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AmaWaterways offers


flexible booking terms AmaWaterways is offering Ultimate Cruise Flexibility on 2021 sailings booked by January 31 in Europe and Asia. Clients can reschedule up to 48 hours before the start of services booked by the cruise line for anytime up until 2023. A Travel Waiver Plus can be purchased for £135, to cover cancellations of any element up to 24 hours before. amawaterways.co.uk


Six Princess ships will sail 12 itineraries in Alaska in 2022


Princess Cruises is to deploy six ships, including Discovery Princess, in Alaska in summer 2022. Twelve itineraries will be


available, plus 25 combinations of cruises with land tours visiting the Denali National Park. The inaugural season of


3,660-passenger Discovery Princess will make it the most modern ship in the region. It will sail a seven-day Inside Passage itinerary from Seattle, alongside Emerald Princess. Vancouver, Anchorage (Whittier) and San Francisco also feature as home ports in the May to September 2022 season. Majestic Princess will debut


alongside Sapphire Princess and Grand Princess sailing a seven-day Voyage of the Glaciers itinerary. Ruby Princess will run 10-day Inside Passage cruises from San Francisco. princess.com


Discovery Princess


NCL’s new fly-cruise platform guarantees 10% commission


Robin Searle


Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled a “revolutionary” platform for fly-cruise bookings. NCL Air offers real-time access and pricing for


flights across the UK and Ireland, and a simplified booking process via Amadeus. Agents using the platform are guaranteed a minimum 10% commission on the full flight package. NCL said the platform would offer options from


regional gateways, with the choice of NCL-contracted fares with more flexibility, or lower-priced fares with greater restrictions. Fares will include checked baggage, airport and port


transfers and a pre-cruise hotel night if required, and NCL will offer support in the event of cancellations or delays to flights booked as part of a package. Eamonn Ferrin, vice-president and managing


director of NCL UK & Ireland and MEA, said: “NCL Air is the natural evolution of our commitment to offer customers more freedom and choice, all while providing travel partners with the utmost support.


Clia outlines programme of live and virtual events including conference


Clia UK & Ireland is planning virtual and live events in 2021. Virtual ‘Wave Half Wowers’, will run on Thursdays from January 7 to February 11 from 9.30am, featuring four lines each. A Virtual River Cruise Showcase is planned for March 3-4 and a Virtual Luxury and Expedition Showcase on April 5. Director Andy Harmer said the association is planning a conference for May. cruising.org


travelweekly.co.uk I’m thrilled that agents and customers


can now reap the benefits of this revolutionary booking platform


“We’ve been working on this revolutionary booking


platform for some time, and I’m thrilled that agents and customers can now reap the benefits.” Sally-Anne Beasley, vice-president guest services


Europe, added: “Our longstanding Partners First philosophy compels us to put our travel partners at the centre of every business decision we make. “NCL Air has been developed through the lens


of our travel partners as we strive to do everything possible to make the NCL booking experience simple and easy for them.” To mark the launch, NCL is giving away a fly-cruise


for two on Norwegian Epic or Norwegian Dawn, with agents entered into a prize draw for each NCL Air fly-cruise booking made before December 31. An alternative prize of tickets to musical Six is also offered. norwegiancentral.ncl.com


Abercrombie & Kent offers land


tours and cruise on Golden Horizon Abercrombie & Kent has paired cruises on Tradewinds Voyages’ 272-passenger Golden Horizon with land tours. The largest square-rigged sailing ship in the world will debut with an ex-UK programme in May 2021. Packages include a safari in Tanzania with a sailing to the Seychelles and a stay at Gleneagles in


Scotland with a round Britain and Ireland voyage. abercrombiekent.co.uk


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