Meet Cunard’s New Ship – Queen Anne Debuting in early 2024, Cunard welcomes Queen Anne which will make up a remarkable quartet alongside Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, and Queen Elizabeth. Background The name “Queen Anne” celebrates Cunard’s rich heritage, royal history and refined status. The ship will join a contemporary fleet with names that […]
Rebecca Adams, Direct Travel’s Director of Supplier Relations, recently sailed on board Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas. Here are Rebecca’s thoughts on the Experience: One of my favorite things about travel is how personal it is. However, this can create a challenge when travelling with family and friends. The solution is choosing a vacation […]
Glühwein: an essential part of winter in Europe Brighten up the long winter nights the way Europeans have for centuries with an intensely warming and fragrant drink of hot mulled wine fortified with spices, herbs, fruit and fruit juices, hard alcohol and a sweetener like honey or sugar, or any combination of those ingredients. This […]
Rebecca Adams, Vision/Direct Travel’s Director of Supplier Relations, recently sailed with Princess Cruises and shared how the MedallionClass® enhanced her cruise experience. Princess Medallion Your Medallion stores all of your information, allowing for an easy “tap and go” for getting on and off of the ship. However, even better is that most of the Medallion […]
This past September, I travelled to Greece and enjoyed a seven-night cruise on board Azamara. It turns out the biggest hurdle wasn’t navigating the new travel requirements, it was getting myself ready to be part of the world again. For the past 18 months, I had been following government guidelines by limiting my contacts and […]
Stephen Smith, SVP of Marketing, Vision and Direct Travel recent experience as a Canadian travelling to the US and to Europe. Trip #1: Toronto to Las Vegas Date: Aug 7-13, 2021 Purpose: Virtuoso Travel Week (conference) Experience: I researched the requirements for a Canadian to travel to Las Vegas by air and determined I needed […]