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Princess to call at eight new ports in Tahiti in 2020
Princess Cruises has extended the season for its 2020 Tahiti programme on Pacific Princess to November. The number of ports of call has risen from eight to 15. A 10-night Tahiti & French Polynesia itinerary, departing October 5, leads in at £1,649.
princess.com
Crystal reveals details of three golf-themed cruises
Former golf stars Tom Kite, Dave Stockton and Don Pooley will be on Crystal Cruises’ three golf-themed Experiences of Discovery itineraries this year. The cruises, on board Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, start at £5,828.
crystalcruises.co.uk
CroisiEurope unveils five Oberammergau departures
CroisiEurope will operate five departures for summer 2020 that will feature the once-a-decade Oberammergau Passion Play. The itineraries include two nights in Oberammergau, in southern Germany, and a six-day Danube cruise. Prices start at £2,102.
croisieurope.co.uk
Seabourn overhauls its training portal for agents
Seabourn has added new content and its latest news to its training portal. Agents who ‘graduate’ from the Seabourn Academy receive rewards such as a £50 Love2shop voucher.
seabournacademy.com
Hebridean Island Cruises reintroduces Norway
Hebridean Island Cruises will return to Norway next year following a three-year hiatus. The line will operate four itineraries on Hebridean Princess, with prices starting at £6,560. The line is offering a 10% discount on bookings made before May 31.
hebridean.co.uk
Just You adds dedicated river cruise programme
Harry Kemble
harry.kemble@
travelweekly.co.uk
Solo specialist Just You has released a dedicated 2019 river cruise brochure, featuring 15 itineraries.
The programme features
itineraries on 12 rivers across eight countries, with durations ranging from five to 11 days. Each cruise is exclusively for
solo travellers, and is accompanied by a Just You tour manager. Just You has teamed up with German cruise line A-Rosa and French-owned CroisiEurope for all but one of the sailings. Passengers can tailor their
excursions by choosing an Explorer or Discovery package. Explorer packages are based on culture, architecture and history, while Discovery packages allow customers to experience a destination on bicycle, or through tasting tours. Any agent booking a river cruise
Tauck to operate three Douro itineraries on new ship next year
Tauck is to offer three Douro river itineraries on new ship Andorinha in 2020. The river cruise and
escorted-tours specialist has been finalising details of the itineraries since revealing plans in January to expand to the Portuguese river. The Douro Discovery: A Family
River Cruise in Portugal itinerary, departing from Lisbon, leads in at £3,150 per person, excluding
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ANDORINHA: Vessel will operate 24 trips on the Douro in 2020
flights. The itinerary comprises two nights in Lisbon and a five- night cruise and there will be four departures. The eight-day Villages &
Vintages: Cruising the Douro River Valley leads in at £3,080, excluding flights. There will be
supporting them by giving them key insights into how to sell river cruises to potential solo customers. “Each customer will get their
own cabin and there is no single supplement to pay.” Prices start at £1,099 for the
RIVER CRUISE COLLECTION: Has 15 itineraries in eight countries
can access support from Just You’s contact centre trade team. Alastair Campbell, the
operator’s managing director, said: “Our Just You key account managers are out on the road, visiting our trade partners and
five-day Highlights of the Rhine cruise, departing from Strasbourg. The longest itinerary, the
11-day Russian River Cruise, leads in at £2,799, including flights and meals, but excluding drinks. All other prices include meals,
selected drinks, flights and overseas transfers, with departures
available from various UK airports.
justyou.co.uk
12 departures from Porto. The third itinerary is 12-
day Exploring the Douro, plus Lisbon & Madrid. Prices for the eight departures start at £4,770, excluding flights. Passengers will embark the ship in Porto before a full day’s sightseeing. Andorinha, which launches in
April, can carry 84 passengers in 42 cabins, including 12 suites. Tauck said it was intentionally limiting the vessel’s capacity to 84 passengers “to ensure a relaxed and intimate ambience”. Ships of a similar size on the
Douro accommodate up to 112 passengers, according to Tauck.
tauck.co.uk
“Just You key account managers are out on the road, giving trade partners insights into how to sell river cruises”
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