Looking Ahead
Michael Wilson
Your November Update from Michael Wilson
11 Nov 2022
Hello and welcome to my November update! The main focus for us in early November was the P&O Cruises winter 24/25 launch and, thanks to you, we have once again achieved significant market share. It’s great to be back into our normal swing booking thousands of passengers, with Covid no…
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Itineraries
Azamara Reveals Winter 2024/25 Season
11 Nov 2022
Azamara has announced 44 new sailings for winter 2024/25, exploring all four corners of the world. Azamara Quest will embark on six back-to-back South Africa Country Intensive voyages, visiting ports such as Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Mossel Bay and Cape Town. The ship will also visit Maputo in Mozambique,…
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Itineraries
Shorter Sailings Available on Fred. Olsen’s Round-World Cruise
09 Nov 2022
Passengers interested in shorter segments of Fred. Olsen’s ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ cruise in 2023 will now be able to take their pick from two sailings. The cruise line announced that a 26-night journey on board Borealis will be available from Southampton to Singapore departing 23 February, taking…
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Cruise Ships
Carnival Celebration Joins Carnival Cruise Line Fleet
03 Nov 2022
Carnival Celebration has officially been welcomed to the Carnival Cruise Line fleet. The newest Excel-class ship and sister to Mardi Gras was handed over at a signing ceremony at Meyer Turku in Finland ahead of her maiden voyage. The ship will depart Southampton on a 14-day Transatlantic Crossing and a…
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Cruise Lines
Food and Drink
Free Drinks on Selected Festive Fred. Olsen Sailings
01 Nov 2022
All-inclusive drinks are available on selected Fred. Olsen sailings in 2022, departing over the festive period. Three cruises are featured in the promotion, including a 13-night White Christmas in Norway sailing on board Bolette, due to leave Southampton on 21 December 2022. For those who would like to set sail…
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Cruise Lines
Sun Princess to Spend Inaugural Season in Mediterranean
28 Oct 2022
The newest ship to join the Princess Cruises fleet, Sun Princess, will be setting sail for the Mediterranean for her inaugural season, including a series of cruises from Southampton. The Sun Princess inaugural voyage is already on sale, a 10-night Grand Mediterranean sailing that departs on 8 February 2024, as…
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Food and Drink
Holland America Line Marks 150 Years With Limited-Edition Beer
25 Oct 2022
Holland America Line is celebrating 150 years in the industry with the launch of a limited-edition pilsner beer. HAL Pils is available in a commemorative can which depicts the iconic Jan van Beers poster showing a woman in a nautical-blue dress holding a Holland America Line steamship above her head….
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Cruise Ships
Royal Caribbean Reveals First Look at Icon of the Seas
20 Oct 2022
Details of the next Royal Caribbean ship Icon of the Seas have emerged, ahead of its launch in January 2024. The ship promises guests ‘the best of every vacation’, with features including theme park adventures, beach retreats and everything in between. Passengers will be able to choose from 28 different…
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Itineraries
Saga Adds Round-Britain Cruises to 2023 Schedule
19 Oct 2022
Four additional cruises have been added to Saga’s summer 2023 schedule, timed to coincide with events such as the Rolex Fastnet Yacht Race and the Tall Ships Race. The shorter voyages of between six and eight nights begin on board Spirit of Discovery on 16 July, where a departure from…
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Looking Ahead
Michael Wilson
Your October Update from Michael Wilson
17 Oct 2022
Hello and welcome to my October update! The past month has continued to be a mixed picture with sales slowing over and beyond the period of the state funeral and non-sales queries still running at record levels, representing a significant proportion of our inbound calls. I mentioned previously that I…
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