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Rhodes Travelmarvel adds sailings around Greek islands for 2025
Travelmarvel, the four-star brand of river cruise and touring specialist APT Travel Group, has expanded its small-ship programme into Greece for 2025. Passengers will sail on the
recently renovated Belle de l’Adriatique through the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands. Ports of call will be in
Athens, Rhodes and Santorini
Carnival Cruise Line updates functionality of booking platform
Carnival Cruise Line has updated its trade booking platform based on feedback from agents. The line said GoCCL
Navigator has a “fresh design” which aims to improve search and viewing functions. It make fares easier to review
and compare, with a simplified list of key benefits and details, and offers the ability to book accessible cabins. A side-by-side offer comparison tool shows prices and benefits of different bookings at a glance. The platform also features
a ‘special offers’ red tag which highlights when clients have a loyalty club offer on a sailing. Adolfo Perez, global sales
and trade marketing senior vice-president, said: “We deeply value our travel agent community, whose expertise and passion are an integral part of our success. “The latest updates on
GoCCL.co.uk are based directly on agents’ feedback and make it easier than ever to match clients’ needs with the perfect Carnival cruise to deliver exceptional service.”
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22 2 MAY 2024 Terry Butcher Sue Holderness
Michael Edwards
Princess Cruises’ celebrities span sport, TV and comedy
Samantha Mayling
Princess Cruises has revealed this year’s line-up of celebrity speakers from stage, screen, sport and music for its Southampton-based ships. The stars are scheduled to sail on Sky Princess, Regal
Princess and Caribbean Princess. Former England footballers Terry Butcher and Peter
Beardsley feature on the roster, as do Only Fools and Horses actress Sue Holderness and ex-Beatles drummer Pete Best. Holderness will be on the 12-night Canary Islands
cruise, departing November 16 on Sky Princess, while Best will be on two 12-night British Isles cruises departing June 20 and September 24 on Regal Princess. Beardsley joins the 14-night Iceland & Norway
cruise departing June 29 on Sky Princess, while Butcher will be on the seven-night Norwegian Fjords sailing on July 13 on Sky Princess.
Another sports star lined up is Olympic ski jumper
Michael Edwards, aka Eddie ‘the Eagle’, who will be on board the seven-night Norwegian Fjords cruise departing August 3 on Sky Princess and 12-night European Explorer cruise departing October 8 on Caribbean Princess. Other stars include chef and performer Rustie
Lee, actress and comedian Debra Stephenson, former EastEnders cast member Nina Wadia, former athlete Derek Redmond, actor Ricky Tomlinson, Army veteran Simon Weston, motivational speaker and former soldier Andy Reid and former British Royal Household member Grant Harrold. Some of the celebrities have appeared in Princess’s speaker programme in previous years, while others will be making their debut in 2024. Fares start from £899 for a 12-night, round-trip
Canary Islands cruise on Sky Princess, sailing from Southampton on November 16.
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plus the lesser-known islands of Syros, Milos and Amorgos. The seven-night Greek Island
Explorer cruise starts and finishes in Athens and costs from £3,195. The price includes flights, with departures on May 14 and 28, 2025. Travelmarvel is also offering
an extended, 13-day Authentic Greece itinerary, combining the week-long small-ship cruise
with a five-day tour of the mainland, visiting Thermopylae, Kalambaka, Delphi, Nafplion and Mycenae. It costs from £4,995. Brad Bennetts, head of sales
and business development, said: “Island cruising in Croatia is one of our most popular products. The islands of Greece are the perfect addition to the portfolio.”
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