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…by the Cruise Line Association, the lines were telling agents to encourage travellers to book itineraries earliest from Autumn/ Winter 2021 and to focus more on 2022 cruises. Why? Because they are more certain that their advertised cruises will actually be able to run by then. Peter Shanks (the Managing Director of Silversea Cruises), was very explicit and said travel agents should focus on promoting and selling their cruises from the autumn of 20…

…some time thinking about is whether you’re going to do your future cruise bookings through a cruise travel agent or with a cruise line direct. I usually recommended using a cruise agent, particularly if you’re new to cruise, because they can help curate your trip, talk you through the different options, make sure you get on the right cruise line on the right itinerary in the right cabin. During the shutdown, a number of travellers contacted me sa…

…f you are buying travel insurance that involves cruising. Already when you book travel insurance, you need to make sure that it has cruising cover because there are potentially some really big costs if you fall ill or you need to be evacuated from a ship, or even repatriated. One of the solutions may end up being that cruise lines are going to have to build some kind of guarantees and insurance into their fares, covering costs, whether or not they…