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Seabourn opens bookings for Ruby Collection in 2028
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Seabourn has revealed more itinerary details of sailings in The Ruby Collection for 2028, marking 40 years of operations. The programme of 54 voyages
across the five-ship fleet is now on sale and spans the Caribbean, Mediterranean, southeast Asia, Japan, Alaska, the Arctic and Antarctica. New ports of call for ocean
vessels include Taichung and Tainan in Taiwan, Petersburg, Valdez and the Chiswell Islands in Alaska. Maiden expedition ports will be Tvøroyri in the Faroe Islands and Cape Clear Island in Ireland. Highlighted sailings include
the 120-day Cape to Cape World Cruise, departing on January 7 and costing from £58,599, and the line’s second Pole to Pole Grand Expedition, which will be a 96-day journey from the High Arctic to Antarctica on August 16 and is priced from £82,299. In addition, Seabourn will
operate a Yachtsman Collection featuring Caribbean and Mediterranean sailings with ports
travelweekly.co.uk 40
Years of operation celebrated by range
of call in “intimate harbours that inspired the line’s founding” as The Yachts of Seabourn in 1988. There will also be an eight-day
pre-cruise Denali Experience in Alaska, a return to Red Bay in Canada and expansion into the fjords of Greenland, alongside new itineraries in Japan and southeast Asia to align with cultural events, such as the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in Taiwan. A seven-day Yachtsman’s
Caribbean sailing on Seabourn Ovation on March 4, 2028, from
Philipsburg in Sint Maarten to Bridgetown, Barbados, leads in at £2,889. A 10-day Southern Caribbean
& St Barts round-trip voyage from Miami on December 28, 2027, starts from £3,569.
seabourn.com/en/gb/about/ 40-years-of-exploration
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IT’S DIFFERENT OUT HERE: The view from Norwegian Cruise Line
It’s been a few weeks since the Agent Achievement Awards. What
a great event and huge congratulations to all those shortlisted and the winners – the atmosphere was incredible and a reminder of how much talent exists across our trade community. We had our five NCL Champions with
us on the night. Over the coming weeks, we’ll use this column to share their stories, insights and experiences. It’s a great opportunity to get to know them a little better and hear their top tips for selling NCL. There’s still enormous demand for Europe 2026 sailings,
so make sure you are using every tool to drive those late bookings. In a late market, revenue is critical but so is value, so make sure your clients are aware of NCL’s Free at Sea package (the best-value drinks package out there) and that you are adding it to every booking (over 90% of bookings made by agents have Free at Sea added). We are also seeing demand grow for late 2026 and early
2027 Caribbean cruises, particularly those sailing to our private Island in the Bahamas, Great Stirrup Cay. With Great Tides Waterpark and Great Life Lagoon up and running, there’s never been a better time to visit. Thank you for your continued partnership and support.
GARY ANSLOW vice-president and head of UK and Ireland, Norwegian Cruise Line
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