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In brief
Carnival sales slowdown
■ CCS offers Kaiser Chiefs tickets for Ruby sales
Complete Cruise Solution is offering its “Waves
of Wisdom Experts” a chance to win tickets to a “Although bookings have slowed compared
Tricia Holly-Davis.
Kaiser Chiefs concert next month. To win, eligible CARNIVAL Corporation’s advance bookings are with the strong booking levels of a year ago,
agents should book a cruise on the new Ruby slowing for the remainder of the year and the pricing is holding up well given the current
Princess and email their name and the booking first half of 2009, compared with the same period difficult economic environment.”
reference to
wow@completecruisesolution.com last year. Rising fuel prices, which shot up 77% to $230
by September 26. In a third-quarter earnings statement, the million, depressed third-quarter earnings.
operator blamed higher ticket prices and a However, the losses were mitigated by an
■ Windstar tie-up with BMI at Manchester weakening global economy for the downturn. increase in cruise capacity, particularly for
Windstar Cruises has teamed up with BMI to offer However, chairman and chief executive Micky Carnival’s European brands, and revenues.
fly-cruise packages from Manchester airport. Arison was upbeat. “We are very pleased with Third-quarter revenues increased by $493
The 10-night package includes direct flights from our results for the third quarter, which is season- million or 11.4% to $4.8 billion, while passenger
Manchester to Barbados, followed by a night in a ally our strongest of the year,” he said. numbers rose to 2.3 million, up from 2.2 million
hotel and then a seven-night cruise. Prices begin “Despite the uncertain economy, all our major for the same period a year ago.
at £2,295 per person. brands globally performed quite well with The company expects full year net revenue
increased corporate-wide revenue yields. yields to increase by 3.5 percentage points to
■ Indian Ocean Cruises adds Mauritius “While occupancy levels at this time are 4%. However, overall earnings are expected to
Indian Ocean Cruises is expanding its routes slightly behind the historically high levels of last continue to feel the pinch of the credit crunch
to include Mauritius and the Mascarenes Islands year, they remain well ahead of 2006. and high oil prices.
from November. The company, which had previ-
ously focused exclusively on cruises along the
Malabar coast of southern India, will use Port
Louis in Mauritius as its home port.
NCL launches Ultimate Touring
■ SeaDream II out of action for refit NORWEGIAN Cruise Line has launched an
SeaDream II will begin a 17-day refit on October extended range of five-star short excursions in
15, operator SeaDream Yacht Club has confirmed. its Ultimate Touring collection.
The ship’s engines will be serviced and public and The programme includes a private boat
private areas refurbished. The 55-cabin vessel charter in the Caribbean, a floatplane flight over
will re-enter service on November 2. the Alaskan fjords, and a speed boat ride through
Finland’s archipelagos.
■ Regent to spend $40m on ship refurbs Stephen Park, UK general manager, said:
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is to spend $40 million “Ultimate Touring enables agents to offer
upgrading and refurbishing its three luxury ships. customers a tailor-made element, as guests can
Beginning with the Seven Seas Voyager in now experience tours in the privacy of a couple,
December, all three ships will be refurbished or with a group of friends or family.”
by mid-2010. Meanwhile, NCL is supporting Macmillan Can-
cer Support’s “World’s Biggest Coffee Morning”
■ HAL launches five-year upgrade programme today.
Holland America Line has announced a $200 The event involves arranging coffee and
million refurbishment programme of its five cake for friends, family and colleagues,
most popular ships over the next two years. and requesting a donation to Macmillan for the
Among the changes to the ships will be the food and drink. More than £7.5 million was Claire Riches, NCL head of marketing, and John Judd,
creation of a resort-style pool area on the lido raised last year. financial director, prepare for the Macmillan coffee morning
deck. Staterooms will also be redesigned.
■ Swan Hellenic unveils Discovery Cruises
P&O hits 1,000 sales for world cruises
Swan Hellenic has launched its Discovery Cruises
brochure for 2009-10. Highlights include seven ALMOST 1,000 people booked full world cruises The line is offering two world cruises for 2010.
new cruises in Antarctica onboard Minerva and with P&O Cruises on the launch day of its 2010 Arcadia will sail west from the UK on a 94-day
four new itineraries taking in the Indian Ocean, World Voyages brochure, spending an average itinerary.
Red Sea and Mediterranean cruises via the Suez £14,000 per person. Aurora will sail through the Mediterranean to
Canal. Nigel Esdale, managing director of P&O the Suez Canal and to India, Japan and Australia
Cruises, said: “In a time of economic instability, before returning via South Africa in 104 days.
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