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HAL sales team to run weekly webinars


Holland America Line’s UK sales team will run weekly webinars at 9.30am on Tuesdays in October, November and December. The sessions are 15-20 minutes long and will cover the line’s cruises, destinations, campaigns and sales tools. A 2% Bonus Commission offer for summer Europe and Alaska cruises has been extended until October 31. To register, email:


salessupport@holland america.co.uk


Cunard offers taster cruises around the UK from March for £299


Cunard ship Queen Elizabeth is to return to service with a series of short scenic cruises around the UK. The ship will operate three


and four-night sailings from Southampton from March 26, with prices starting at £299. The vessel will return to


Mediterranean fly-cruising later in 2021 for the first time since 2014, with departures from Barcelona. Queen Elizabeth will then


travel via Asia to Australia at the end of the summer, arriving in Melbourne on December 19. Itineraries for next year include


overnight calls in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Rotterdam, Singapore and Auckland. Guests are currently being


offered free upgrades on suite and stateroom bookings. cunard.com


Queen Elizabeth


Seabourn releases details of cruises in Alaska and British Columbia in 2021


Seabourn is offering a series of seven, 10 and 11-day voyages in Alaska and British Columbia in 2021 on Seabourn Odyssey. Eight seven-day voyages between May 21 and October 1, from £3,999, will sail between Vancouver, Canada, and Juneau, Alaska. Ten and 11-day voyages will sail between Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska, and Vancouver. Every voyage will visit a glacier. seabourn.com


travelweekly.co.uk


Windstar Cruises appoints Cruise Portfolio as general sales agent


The Cruise Portfolio has been appointed general sales agent for Windstar Cruises. The start-up line operates six small ships, including three sailing vessels, and sells exclusively through the trade. Agents will be offered webinars, virtual ship visits, booking incentives and special rates. Fam trips are


planned “when the time is right”. cruiseportfolio.co.uk


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Norwegian Cruise Line unveils 2022-23 winter programme


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Norwegian Cruise Line has released details of its winter 2022-23 cruises, with sailings on 13 of the line’s 18 ships. Itineraries range from eight to 21-day sailings


transiting the Panama Canal; Caribbean cruises with calls at its Great Stirrup Cay private island in the Bahamas; and US West Coast departures by newest ships Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Joy plus Norwegian Jewel to the Mexican Riviera. The programme features NCL’s Extraordinary


Voyages. Norwegian Getaway will embark on a 13-day European sailing from Southampton to Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy, on November 14, 2022, with maiden calls in Oporto, Portugal, and Villefranche- sur-Mer, France, and calls at Seville (Cadiz), Malaga, Cartagena, Palma de Mallorca, and Barcelona, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Paris (Le Havre), France; Florence/ Pisa (Livorno) and Naples, Italy. Panama Canal sailings include Norwegian Encore’s


21-day Panama Canal voyage departing Seattle on October 23, 2022, before it repositions to Miami.


5Free at Sea offers can be booked in one go for a limited time


Norwegian Bliss will homeport in Miami from


December 17, 2022, and embark on a season of seven- day western Caribbean round-trip voyages until April 1, 2023, with calls at Roatan Island, Honduras; Harvest Caye, Belize; Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico. In the Mexican Riviera, Norwegian Joy will start


sailings on December 18, 2022, with an eight-day round-trip cruise, during which it will visit San Diego for the first time. NCL president and chief executive Harry Sommer


said: “As we all continue to daydream of our next cruise, we are excited to open for sale new itineraries for those eager to visit a tropical destination or dive into cultural experiences through one of our extraordinary journeys.” For a limited time, Latitudes members are entitled to


15% early-booking discounts and all guests can book all five Free At Sea offers in one go. ncl.com


Norwegian Jewel in the Panama Canal


PICTURE: Steve Dunlop


PICTURE: Dougall Photography


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