现在是时候预订圣诞市场河流巡游了
经过多里·萨尔茨曼(Dori Saltzman)/
If you’ve got clients interested in Christmas Market cruises, get on the phone today. Don’t wait. They’re selling out fast! That’s the message Travel Market Report is hearing over and over again from river cruise operators.
“现在是时候了,”包括阿瓦隆水道在内的Globus品牌家族的CMO史蒂夫·伯恩(Steve Born)说。“随着天气开始升温,库存开始融化那些圣诞节巡游。
阿瓦隆圣诞节时期巡游的近80%的容量售罄。
在塔克(Tauck),其35%的圣诞节市场巡游完全被售罄,35%的供应量有限,多瑙河和莱茵河行程是预订最多的行程。
Though demand for Christmas Market cruises typically shoots up in spring, this year it’s more pronounced than usual, executives said.
Uniworld River Cruises总裁兼首席执行官Ellen Bettridge说:“我们的圣诞节市场始终是客户的最爱,在大流行期间取消两年后,2022年的需求尤其高。”“实际上,我们在2022年的假日巡游中已经超过了大流行的预订水平。”
Amawaterways执行副总裁兼联合创始人Kristin Karst说,他们看到了几乎相同的事情。
“After so many missed celebrations over the past two years, friends and family are eager to reconnect and this desire is driving demand for special experiences like our Christmas Market cruises on the Rhine and Danube,” she said. “River cruise bookings for 2022 are looking very strong, particularly for departures in the second half of the year.”
Both Karst and Born mentioned that part of the uptick in demand is driven by guests on canceled sailings rescheduling for this year.
“与常规一年不同,那是一群将要表演的巡洋舰,”出生说。
Karst added that simplified entry requirements and reduced travel restrictions in Europe have “encouraged many guests to re-schedule trips, particularly the Christmas Market cruises, which are only available four weeks of the year.”
Some Capacity Left
所有河流Cruises TMR交谈仍在圣诞市场巡游中剩下一定的能力,但所有人都表示希望这会很快。
“我们仍然有可用性在大多数离职,布鲁里溃疡t with pent-up demand for these unique experiences, we do expect most 2022 Christmas Market cruises to be full,” Karst said. And that’s with added capacity from the AmaSiena and AmaLucia on the Rhine River, and a longer season of the AmaKristina on the Rhone.
“We encourage those who are dreaming of sailing, whether solo or with a multi-generational family group, to reach out to their travel advisor to ensure they can secure the itinerary and stateroom of their choice.”
Viking River Cruises also added capacity for 2022. And, like AmaWaterways is seeing most of it fill up quickly.
维京市场营销执行副总裁理查德·马内尔(Richard Marnell)说:“为了回应我们多年来对这些航行的强劲需求,我们从今年开始介绍了莱茵河,多瑙河和塞纳河的几个新假期行程。”“虽然2022假期仍然有可用性,但许多航行已经有限,因此我们鼓励那些有兴趣尽快预订的人。”
Uniworld’s Bettridge echoed Karst and Marnell. “I’d encourage advisors to get their clients booked without delay to ensure that their preferences are met for this season.” Uniworld has six Christmas Market itineraries for advisors to sell.
天生告诉TMR Avalon在34次离开(跨越八个行程)中剩下的能力。
“仍然有广泛的可用性,但我对顾问的建议不等待。”他补充说,对于Avalon的Panorama Suite客舱尤其如此,这始终是第一个预订的人。
Born补充说,他们拥有的能力并不集中于任何给定时间范围。阿瓦隆(Avalon)的“多瑙河(Danube)圣诞节时间”航行在11月初有空间,而这条线的“在德国中心的节日季节”航行仍然有11月下旬至12月中旬的空间。
在其四个圣诞节市场河行程中,塔克(Tauck)的最佳小木屋选择是其“ Yuletide Spirit:Brussels to Amsterdam”巡游,该巡游在四个航行中的三个航行中都有空间。阿姆斯特朗还表示,这条线在其家庭特定行程的所有三个出发处都有良好的可用性(假日魔术:多瑙河家庭河巡游)。