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Silversea launches off-season Controtempo World Cruise for 2025

Details: Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä; Category: More News More News; Published: 21 July 2022 21 July 2022

Silversea Cruises has opened an exclusive pre-sale on its Controtempo World Cruise for 2025, inviting guests to journey offbeat to 59 destinations in 30 countries across four continents. Unveiled by the cruise line’s executives during a special live-streamed event, the 136-day Controtempo World Cruise will depart Tokyo for New York on January 13, 2025, unlocking some of the world’s most iconic and off-the-beaten-path destinations during unconventional seasons, with immersive experiences that introduce local people and the most compelling stories. Guests will journey aboard Silversea’s ultra-luxury 596-guest Silver Dawn for the global voyage, marking the first time a Muse-class ship has hosted a World Cruise.

The Controtempo World Cruise 2025 was unveiled to selected guests and travel partners during a virtual premiere, which featured a video starring Fernando Barroso de Oliveira – Silversea’s President’s Ambassador to the Venetian Society. Incorporating a 10-song soundtrack composed especially for the event, inspired by each region on the voyage, the video depicts Fernando walking through a sample of the voyage’s destinations. He reveals the authentic experiences that await guests in each region, highlighting the draw of discovering the world off-season and through local eyes. At the video’s conclusion and following a brief presentation, attendees posed their questions to Roberto Martinoli, President and CEO, Silversea Cruises; Barbara Muckermann, Chief Commercial Officer, Silversea Cruises; and Fernando.

“Feeding the incredibly high demand for extended voyages, our destination experts have designed our new Controtempo World Cruise 2025 to sail offbeat, enabling the world’s most experienced travellers to rediscover the world in a whole new light,” says Roberto Martinoli, President and CEO, Silversea Cruises. “Controtempo, a musical term that means ‘off-tempo’, will take guests closer to the authentic heartbeat of iconic and off-the-beaten-path destinations. We will be travelling to an unusual rhythm, from East to West, with more time ashore in unconventional seasons. For the first time, we will host our World Cruise aboard our beautiful Silver Dawn – a slightly larger ship with a capacity of 596—which pays testament to the high demand we are seeing for extended voyages. Most importantly, guests will enjoy an enhanced experience aboard Silver Dawn, with the choice of eight restaurants; eight bars and lounges; our immersive culinary programme, S.A.L.T.®; and our indulgent wellness programme, Otium℠. This is the invitation to gain a different perspective on the world, in true Silversea style.”

Incorporating 33 overnight calls, seven exclusive events, three optional overland programmes, and 19 maiden calls, the Controtempo World Cruise 2025 is set to unlock new, immersive experiences for Silversea’s well-travelled guests. As well as some of the most iconic cities in the world, from Tokyo to Paris, the itinerary will include remote destinations that are new to a Silversea World Cruise. The voyage will be divided into 10 segments, first of which starting from Tokyo, Japan on January 13, 2025.

The pre-sale for the Controtempo World Cruise 2025 has opened to all Venetian Society members, while sales open to the general public on August 2, 2022.

Carnival prices stock offer at $9.95 per share

Details: Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen; Category: More News More News; Published: 21 July 2022 21 July 2022

Carnival Corporation & plc announced that it had priced its previously announced underwritten public offering of 102,139,621 shares of common stock of the Company at a public offering price of $9.95 per share.

“The Company has granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to 15,320,943 additional shares of common stock of the Company. The offering is expected to close on July 25, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions,” it said in a statement.

It said it expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which could include addressing 2023 debt maturities, it stated.

Carnival starts underwritten $1.0 billion common stock offering

Details: Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen; Category: More News More News; Published: 21 July 2022 21 July 2022

Carnival Corporation & plc said that Carnival Corporation has commenced an underwritten public offering of $1,000,000,000 of shares of common stock of the Company.

“The Company intends to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to $150,000,000 of additional shares of common stock of the Company. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which could include addressing 2023 debt maturities,” Carnival said in a statement.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as sole bookrunner and underwriter for the proposed public offering.

SH Vega sails on first Arctic Cruise

Details: Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen; Category: More News More News; Published: 21 July 2022 21 July 2022

SH Vega, the second ship of Cyprus based expedition cruise operator Swan Hellenic has sailed from Tromsø, Norway, on its first cruise of the Arctic, an 11-day exploration of the Svalbard Archipelago. This follows a delivery voyage from Finland via Copenhagen in Denmark

SH Vega that was built by the Helsinki Shipyard in Finland features a 5-megawatt diesel-electric propulsion system with selective catalytic reduction and a PC5 ice-strengthened hull with extra-large stabilisers for exceptional passenger comfort. At 113 m, the 10,600-ton vessel has been specially designed to visit the most inspiring and inaccessible places on the planet, the comps ny said in a statement

SH Vega, like her twin sister SH Minerva, has been designed to meet the latest environmental regulations and is completely self-sufficient for up to 40 days or 8,000 nautical miles. “Preparations have been made to implement battery technology which would also make it possible to operate silently. The vessels are equipped with exhaust gas cleaning, advanced wastewater treatment systems and the waste storage facilities required for operating in sensitive polar areas,” Swan Hellenic said.

Explora partners with Amadeus

Details: Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä; Category: More News More News; Published: 20 July 2022 20 July 2022

Explora Journeys today announced a new partnership with Amadeus, one of the world's leading travel technology companies, to provide its online booking and fulfillment program and connect the luxury travel brand with more travel agencies and a broader audience.

The partnership enables the display of content that includes images of Explora Journeys’ fleet of ships, suites and deck plans and the opportunity for travel advisors to upsell pre- and post- guest experiences in the same booking with one PNR on the Amadeus Cruise Portal.

Chris Austin, Chief Sales Officer, Explora Journeys, said, “Amadeus is one of the global travel industry’s leading distribution companies and it will further enable our travel partners to access Explora Journeys’ inventory, pricing and our rich content on a real time basis to improve further the booking experience for our growing travel advisor community. This announcement with such a great partner as Amadeus comes as we remain firmly on track for the first of our six luxury ships - EXPLORA I - to make her maiden journey in less than 12 months’ time, May 2023, and, when demand for luxury ocean tourism has returned to pre-pandemic levels.”

Robert Buckman, Head of North America, Travel Sellers, Amadeus, added “By forging our partnership with Explora Journeys we’re strengthening our marketplace to help travel advisors connect their customers to real-time cruise content and offers. With Amadeus Cruise Portal, travel advisors gain access to Explora Journey’s content, can inspire their travelers with rich multimedia, and finalize a booking easily through a single connection.”

EXPLORA I in her first year at sea will visit 132 ports in 40 different countries, including two destinations, Kastellorizo, Greece and Saint Pierre, Martinique, rarely visited by cruise ships. The luxury ship’s itineraries include the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the UK, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, the U.S. East Coast, Caribbean, South America, and Hawaii. Sailings start from 6-night journeys and culminate in an epic 44-night Northern Europe Grand Journey.