Jersey Boys on Norwegian Bliss
‘Too early to say’ if NCL will sail from Liverpool
Norwegian Cruise Line is not planning to launch ex-Liverpool itineraries any time soon, despite the council’s decision to build a bigger cruise terminal in the city. The Liverpool cruise
NCL’s Chantelle White with Broadway
Travel agents Nicola Krzysiak (left) and Aimee Henderson
NCL invites agents and customers on Norwegian Jade
Norwegian Cruise Line will host 14 ship visits for agents and their customers on Norwegian Jade this summer. The operator will invite agents to bring groups of between five and 10 customers on board the ship from next month. The 2,402-passenger
vessel is sailing itineraries from Southampton and Hamburg, until November when it will reposition to Miami for the winter season. Nick Wilkinson, NCL’s UK
chief, said: “This is what agents are asking for: the opportunity to host and showcase [ships] to their clients. This is a big game changer.
“It is not about the agents visiting the ship, it is about the agents bringing potential non-cruise customers [on board].” Agents can book
Norwegian Jade ship visit places through NCL or Clia.
Wilkinson: Agents
need to look ‘more broadly’ for clients
LIVERPOOL: NCL’s Leonardo ships could dock at terminal
‘Switch clients from land to sea on NCL’
Travel agents have been urged to tap into growing demand from UK holidaymakers for all-inclusive holidays by Norwegian Cruise Line.
According to figures published
by Abta, almost a quarter (23%) of Britons are thinking of taking an all-inclusive holiday in 2018 – up from 18% in 2016. Speaking to agents on new
NCL ship Norwegian Bliss, Nick Wilkinson, vice-president and managing director for the UK, Ireland, the Middle East and Africa, said he believed agents could target that market to boost sales.
“The one thing that we can guarantee is that we change the scenery every day”
NCL offers a Premium All
Inclusive fare that includes what was previously classed as ‘extras’. Wilkinson urged agents to look
“wider” and “more broadly” to find Britons thinking of all-inclusive land-based holidays to book an all- inclusive cruise instead. “The one thing that we can guarantee, is that we change the scenery every day.”
terminal’s current limit for turnarounds is 1,200 passengers, but if design plans are confirmed the port could handle vessels that have a capacity of up to 3,600 passengers, which includes NCL’s new 3,300-passenger Leonardo-class ships. The new facility could open as early as 2020 if more-detailed plans are approved later this year. Despite the council’s decision, Nick Wilkinson said the city’s port authority and NCL had not discussed bringing its ships to Liverpool. “It is too early at this stage,” he said.
“One of things the team is doing is looking at how they can constantly refresh the itineraries based on what the customer wants. So we are constantly looking at opportunities.”
26 April 2018
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PICTURES: LENTHE/
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