CRUISE NEWS YOU CAN USE
P&O to convert Aurora into adult-only vessel next year
Phil Davies
phil.davies@travelweekly.co.uk
P&O Cruises is converting Aurora into an adult-only ship.
The 1,874-passenger vessel will
join Arcadia and Oriana as ships exclusively for adults from April 8, 2019, after undergoing a refit. Passengers with children
already booked on Aurora are being offered the option of rebooking on one of P&O Cruises’
family-friendly ships: Azura, Oceana, Britannia and Ventura. Those wanting to cancel will
receive a full refund along with a future cruise credit of 5% of the value of their cruise. Agent commission rates will
remain the same for families that rebook onto another ship, but agents will be paid a fixed 5% rate for families that cancel. The conversion of Aurora into
an adult-only vessel follows “extensive research and guest feedback” by P&O Cruises. Paul Ludlow, the line’s
senior vice-president, said: “All our ships have the signature
Advert AURORA: The P&O ship will join Arcadia and Oriana as adult-only 5%
Commission rate P&O is paying agents for families that cancel
elements of dining, service and great destinations. However, P&O Cruises is all about choice, whether our guests want the fantastic range of activities and children’s clubs on our family-
RIVER TRIVIA: Emerald Waterways have launched their 2019 Southeast Asia river cruises, featuring a new river for 2019 – the Irrawaddy. To celebrate the launch, guests can enjoy generous savings of £1,000 per couple. The 14-day Mekong Discoverer Cruise is from £2,725pp.
emeraldwaterways.co.uk
Princess adds shore trips in Copenhagen, Tallinn, Rome, Malta Princess Cruises is offering
seven new shore excursions on Sapphire Princess this year. The 2,670-passenger vessel, based in Southampton, will sail in northern Europe and the Mediterranean between May and October 2018. The new excursions in northern
Europe include a coach tour to Amalienborg Palace Square in
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SAPPHIRE PRINCESS: The ship will sail out of Southampton from May
Copenhagen, a Nordic food walk in Stockholm’s Hötorgshallen food market and a tour of Tallinn’s medieval centre in Estonia.
friendly ships or prefer the peace and serenity of our adult-only ships. “With Aurora becoming a ship
exclusively for adults, we are offering our guests even more choice which means they can choose the holiday experience that is absolutely right for them.” The change in use of Aurora
follows the sale of P&O Cruises’ small, child-free ship Adonia to Royal Caribbean Cruises, for which it will sail as Azamara Pursuit for
Azamara Club Cruises from August.
pocruises.co.uk
NEWS IN BRIEF
Voyages to Antiquity adds 17 European ports of call
Voyages to Antiquity has added 17 ports of call to its 2019 European brochure, including Stockholm, Helsinki and Tromso. The line is offering early-booking savings of up to £1,200 per cabin on all 2019 sailings until the end of March 2018.
voyagestoantiquity.com
Saga extends home pick-up to 11-night river cruises
Saga has made its home-to- airport transfer service a standard inclusion for all river cruises of 11 nights or more. The over-50s specialist made the decision after a limited-period offer for the service proved popular with passengers.
saga.co.uk/rivercruises
Newmarket has half-price offers on Rhine river trips
Newmarket Holidays is promoting a ‘buy one get one half-price’ offer on a selection of Rhine river cruises on board Olympia. A promotion code FEBRCS must be used. It is also offering a £50 discount per person on a selection of Olympia sailings. A promotion code JANRC must be used. Both offers are available for bookings made by March 15.
newmarketholidays.co.uk
The two new Mediterranean
shore excursions are a guided tour of Rome and a visit to the reopened Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, a prehistoric underground burial site in Valletta, Malta. Excursions can be booked from
about 120 days before a cruise. ● Princess Cruises has upgraded
facilities in Princess Cays, its 40-acre resort on the Caribbean island of Eleuthera. Improvements include refitted beach bungalows, a new water sports area and
extensive landscaping.
princess.com
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