NEWS ROUND-UP


Voyages to Antiquity tipped for ‘rebirth’


Te boss of specialist one-ship cruise operator Voyages to Antiquity believes the line could be “reborn” aſter it announced last week it was to cease operations. Sailings will come to a close


next month aſter a year in which its 350-passenger Aegean Odyssey vessel suffered engine trouble, which caused 10 cruises to be cancelled, affecting 3,200 passengers including 2,000 Britons. Ten staff working at the line’s


headquarters in Oxford will lose their jobs when the line closes on October 31. In June, six staff were made redundant. However, managing director


Jos Dewing believes Voyages to Antiquity could be taken over by another operator and said there had been interest from potential buyers. He said: “Voyages to Antiquity


is a fantastic name in a very popular niche. I cannot rule out being reborn with another operator. Tere is interest.”


Princess Cruises aims to ‘redefine’ luxury suites


Harry Kemble Monfalcone, Italy


Princess Cruises’ new suites on incoming ship Sky Princess will create “a launchpad to redefine” the experience the line offers top-paying passengers. Te size of the line’s suites needed


to be expanded in response to Celebrity Cruises’ launch last year of Celebrity Edge, said Rai Caluori, Princess’s executive vice-president of guest experience and product development. Sky Princess, which will launch


next month, will feature two 1,873sq ſt two-bedroom Sky Suites with living rooms and 270-degree balcony views. Speaking at the float-out


ceremony for Enchanted Princess on Monday at the Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard, Caluori said that while Princess’s previous suite offering “compares very favourably” with rival lines, their size had become an issue. “We are starting to reimagine the


Aegean Odyssey


Princess Cruises suite experience with these two Sky Suites, with the two largest balconies at sea,” he said. “Te Sky Suites are creating a launchpad to redefine our suite experience to the market both to the consumer and the travel agent.


Dawn Quinn quits Scenic to join Uniworld’s trade sales team


Uniworld has recruited Dawn Quinn from Scenic and Emerald Waterways as key account manager. She replaces James Howlett, who has left to join Collette, and joins the line’s five-strong trade sales team with responsibility for Uniworld and sister line U River Cruises.


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The Sky Suites are a launchpad to redefine our suite experience both to the consumer and the travel agent


“Tese suites are going to be very


marketable to families who are having a reunion or a large celebration.” Caluori added that Princess was


reviewing all amenities for suite passengers on its ships. At the float-out, it was revealed Enchanted Princess will be officially


Michael Ungerer joins MSC to spearhead line’s luxury ships


MSC Cruises has recruited former Aida Cruises and Carnival Corporation China boss Michael Ungerer as chief executive of its luxury division. The industry veteran will be based in Geneva. MSC has four luxury cruise ships on order, at a cost of €2 billion.


Enchanted Princess is floated out this week


named in front of thousands of trade guests in Southampton next year. Caluori said the ship would deliver


“enchanted experiences” and, having been fited with OceanMedallion, had the “the most-advanced device in the global hospitality industry”. Enchanted Princess will be one of


the new-builds to be fited with the wearable technology, which allows passengers to order drinks, find travel companions and navigate their way around the ship. Meanwhile, the line revealed


3,080-berth Crown Princess will appear on behind-the-scenes TV documen- tary Monster Ships next month.


John Cooper, the face of Vision Cruise, leaves aer over a decade


John Cooper, the face of Vision Cruise on TV advertising channels, has left the business. He was brand director for the cruise specialist for more than a decade. Liverpool-based former radio presenter Cooper revealed he was leaving after making his final broadcast on Sunday.


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