reviewed, and also welcomed more ideas to further improve its portfolio. City Cruises has introduced jazz cruises and may revive its Elvis-themed cruise nights. The expanded product range
follows an increase in capacity. “We now have cruises seven
NEWS IN BRIEF
Thomas Land opens after £2.5m outlay for new rides Drayton Manor Theme Park has opened its Thomas Land attraction after a £2.5 million investment to create four new rides: Captain’s Sea Adventure, Flynn’s Fire & Rescue, Toby’s Tram Express and Sodor Airport.
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Celebrity Cruises gives away wine and cash Celebrity Cruises is giving customers six bottles of wine and up to $500 onboard spend for bookings made before April 20. Enter the booking reference at
celebritycruises.co.uk/wine.
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City Cruises aims to curry favour by hosting Indian-themed fam sailing
Juliet Dennis
Thames sightseeing operator City Cruises is to run its first Indian- themed evening river cruises this summer following a successful taster event for the trade. The cruise company invited 85
agents to join a sailing on the river, offering an Indian meal and entertainment, including a sitar player and dancers. Managing director Kyle Haughton said the decision
Sandals in Ocho Rios changes name and unveils restaurants
Did you know . . ? Following a multi-million dollar renovation, Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in Jamaica is now home to the Caribbean’s first speakeasy – The Rabbit Hole. Do you know the password? For more details, visit
www.sandals.co.uk/ochi
Sandals Grande Riviera in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, has relaunched as Sandals Ochi Beach Resort. The resort has also undergone
a revamp with the addition of new restaurants, including Tapas on the Riviera, French cuisine at Le Gourmand, beachside seafood restaurant Vista Sky Terrace, The Southern Table offering soul food and The Jerk Shack featuring Jamaican cuisine. A speakeasy bar, The Rabbit
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followed positive trade feedback. “The trade came to us and said they’d like to sell a curry evening. After great feedback, we will hold our first proper cruises on Thursday evenings this summer on an ad hoc basis, selling them predominantly through the trade.”
days a week from this month – before it was three days a week – together with upgraded boats, plus we are connecting with more of the trade than ever,” he said. One of the cruise line’s most popular products is its Showboat cruises that offer three-course meals and easy listening entertainment.
Haughton added: “These are “We will hold our first
Indian-themed evening cruises on Thursdays on an ad hoc basis”
Hole, and outdoor lounge and bar, Tree House, have also been added. In further upgrades, a Popcorn &
Palms Cinema has been created along with a newly landscaped
Sandals Ochi Beach Resort
well-established with the inbound market but recently we have been seeing an increasing amount of domestic traffic. “Agents in the north, for example, are now planning their clients’ London itineraries, rather than just booking the hotel and train.”
citycruises.com
garden with updated furniture, water installations and firepits. The resort is now bookable under the new name.
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