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APT & Travelmarvel create new cruises for UK and Ireland
Samantha Mayling
Sister brands APT and Travelmarvel have unveiled their 2025 European river cruise programme, which includes new Travelmarvel itineraries exclusive to the UK and Ireland markets. The launch is supported by
an early-booking offer, featuring free business-class flights, drinks packages and a deposit of £99 for premium brand Travelmarvel bookings made before April 30. The company said the UK
and Ireland-exclusive cruises have been created because the countries are among Travelmarvel’s most commercially important markets. It hopes the new sailings will
ensure agent partners have “access to maximum availability and can convert as many leads as possible”. The operator said ring-fencing
capacity from other markets means UK and Irish agents will have greater opportunities to secure clients’ first choices of dates, destinations and cabin types. Travelmarvel has also increased
capacity by extending the 2025 sailing season from March to the end of December – its longest ever.
The new itineraries from
Travelmarvel are all eight-day cruises: Highlights of the Danube, from £1,895 based on a departure of April 22; Christmas on the Danube, from £2,095; and New Year’s Eve on the Danube, from £2,095. Highlights of the Danube,
between Munich and Budapest, includes a traditional Bavarian night featuring folk music and dancing. Brad Bennetts, APT and
Travelmarvel head of sales and business development, said: “We know our partners are eager to sell more, so we are creating new cruises, exclusive to this market, maximising the volume of inventory and helping agents to close more sales than ever for the 2025 season.”
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Agents’ toolkit
APT and Travelmarvel have prepared an agents’ toolkit, including a 104-page brochure, which agents can access digitally or request in print via the APT Agent Club.
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