P&O unveils dining piazza The


Quays for upcoming ship Iona P&O Cruises has created a multi-venue dining piazza aimed at families on new ship Iona. The Quays offers a series of eateries and restaurants, from a US-style diner to fish and chips. Families can watch films at four-screen cinema complex Ocean Studios and play games at The Club House. The 5,200-berth ship is due to launch next May. pocruises.com


Regent reveals return to Black Sea as part of 2021-22 range


Regent Seven Seas Cruises is offering 146 new sailings and 27 maiden ports of call in its 2021-22 brochure. Te 164-page Voyages to


Explore brochure includes Regent’s first Black Sea sailing since 2014. Twelve-night itinerary Te Black Sea, departing from Istanbul on June 20, 2021, leads in at £7,589 and calls at Nessebar, Bulgaria; Constanta, Romania; Odessa, Ukraine; and Bodrum, Turkey. Seven Seas Splendor, due to


launch in February 2020, will sail round-trip from Southampton on May 10, 2021, calling at Le Havre, France; St Peter Port, Guernsey; Bordeaux, France; and Bilbao, Spain. It leads in at £6,919. About 40,000 brochures have


been printed and sent to agents and customers this week and a digital version is available online. Paul Beale, UK senior sales


director, said: “People tend to book the upper suites first; if you are not quick, you miss out.” rssc.com


Istanbul


Small-ship line Coral Expeditions


to start sailing in Indian Ocean Australian small-ship line Coral Expeditions is to operate sailings in the Indian Ocean for the first time. New 120-passenger ship Coral Geographer is due for delivery in December 2020 and its maiden voyage will depart on January 6, 2021. The 25-night itinerary, called Island Traditions to the Edge of Africa, is priced from AU$21,590 (£12,168). coralexpeditions.com


Lounge bar and dining room (right) on Mekong Jewel


Azamara tees up golf cruises


in partnership with Perry Golf Three-ship cruise line Azamara is offering 24 golf voyages in its 2020-21 programme after extending its long-running partnership deal with tour operator Perry Golf. Prices for a nine-night Mediterranean Islands Voyage, departing on May 26, 2020, which includes access to golf courses in Spain, France and Italy, lead in from £1,838. azamara.co.uk


Uniworld showcases new ships and incentives in mini brochure


Harry Kemble


Uniworld has released a mini brochure of its best-selling cruises and a range of offers to help agents promote its 2020 sailings. Te river line’s 36-page brochure features Uniworld’s


three new Super Ships – São Gabriel, Mekong Jewel and Sphinx – which will sail on the Douro, the Mekong and the Nile from 2020. A 15-day Timeless Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia


and the Mekong itinerary on Mekong Jewel is priced from £4,795, including flights with one-way business-class upgrade. Passengers who book any cruise from the line’s


Exotics programme, which covers Vietnam, Cambodia, Egypt, India and China, will receive complimentary one-way business-class upgrades. An early-booking offer of up to 10% is available on


all European cruises. Another agent incentive is for group bookings of 10 or more, offering discounts of up to £400 per person


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£100Onboard credit per person for Uniworld group bookings


and 2% bonus commission on select 2020 sailings. Tis can be combined with the early-booking offer on European sailings and the business-class upgrade on the Exotics sailings. Groups will also receive £100 shipboard credit per


person and a complimentary berth for a tour conductor for every nine full-paying passengers. Uniworld has created an A2-sized poster for agents


to display in-store to help drive sales. Te poster highlights Uniworld’s Mekong cruise and


is available with every copy of this week’s Travel Weekly. More posters are available on request by emailing


agency.sales@uniworld.com. Te offers apply to bookings made before


September 30 and depend on availability. uniworld.com


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