| New Horizons doubles cruise sales

After 200% growth in one year,
New Horizons Holidays has
significantly expanded its
cruising range.
THE Travel Corporation-owned wholesaler
this week announced an expansion into
cruises in the Mediterranean, Middle East,
Asia and Scandinavia, with additional cruise
lines to be rolled out soon.
Chris Evans, managing director, New
Horizons Holidays, said: “We’ve witnessed
growing demand in the market for cruising,
more than doubling our sales this year, and in
response we’ve diversified and widened our
cruising product range.”
The company currently sells MSC, Holland
America Line, Star Cruises, Classic
International Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line,
Royal Caribbean, Azamara, Costa and
Celebrity Cruises.
Evans said the company had seen “robust
demand” for Azamara at the premium end of
the market, and Norwegian Epic, particularly
for solo travellers.
“With our cruise sales growing by more than
200% this year, we’ve also started to see a
shift in buying patterns, with many of the
Royal Caribbean International brands, like
Azamara and Celebrity Cruises, experiencing
strong growth and increased demand,
bringing their sales in line with some of our
most popular Star Cruise product,” he said.
“Of course, with our product range
diversifying and expanding, we’re also growing
our team to support the trade with two
dedicated cruising consultants on hand to
assist agents with their cruise bookings.”
An example of New Horizon’s deals is the
‘Australia and Asia Fly, Stay & Cruise’, priced
from $2699ppts for a 15-day Voyager of the
Seas cruise to Singapore from Perth (9 Mar
2013) also including hotel accommodation and
airfare.
For details, call 1300 302 230 or see
www.newhorizons.com.au.