ACV Introduces All-In-One Cruise Packages
For the first time ever, Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is making select cruise packages available in Sirev, Galileo and Amadeus.
The move coincides with the tour operator’s recent migration of its Caribbean and Mexico product. With the addition of cruise, ACV will further standardize its content; increase its distribution; maximize its visibility to the travel trade and allow agents to conveniently book cruise and air packages.
Initially, Caribbean cruises departing from Florida, San Juan and Montego Bay will be included followed by Europe cruises departing from London, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Rome, Venice and Athens.
Introducing cruise packages on these platforms will bring with it special rates and added value from ACV’s preferred partners including Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises and Celestyal Cruises.
ACV will offer Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas – the only Oasis class ship sailing out of Port Canaveral. Clients will receive exclusive rates and will also receive a specialty dining dinner for two.
Norwegian Getaway will offer exclusive rates and the Free at Sea Promotion. Inside staterooms will receive a free beverage package and ocean view or higher staterooms will receive a free beverage package and a free alternate dining package.
Packages onboard Celestyal Crystal will include unlimited beverages; three shore excursions and pre-paid gratuities – Air Canada Vacations is the only operator offering these packages with boarding in Montego Bay.
For the launch, ACV is offering air-inclusive cruise packages on the following ships: Norwegian Getaway, Costa Deliziosa, Oasis of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas, Celebrity Summit, Celestyal Crystal. Ppackages on MSC Divina and Carnival Sensation will launch soon. Clients that book these packages by Sept. 30 only have to pay a $100 deposit per person and will receive instant savings of up to $200 per person – agents will receive a 2% bonus commission for a total commission of 12%.
This offer applies to travel from Nov. 15 to April 30, 2017. Reduced deposit, instant savings and bonus commission are only applicable when booking the new pre-bundled cruise packages (including flight, cruise, transfers and all taxes).
