CAPTAIN Cook Cruises Fiji is embarking on a new era of small ship luxury expedition cruising in Fiji with the arrival of Caledonian Sky (pictured), with the company seeing the travel trade as key to the brand’s evolution. Speaking to Cruise Weekly yesterday, Executive Chair Allison Howarth West explained the...
CAPTAIN Cook Cruises Fiji is embarking on a new era of small ship luxury expedition cruising in Fiji with the arrival of Caledonian Sky (pictured), with the company seeing the travel trade as key to the brand’s evolution.
Speaking to Cruise Weekly yesterday, Executive Chair Allison Howarth West explained the travel trade is key in sharing Captain Cook’s unique product with the wider community.
“The trade is a critical part of people’s ability to have good travel experiences,” Howarth West enthused.
“A travel advisor is the difference between a good trip and a bad trip, both in terms of choices and in terms of management.
“We rely on the trade to share our message out into the greater community.
“If we can help travel agents to understand what we do, give them great deals, and of course to experience and have a firsthand knowledge of our products, then that enables them to sell our experiences and have people have great experiences themselves when they go.”
Caledonian Sky will replace Captain Cook’s current vessel, Reef Endeavour, as exclusively revealed at this year’s Fijian Tourism Expo, with the ship to explore Fijian waters from 11 Nov (CW 08 May).
The ship will provide guests with an elevated travel experience, bringing a new level of luxury to Fijian expedition cruising, while also taking travellers to some of the most remote and beautiful locations in Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. AP
