Big Fat Cruise Wrap
The office coffee machine is broken so we wrote this without caffeine. Are you impressed? You should be.
Royal Caribbean Reveals New Features On Worlds Largest Cruise Ship: Symphony Of The Seas
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Dream Cruises to set a new world record for world dream
Dream Cruises is making a big splash in the market ahead of the much-awaited arrival of World Dream with a grand kick-off celebration showcasing all the new fun experiences that await guests, and getting everyone to take part in breaking a world record.
The excitement begins with Dream Cruises’ innovative “#TogetherWeBuildDreams” campaign, which engages consumers in the building of the world’s largest LEGO® cruise ship. The 8.44-meter cruise ship replica of World Dream is expected to be certified by the Guinness Book of World Records and completed in time for World Dream’s arrival in Hong Kong.
This November, Dream Cruises will take families, couples and groups into a world of wonder on board World Dream with fascinating journeys to exotic and popular destinations in Asia, enhancing every voyage with new world-class entertainment and recreation features, including a state-of-the-art virtual reality and game zone, dazzling laser and fireworks displays and new signature shows, as well as new dining concepts and expanded duty-free shopping and marketplaces.
Luxury Travel Agents Help Deliver Double Revenue for Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Oceania Cruises
Carnival Cruise Line Celebrates five years in Australia with Largest Conga Line At Sea
The new RV Sabei Pandaw
Pandaw are pleased to announce the addition of a third ship to join their Laos Flotilla on the Mekong River in November 2018. This will be the 17th vessel in the Pandaw Fleet that currently ply the waterways of six South-East Asian countries
The double decked vessel to be named RV Sabei Pandaw will be 45 meters long and designed to meet the navigational challenges of shooting the rapids in the Laos gorges. At the same time it will have the shallow draft to enable year round passage across Yunnan into China.
The Sabei will be deployed between Vientiane, the Laos capital, to Jinghong in China. Travellers on this four-country expedition will visit Laos, Thailand, Burma and China. Highlights include the ancient Laos capital of Luang Prabang, visits to tribal villages, national parks and the river itself which is intensely dramatic and wild.
Pandaw were the first to open luxury river expeditions in Laos in 2015 and added a second ship last year extending the programme from Laos to Thailand to continue to China.
Australian Sales Figures Double for Riviera River Cruises
New hot destinations, small cruise ship charters and iconic cultural events
Back a Winner with Captain Cook’s Melbourne Cup Cruise
Aranui Offers 2018 Agent Incentive
APT Small Ship Expeditions, Polar Opposite Cursing
Exceptional value for deluxe Russian river cruise tour
Coming Home: Royal Caribbean Sets Return to St. Thomas
Another way to stay 17 hours on a Dream Liner on the way to London
Seabourn announce new extended explorations sailings on Sojourn
Oceania Cruises introduces 2019 Europe & The Americas itineraries
Celebrity cruises invites guess to experience Europe with an Edge
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Air India and All Nippon codeshare between the two countries
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A&K offers minimum 18 weeks paid parental leave
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Traveltek offers travel agents new rapid deploy cruise website
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