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Online Travel Training to introduce Carnival Cruise Line programme


Online Travel Training is to add a Carnival Cruise Line training programme to give agents the knowledge and resources to book its sailings. The line is particularly keen to expand its reach to new UK trade partners. Agents who complete the training by August 2025 will be entered into a draw to win a £200 voucher on the operator’s Loyalty Rocks Club rewards platform. onlinetraveltraining.com loyaltyrocksclub.com


Celestyal adds tool for trade to book pre and post-cruise land stays


Celestyal has added a tool to its booking system that enables agents to create cruise-and-land packages for before or after a client’s sailing. Janet Parton, Celestyal’s


vice-president of business development, said: “By allowing agents to seamlessly book cruise- and-land packages, including high-quality hotel stays and private transfers, we’re enhancing the overall value and convenience of the Celestyal experience.” The hotels available are


four-star and above, with private transfers available to and from the airport, hotel and port. This service is available


on several ex-Athens sailings, including the Iconic Aegean, Idyllic Aegean, Steps of Paul and Heavenly Adriatic itineraries. The line plans to expand the


offering to the Arabian Gulf. trade.celestyal.com/gb


Regent launches land


add-on in Canada Regent Seven Seas Cruises has added an optional six- night land programme for five summer 2025 sailings between Vancouver and Alaska on Seven Seas Explorer. The Regent and Rocky Mountaineer option includes two days travelling the Canadian Rockies from Banff to Vancouver, including a full-day tour of Yoho National Park. rssc.com


20 29 AUGUST 2024


Avalon unveils raft of 2025 prices with flights included


Samantha Mayling


Avalon Waterways has launched flight-inclusive pricing for 2025 with deals across 120 sailings. It is the earliest in the year that the river cruise line


has released package prices. Phil Shipman, Avalon Waterways UK sales director,


encouraged agents to take advantage of these early prices, describing the line’s regional flight offering as “the strongest it has ever been”, with no supplements from selected airports and “industry-leading low deposits” of £200 per person. Flight-inclusive prices are available for departures


from Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh. Prices lead in at £1,999 per person, based on double occupancy in a Deluxe Stateroom, or £2,549 in a Panorama Suite.


Avalon claims its Panorama Suites are 30% larger


than the industry standard and offer river cruising’s only open-air balcony. Cabins are set up with the bed facing floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows. Agents who book a 2025 cruise before October 31


will be entered into a draw to win a seven-night cruise for two people next year, including flights. Avalon has already announced that it will resume its


fam trip programme, with its first sailings since 2020 scheduled for October. Selected agents will be invited on a three or four-night Danube cruise hosted by a member of the Avalon Waterways UK sales team. Shipman said the reintroduction of fam trips was “a


natural step” to “build new and existing relationships”. The cruise line is a sister brand of Globus and


Cosmos Tours. avalonwaterways.co.uk


travelweekly.co.uk


Avalon Panorama on the Rhine


Explora Journeys releases new


range of experiences in Caribbean Explora Journeys has added a range of experiences to its Caribbean cruises, including snorkelling in Curaçao, a rum tour and tasting in Martinique, and excursions to the ancient Mayan cities of Uxmal and Chichén Itzá. Explora II and Explora I will arrive in the Caribbean in November and December 2024 respectively, operating itineraries that will visit different Caribbean destinations until March 2025. explorajourneys.com


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