CruiseWorld Coverage


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At CruiseWorld, executives lament the price gap with resortsWhile lower prices make cruising a better value and is a key selling point for travel advisors, cruise executives said the price differential is too large.
NCL's Chernesky: We want to make it easy for advisors to work with usAfter cracking jokes to travel advisors at CruiseWorld, the Norwegian Cruise Line sales exec turned serious. "Our ultimate goal is to become the easiest brand that you work with," he said.
Unique Vacations' Gary Sadler offers a breakfast toast to advisorsIn an often light-hearted address the exec with Sandals' sales and marketing arm thanked travel advisors for "believing in us as an organization and trusting us as a brand."
Pitch Perfect session tackles river and small-ship cruisingExecutives for river and small-ship ocean cruise lines were in the hot seat for a live selling session at CruiseWorld.
Royal Caribbean to advisors: Don't sell Utopia shortSpeaking at CruiseWorld, Royal Caribbean execs Michael Bayley and Vicki Freed said there's money to made selling Utopia of the Seas' short sailings when it debuts next summer.
Israel tourism exec addresses advisors: 'Tourism still matters'Chad Martin, the Israel Ministry of Tourism's director of the U.S. Northeast region, arrived at Travel Weekly's CruiseWorld to address travel advisors. They responded with a standing ovation.
At CruiseWorld, Pitch Perfect session explores many takes on luxuryTravel advisors must pay heed to what makes their high-spending clients tick, and suppliers must have what advisors need to get the sale.
MSC's homeport update: Working on Galveston, building in MiamiThe line is still in talks with Galveston Wharves to sail from the Texas port, and work continues apace on its new terminal in Miami, which will be able to process 36,000 passengers a day.
Princess offers peek at entertainment options on the Sun PrincessPrincess Cruises on Wednesday revealed the shows to be featured on the line's first Sphere-class ship. Entertainment will be performed in three venues: The Dome, the Piazza and the Princess Arena.
From left, Norwegian Cruise Line president David Herrera, Regent Seven Seas Cruises president Andrea DeMarco, Oceania Cruises president Frank A. Del Rio and Travel Weekly editor-in-chief Arnie Weissmann.From left, Norwegian Cruise Line president David Herrera, Regent Seven Seas Cruises president Andrea DeMarco, Oceania Cruises president Frank A. Del Rio and Travel Weekly editor-in-chief Arnie Weissmann. Photo Credit: Jerry LimoneNCLH Presidents Panel shares stage with Frank Del Rio's legacyExecutives on the panel pointed to his philosophy or aligned themselves with the direction he set during his three decades in the cruise industry.


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