News in cruise:

Carnival Cruise Lines witnesses record Wave Season activity

Published: 26 Feb 2010 (0 comments)

Carnival Cruise Lines is reporting record wave season bookings, with strong reservations activity for 2010 departures.

Celebrity Cruises launches Twitter giveaway for access to preview of new ship

Published: 27 Jan 2010 (0 comments)

Celebrity Cruises is launching a Twitter-based campaign to allow access to an exclusive preview of the new ship, Celebrity Eclipse.

Robin Shaw to leave Royal Caribbean Cruises

Published: 11 Jan 2010 (0 comments)

Robin Shaw, currently vice president and managing director for UK and Ireland, will be leaving Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd at the end of March 2010.

Carnival sees strongest bookings in its history

Published: 21 Dec 2009 (0 comments)

Carnival Corporation has posted net income of $193 million on revenues of $3.2 billion for its fourth quarter ended November 30, 2009.

“Even today it’s exciting to see new applications enhancing customer's journey”

Published: 14 Dec 2009 (0 comments)

Travel companies must be very clear in their objectives before they proceed with adding features such as videos, blogs or other UGC.

eWaterways signs agreement with Travelport

Published: 05 Nov 2009 (0 comments)

eWaterways has signed an agreement with Travelport to distribute its niche cruise content to GDS users for the first time.

Jet2.com, NCL to offer direct fly-cruise packages

Published: 19 Oct 2009 (0 comments)

Cruise travel company NCL has launched a partnership with regional flight specialist Jet2.com allowing agents to fly their customers from local departure points to join a selection of Mediterranean sailings from Venice and Barcelona.

New dynamic cruise booking website introduced

Published: 05 Oct 2009 (0 comments)

Ken Lockley, former MD of cheapestflights.co.uk, has marked his return to the industry with a new travel website, CustomCruises.co.uk, for selling cruises.

Crystal Cruises goes for new pricing strategy

Published: 23 Sep 2009 (0 comments)

Crystal Cruises has gone for a complete revamping of its 2010 pricing and promotions with extended value-added features.

The Social Media Challenge - Finding the right balance between participation and observation

Published: 22 Sep 2009 (0 comments)

IN-DEPTH: Carnival Cruises’ Stephanie Leavitt on social media monitoring and analysis

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