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Clia urges agents to Get Onboard for this month’s Cruise Week


Samantha Mayling


Cruise trade body Clia has announced this year’s Cruise Week will take place from September 16-25. The annual event will see


trade-friendly cruise initiatives and updates for agents to help them capitalise on marketing activity from the association. The week will have a ‘Get


Onboard’ theme, urging agents to take part and showcase the many reasons people choose to cruise. Trade activity includes marketing


and social media promotion using the hashtags #CLIACruiseWeek and #LoveCruise. Clia will share sales tips for agents from cruise line executives and there will be several webinars. Exclusive cruise line deals and


incentives for the trade will be published in the membership area of the website. The site will also have a special Cruise Week page with a checklist of the ways in which agents can capitalise on the


Windstar unveils Caribbean itinerary Windstar Cruises has a new Caribbean itinerary for winter 2023-24, featuring Sint Maarten, Antigua, St Barts, Anguilla, Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Gorda and Tortola. All-suite ship Star Pride will run the first departure on November 4, 2023, followed by eight sailings on 342-passenger Wind Surf. Prices start at £2,640


for a seven-night sailing. windstarcruises.com


travelweekly.co.uk


Viking Saigon sets sail on the Mekong River


A new purpose-built ship has started sailing for Viking on the Mekong River. The 80-passenger Viking Saigon operates eight-day sailings between Kampong Cham, Cambodia, and My Tho, Vietnam, as part of a 15-day land-and- cruise itinerary that also includes hotel stays in Hanoi, Siem Reap and Ho Chi Minh City. Prices start at £4,645 including flights. vikingrivercruises.co.uk


week and with downloadable assets. Agents are being encouraged to


use social media, marketing, their own events and PR to help boost messages shared during Cruise Week. Andy Harmer, Clia managing


director for the UK and Ireland, said: “We’re very excited this year’s Cruise Week is on the horizon, and are eagerly counting down to the raft of trade initiatives we’ll be putting in place. “We’re encouraging all agents to


stay tuned via social media and our other communications platforms. “There is so much positivity


and enthusiasm in the industry, and Cruise Week is timed perfectly to help generate even more customer interest, engagement and enquiries.” cruising.org


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