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CRUISE
P&O’s Iona to offer seven-day sailings out of Southampton
P&O Cruises’ new ship Iona will operate seven-day sailings from Southampton to the Norwegian fjords in its inaugural season. Cruises on the 5,200-passenger
vessel, which start in May 2020, will go on sale in September. Powered by liquefied natural
gas, the 180,000-ton Iona’s ports of call will include Bergen, Geirangerfjord, Stavanger, Alesund and Hardangerfjord. Excursions will include river
rafting, kayaking, RIB rides, light- aircraft and helicopter flights, ziplining and fishing for crayfish. Paul Ludlow, P&O Cruises’
senior vice-president, said: “From the initial stages of its build, we knew that Iona would be sailing to the fjords, and as such, every single detail has been designed to
maximise the views.” › Become an ‘Iona Insider’: Spotlight, page 25
MSC unveils agent training programme
Harry Kemble
harry.kemble@
travelweekly.co.uk
MSC Cruises is to launch an online training platform through which agents can earn a place at MSC Bellissima’s christening.
The first 2,000 agents to complete all 11 modules of MSC Masters’ training section MSC Basics will be invited to the vessel’s christening in Southampton on March 3. MSC Masters will go live on
August 20 on MSC Book. Modules focus on digital
IONA: The ship will feature a three-storey-high glass atrium
OPERATOR
Luxury Gold expands portfolio to 55 tours
Luxury Gold has expanded its Worldwide programme for 2019 to 55 guided tours with the addition of six itineraries in Russia, the US, the UK and Ireland. The operator is
also giving agents the
onboard system MSC for Me; routes and destinations; the line’s food and beverage offering; and MSC Voyagers Club.
chance to tailor-make the guided tours by offering complimentary breakfast-in-bed mornings and a choice of ‘Your Way’ activities. The eight-day Remarkable Russia, which includes St Petersburg and Moscow, starts at £4,195. The itinerary can be extended to a 22-day trip with the addition of 12 nights on the Trans-Siberian Express train, with prices from £13,395.
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travelweekly.co.uk 16 August 2018 There will also be competitions,
incentives and virtual tours of all MSC ships. Participating agents who pass
an exam after completing modules become an MSC Beginner. A second section, MSC
Advanced, will become available later this year. Agents become MSC Specialists on completing MSC Advanced and MSC Masters if they finish a third and final stage. Sales director Steve Williams
said: “With MSC Masters, agents will go through the education process, then 2,000 will go on board MSC Bellissima to experience everything that they learned first-hand.” He added that he was targeting
5,000 agent sign-ups in 12 months.
msccruisesagent.com
The 10-day New England’s Magnificent Autumn trip, which costs from £4,875, features an after-hours tour of the Norman Rockwell Museum and a stay near New York’s Central Park. The nine-day America’s
Captivating Pacific Northwest visits Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, with prices from £4,475. Also new are the 12-day
Ultimate Ireland and 20-day Castles and Kingdoms tours of
Britain and Ireland.
luxurygoldvacations.com
SHEARINGS: Worldwide brochure features 15 additional itineraries
CRUISE
MSC MASTERS: Training platform will go live on August 20
OPERATOR
Shearings introduces flight-inclusive prices in 2019-20 brochure
Shearings Holidays has introduced 15 escorted tours and flight- inclusive prices to its 2019-20 Worldwide brochure. The brochure offers 29 tours
in total, three more than last year, to destinations in the US, Canada, Cuba, South America, Central America, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. New tours include the 16-day
cowboy-themed Wings over the West, featuring a Grand Canyon Railway trip and a private-jet flight from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. Prices start at £4,195, with departures from May to September. Also new is the 12-day Borneo Wilderness, which includes three river cruises, orangutan-spotting opportunities and a visit to Poring Hot Springs. Prices start at £1,979, including flights, with departures on June 16 and September 8. A worldwide training module
has been set up for agents – and the first 100 to complete it will receive a cuddly animal toy. Shearings Holidays managing
director Jane Atkins said: “This programme is all about offering agents something different, from a
brand they know and trust.”
shearingsexperts.com
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