Charter-Only Transcend Cruises Charters Ex-Crystal River Ship from Riverside Cruises
byDori Saltzman/Transcend Cruises是一家新的仅包装河邮轮公司,已从河滨巡游(Riverside Cruises)租用了一艘前晶体巡航河船,并将比预期的早期运营。仅限宪章的船只将通过超越将其标记为预付款,并将被评为超越预付款。宪章将于今年八月开始。
"We are pleased to advance our customer's needs by previewing key components of Transcend Cruises with the Advance for the latter half of the 2023 season and all of 2024," said Matthew Shollar, Transcend's founder and chief visionary officer. "This opportunity means we are able to utilize a well-regarded, innovative luxury vessel, and operate it with Transcend's uniquely flexible charter-focused, custom-designed programming and tailored food and beverage program."
“零售河邮轮需求空前高涨, the charter customer has fewer options, and we are happy to deliver a new solution," he added.
Transcend's charter model is designed to serve private groups exclusively. Beyond dictating the onboard entertainment and enrichments, charter clients pick the itinerary and can choose the food and beverage onboard. Sailings can be as long or short as clients want or the ship can stay in a single port the entire time. It's all customizable.
"When you come in to charter a ship, you're taking something out of inventory," Sholler told Travel Market Report during an exclusive interview at this week's Seatrade Cruise Global conference, speaking of the traditional river charter product. "It's pre-programed. It's departing on this day, from this port, seven-days later I get off at these other location. These are the internal ports, these are the tours. It's good, but it's rote. We're saying, don't start with that, start by thinking about what your group wants and let's work together to deliver that product."
While much of the charter company's capacity will go to tour operators and corporate groups, there is plenty of availability for travel advisors, Sholler said, adding he expects the agency community to account for about a third of Transcend's bookings.
Transcend is currently working with advisors on charters for a destination wedding, a hosted birthday sailing, and a three-family group cruise.
Transcend Advance is a 443-foot, 110-guest former Crystal Rhine Class vessel. It will operate charters on the Rhine and Moselle in 2023, with wider deployments through December 2024 on customized group itineraries. Charter requests are open.
“一位知道他们可以将一个团体组成的顾问,这些人在寻找有趣的度假机会,现在应该给我们打电话。”