Star Clippers adds ports of call in Greece and Turkey for 2021 Tall-ship operator Star Clippers has added four ports of call for its summer 2021 programme. Halki, Symi, Kastellorizo, all Greece, and Fethiye, Turkey, have been included in Royal Clipper’s two round-trip departures in July 2021. Prices start from £1,715. Savings of up to 20% are available on bookings made by January 31, 2021. starclippers.co.uk


BEANO AT SEA: Royal Caribbean


International’s new travel agent family packs will


feature some familiar comic book characters. The line has commissioned a Beano comic strip featuring UK and


Ireland managing director Ben Bouldin and The Menaces stepping on board a newly


revamped Allure of the Seas. A colouring-in book will also be included for children in the family packs, which will be delivered to retail trade partners from December.


Next year, Allure will undergo a $165 million upgrade and will sail seven-night


western Mediterranean from Barcelona.


royalcaribbean.co.uk MSC adds accessible excursions in nine more ports


MSC Cruises has extended its accessible-shore excursions programme to nine more ports. Six ports will be added this


winter. They are: Genoa, Messina, Civitavecchia (Rome), Valletta, Barcelona and Marseille. Naples, Palma de Mallorca


and Valencia will be added to the programme next summer. The additional ports mean that


from next year, passengers with a disability or limited mobility will have access to shore excursions in 20 destinations across the Caribbean and the Mediterranean.


24 5 DECEMBER 2019 The excursions are step-free,


short in distance and operate at a slower place. The routes also offer access to accessible restrooms with wide doors. In Naples, passengers can take a


Valletta


half-day tour of the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Pompeii and a short visit of landmarks such as Piazza del Plebiscito and the Royal Palace. Tours can be booked ahead of


sailings and will be confirmed on board depending on whether there are enough participants. Jean-Pierre Joubert, MSC


Cruises’ head of shore excursions, said: “We have always been sensitive to the needs of our guests, and constantly strive to offer the best possible service, meeting international accessibility standards.” msccruises.co.uk


Scenic slashes up to £500 off price of South of France sailings Scenic is offering savings of up to £500 on selected departures of its new 11-day South of France river cruise. Passengers who pay in full by December 31, 2019, will also receive an additional £125 early-payment discount. Prices including the early-payment discount start at £3,475 for a departure on May 7, 2020, from Lyon on the Saône and Rhône rivers. scenic.co.uk


Crystal offers £50 voucher for


bookings made in December Agents can earn £50 Red Letter Lifestyle vouchers for every Crystal Cruises booking across any of the operator’s products this month. The incentive is valid for every ocean, river and yacht departure between April 1 and June 30, 2020, for bookings made by December 31. Crystal will send out vouchers after the incentive period has ended. crystalcruises.co.uk


Carnival introduces group booking tool


Carnival Cruise Line has added a function to its booking engine to allow agents to price, sell and manage groups online. Agents can manage


bookings for groups of 16 or more online at goccl.co.uk. For every 15th passenger sold, the 16th person will receive the credit of the average person’s cruise fare within the group. For groups of 50 or more guests,


Carnival Cruise Line can also customise group shore excursions. goccl.co.uk/Training/Groups


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