All smiles at the Globe Travel Awards
Travelmarvel Polaris will be joined by sister ships Vega and Capella next year
Lynn loves... LUXURY
Welcome to my new column! Hopefully you’ve been following ‘Where’s Wendy’ in Travel Weekly (although she’s been too busy to get out much yet this year!). We thought it might be fun to talk about luxury cruising and discuss tips to grow your business to help you in your Quest for more luxury clients, to retain (Encore) guests and Venture further into this lucrative market! So how did I end up as UK head of one of the world’s
ultra-luxury lifestyle brands? It’s still a surprise to me, although I guess I have worked long and hard to get where I am today, and I have an amazing husband, Paul, who has backed me from day one. We know that luxury travellers are looking for good
value and exceptional service. They expect expert, luxury travel advisors to curate their travel plans, with the reassurance that their holiday will be perfect and meet their high expectations. But above all, they love the recognition that someone cares about them. Luxury is how you feel and are treated, not necessarily the price you pay. A great example of this was when I visited my local Starbucks, in Southampton, after having been in Seattle for a week. The barista smiled and asked: ‘Haven’t seen you for a while; it’s a chai tea latte, isn’t it?’ That personal greeting gave me a fuzzy feeling, and this is the experience our guests enjoy with the teams on our ships – a personal greeting, remembering your favourite drink, starter or dessert, and so on. The past few weeks have been so challenging with coronavirus. At times like this, it is the way we have all dealt with the situation, and made our guests as comfortable and valued as we can, that makes all the difference.
Travelmarvel adds Capella and Vega to 2021 brochure
Harry Kemble
APT features two upcoming new ships in its 2021 Europe & Russia River Cruising brochure. Travelmarvel Capella and
Travelmarvel Vega will launch next year as part of APT-owned sister brand Travelmarvel. The Contemporary-class
vessels will sail on the Rhine, Main and Danube. Travelmarvel’s ‘essential
collection’ is targeted at customers in the premium market, while APT is aimed at the luxury sector. The Travelmarvel ships will
feature a rooftop bar, terrace garden, whirlpool, lounge, restaurant and casual dining area, and a bar called McGeary’s. Prices for the 15-day European
Gems Essential River Cruise, departing Budapest, Hungary, on March 15, 2021, start from £1,995. Ports of call include Vienna, Austria, and Passau and Nuremberg, both Germany. Four more cruises along the
lower stretch of the Danube – one luxury cruise on AmaMagna and three Essential Best of Balkans sailings on Capella or Vega – have also been introduced.
Carnival Magic will offer three Barcelona
Lynn Narraway managing director UK & Ireland, Seabourn
seabourn.com Sales team: 0344 338 8614
Carnival Cruise Line has bolstered its 2021 European deployment with three departures from Barcelona on Carnival Magic. The 3,690-passenger ship will
move to Europe with a 14-day transatlantic sailing from Miami on March 13 before entering a
26 20 FEBRUARY 2020
two-week stint in dry dock. Its seven or eight-day
Barcelona sailings depart on April 10, April 18 and April 25. Ports of call include Livorno,
Rome, Naples and Messina, all Italy. Prices for the voyage on April 10, 2021, lead in at $719. Carnival Magic will return
travelweekly.co.uk
Lynn
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72
