Viking Cruises Targets Group Bookings
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cruiseweekly.com.au cruiseweekly.co.nz Monday 14th October 2019 Viking Cruises targets group bookings VIKING Cruises has created a dedicated Groups Coordinator on location in role along with a groups toolkit Moscow, Russia for travel agents, with the aim of simplifying the group booking journey for clients. Travel consultants wanting Today’s issue of CW is coming to you courtesy to design a hosted or special of Viking Cruises, which is interest departure on Viking’s hosting a VIP Waterways of river and ocean cruise products Pictured: one of Viking’s Russian river ships on the Volga. the Tsars river cruise from will now deal directly with Amy Moscow to St Petersburg. Swearingen, who will “seamlessly on a China, Europe or Russia (NCFs), paying agents commission THE 204-passenger Viking manage every element of a group river cruise, or more than eight on every aspect of bookings Akun provides the perfect booking, from initial enquiries staterooms on board an ocean including flights, pre-booked base to explore Russia as she and pricing right through to voyage or a Portugal river cruise. beverage packages and more. cruises the Volga River on a contracts and bookings”. Each person within the group For more information email 12-day itinerary. Swearingen will also act as a booking also receives a $150 [email protected], Our journey starts with liaison between travel agents and discount. and view the toolkit HERE. three nights in Moscow where the in-house Viking marketing Group fares are fully we are exploring highlights team to help promote the commissionable, and are eligible Cruise Weekly today such as Red Square, the departures. for current market offers at the Kremlin, St Basil’s Cathedral, A range of bonus value-adds are time of signing the contract, while Cruise Weekly today features the Moscow River and the also available for group bookings past passenger discounts also five pages of all the latest cruise famous Bolshoi Theatre - not with Viking, including free travel apply on group bookings, with industry news plus the latest to mention the Cosmonaut for one person when five or Viking noting it is the only line Cruise Month deals from Seven Museum tracing the USSR’s more staterooms are booked with no non-commissionable fees Ocean Cruises. participation in the space race. 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Offer ends 16 October 2019 CRUISE LINE unless extended. For full terms and conditions click here. 12 Years in a Row World Travel Awards Cruise Weekly AU t 1300 799 220 w cruiseweekly.com.au NZ t 0800 799 220 w cruiseweekly.co.nz page 1 The cruise survey results are in and the industry is still strong – read more in the October issue of travelBulletin. CLICK to read Monday 14th October 2019 Hapag-Lloyd’s Inspiration Heritage hosts Forest & Bird voyage HERITAGE Expeditions will continue its longstanding partnership with New Zealand independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird and the New Zealand Department of Conservation by hosting a special “Beyond Fjordland: New Zealand’s Wildest Islands” cruise. Taking place from 13-23 Dec, the cruise will feature Forest & Bird’s Canterbury West Coast Regional Manager Nicky Snoyink (pictured) as a guest lecturer, with a 5% discount offered to members of the organisation. HAPAG-LLOYD Cruises held experience on the HANSEATIC A portion of the fare will also be donated to Forest & Bird, with the naming ceremony for its Inspiration from now on,” said the voyage taking in the isolated Fiordland National Park including HANSEATIC Inspiration last Fri Hapag-Lloyd Cruises CEO, Karl Doubtful Sound, Dusky Sounds, Astronomer’s Point, Acheron night in Hamburg. Pojer during the event. Passage and Pickersgill Harbour along with predator-free Ulva Island Inspiration is the second The three-strong Hapag- and a visit to the Southern Royal Albatross Colony at Campbell Island of three new Hapag-Lloyd Lloyd expedition fleet sees the - more details at heritage-expeditions.com. expedition ships, with the vessel company “positioning [itself] in named by godmorther Laura the exclusive five-star expedition Dekker, the youngest person to segment,” according to Pojer. On demand ferries ever circumnavigate the globe The vessel cruised to Antwerp SYDNEY’S On Demand single-handed. over the weekend, and departs ferry trial begins today, with The event (pictured) saw the today on a 15-day inaugural the first service setting sail new ship transformed into a voyage to Tenerife via La Coruna, this morning from the Bays gigantic screen, with 11 high- Lisbon, Casablanca and Madeira. Precinct. powered projectors using the Inspiration carries a maximum Bringing customers to vessel as a backdrop for a of 230 guests, or 199 on Antarctic Barangaroo from Blackwattle EXPLORE multimedia show taking the cruises and circumnavigations of Bay, Fish Markets and Pirrama audience on a virtual cruise Spitsbergen, served by about 175 Park, services are available through some of the destinations crew members. tasmania’s between 7am and 10pm on the ship will visit - including icy Hapag-Lloyd Cruises earlier in weekdays and 8:30am and COASTAL WILDS landscapes, whales, penguins, the month announced that from 7:30pm on weekends. jungles, birds and other Jul 2020 its entire fleet would A single trip costs $7.60 landscapes. cease the use of heavy fuel oil, for adults and $3.80 for “Today’s naming ceremony has and instead use low-pollutant concessions, and is available given our guests a taste of the marine gas oil fuel on all routes to be booked on the Tranzer expedition cruises which they can (CW 02 Oct). application. The services will be operated on a new 12-metre FIRST TIME MiniCat with a capacity of 60 GUESTS SAVE customers. “The Bays Precinct is popular $800PP* with both tourists and regular VIKING IS THE ONLY CRUISE LINE public transport customers,” DID with no NCFs NSW Minister for Transport Andrew Constance said. YOU MEANING MORE MONEY KNOW? IN YOUR BACK POCKET “The wharves selected for this trial are not currently serviced by regular ferries so the new On Demand service will help to connect this area to a major transport hub.” FIND OUT MORE > Cruise Weekly AU t 1300 799 220 w cruiseweekly.com.au NZ t 0800 799 220 w cruiseweekly.co.nz page 2 Newcastle’s new season Monday 14th October 2019 From Russia with love... THE Port of Newcastle is eyeing “With its close proximity to a record season, with 15 cruise the Newcastle coastline and ship visits to potentially yield over world class beaches, the rolling 30,000 passengers. vineyards of the Hunter Valley The season begins Wed, with wine region and natural beauty of VIKING Cruises’ VIP famil in Red October chocolate factory, Celebrity Solstice expected to Port Stephens, Newcastle remains Russia this week (see page one) all tastefully lit up on a clear berth at 8am, and includes three a popular port of call amongst saw participants treated to an Russian night. maiden visits for Sea Princess Australian and international exclusive “Moscow by Night” The group heads off tomorrow and Golden Princess, as well guests,” said Port of Newcastle experience which wrapped up aboard Viking Akun bound for St as Explorer Dream which will Executive Manager Marine and with drinks at the top of city’s Petersburg via several ports on visit Port of Newcastle six times Operations Glen Hayward. exclusive Ritz-Carlton Hotel. the Volga River. between 28 Oct and 02 Dec. “We are proud to play a role by The late night rendezvous for Pictured are Jeff Leckey, House The Port Authority has also facilitating cruise ship visits given the group included a boat cruise of Travel NZ GM of Cruise; invested a further $250,000 the important economic benefits on the Moskva River, past key Janette Wall, Travel Associates to upgrade channel berth it has for the region and the landmarks including the Kremlin, Balgowlah NSW; and Tania infrastructure to enhance community.” St Basil’s Cathedral and the Myles, TravelManagers. the cruising experience for Pictured is Celebrity Solstice customers. entering Nobby’s Head. Book your 2021 Kimberley Luxury Expedition early and SAVE up to 30%!* Welcome Offer SAVE YOUR CLIENTS A$800* PER STATEROOM ON THEIR FIRST PONANT CRUISE DISCOVER THE EXPEDITIONS * T&C’s Apply Cruise Weekly AU t 1300 799 220 w cruiseweekly.com.au NZ t 0800 799 220 w cruiseweekly.co.nz page 3 Princess’ new Discovery Monday 14th October 2019 Cunard cuts Crystal photo trip THE first steel has been CRYSTAL Cruises has cut for the construction of announced a special Cunard’s newest ship. photography-themed The build of the as-yet departure aboard its new unnamed ship is taking place Crystal Endeavor in 2020.