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Liberty heads
to Barcelona
ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL is basing
Liberty of the Seas in Barcelona next year, and
claims it will be the largest and most innovative
ship in the Mediterranean in 2011.
Liberty of the Seas was launched in May 2007
and is one of Royal Caribbean International’s
Freedom-class cruise ships, which were the
largest in the world until the company launched
Oasis of the Seas in November last year.
Itineraries and pricing, for the seven-night
cruises, which will run through the summer
season, will be announced later this month.
Liberty has a capacity of 3,634 guests, double
Agents can use
GoCarnival.co.uk to check availability and live pricing for ships such as Carnival Magic occupancy, and 1,365 crewmembers. Onboard
guests can choose from the FlowRider, a rock-
Carnival is Go as
climbing wall, ice-skating rink and more.
new site takes off
Sara Macefield.
There are also plans to
CARNIVAL CRUISES bosses add a section loaded with
in the UK are pushing marketing tips and infor-
ahead with plans to ex- mation for agents to
pand the line’s new online use, along with images
trade booking system after and leaflets that can be
it attracted nearly 500 downloaded for customer Crystal unveils
agents just four days after promotions. Lahmich
its launch. hoped this would go live
Golf Open offer
GoCarnival.co.uk, which went live on February by the spring.
8, enables retailers to make Carnival cruise and Lynn Narraway, Carnival UK and Ireland CRYSTAL CRUISES is running a three-night
fly-cruise bookings in sterling over the internet managing director, stressed that the new extended land programme on Crystal Serenity to
for the first time. GoCarnival site was an ideal way for retailers give guests VIP access to the 150th British Open
The system means agents can do far more to boost Carnival sales while cutting their Championship at St Andrews Golf Club in Edin-
without having to call Carnival’s sales centres as own cost of sale. burgh (above).
it contains full details of flights, cabin types and “We are trying to make it more cost effective Guests will have the chance to see the champi-
other useful information. for retailers to book Carnival,” she added. onship’s final two days before joining Crystal
Buoyed by the positive early response, “This system has live pricing and is designed Serenity’s Black Sea voyage to Istanbul on 19
Carnival bosses are now planning phase two of to enable agents to check availability, view July. They will have full access to a private hospi-
GoCarnival, which will have a greater range of special cruise offers, and price their own fly- tality area with refreshments and open bar
accommodation and flight options and more cruise Carnival holidays for clients.” throughout the day, three-course lunch, as well
flexibility, thus enabling agents to dynamically Narraway claimed the launch of GoCarnival as five-star hotel accommodation in Edinburgh, a
package. would also help agents to capitalise on demand private driver and air transfer from Edinburgh to
Wendy Lahmich, Carnival’s head of sales and for Carnival Magic’s Mediterranean 2011 sailings Venice.
marketing, said she hoped this would be in place and help them to up-sell as it showed the full The programme starts at $5,199 per person,
by the summer. range of cabin availability and pricing. double occupancy, and is payable onboard.
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