Carnival Cruise Line Offers Special Carnival Vista Europe Group Promotion Through February 28
Offer Features 50 Percent Reduced Deposits on Sailings and Increased Amenity Points for Travel Agents
MIAMI (January 26, 2015) – With reservations now open for the new Carnival Vista, which debuts in May 2016 with eight- to 13-day Mediterranean itineraries, Carnival Cruise Line is hosting a special promotion offering reduced initial deposit requirements for group bookings by 50 percent, as well as an enhanced amenity points program for travel agents, through February 28, 2015.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>
Through the new “Meet Up in the Med” promotion, guests may enjoy reduced deposits of $200 per person (compared to the standard $400 per person) on Carnival Vista sailings departing between May 1, 2016 and October 21, 2016. In addition, Carnival is offering travel agents eight amenity points versus the normal six amenity points for each group booking.
“We heard from travel agents over the last year how important group business is to them, so we wanted to present a value-driven group opportunity that not only offers attractive options on our newest ship but also on our first European sailings in three years,” said Joni Rein, Carnival’s vice president of worldwide sales. “From multigenerational family gatherings to girlfriend getaways, this promotion offers agents a multitude of ways to bring together groups who want to visit breathtaking European destinations on our newest, most innovative ship.”
Group fares applicable to this promotion, which are available between now and February 28, 2015, begin at $999. Certain restrictions apply.
Designed to connect guests to the ocean with sweeping views and plenty to do both outdoors and in, Carnival Vista will take cruising to new heights and introduce an exciting array of groundbreaking new features. These include SkyRide, a breakthrough suspended open-air cycling experience; the world’s first IMAX® Theatre on a cruise ship; an expanded water park featuring the colorful Kaleid-O-Slide, the line’s first raft-riding water tube slide; Seafood Shack, a delectable New England-inspired eatery; RedFrog Pub, including the line’s first onboard brewery, and other enhanced dining, bar and entertainment options, along with new tropics-inspired Havana staterooms and other accommodation types.
For a complete list of terms and conditions regarding the “Meet Up in the Med” promotion, travel agents may visit GoCCL.com.
For additional information on Carnival Vista visit www.carnival.com/carnivalvista or follow @CarnivalVista for regular Twitter updates.
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About Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival, a unit
of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most
Popular Cruise Line®" with 24 ships operating three- to 16-day voyages to
The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England,
Bermuda, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The company
currently has two new 133,500-ton ships on order -- Carnival Vista, set to
debut in 2016, and an as-yet-unnamed vessel scheduled to enter service in 2018.
