Greece-based operator Variety Cruises is to eliminate all single-use plastic across its fleet by the end of 2019 as part of its environmental and sustainability initiatives. Items including straws, stirrers, cups, lids, bottled water and products wrapped in plastic have already been removed from Panorama II, which currently operates in Indonesia. (cruiseandferry.net)
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Fans of the Game of Thrones HBO series can sail to its filming spots with Variety Cruises. The company is cruising to Croatia, Iceland and Spain on three different itineraries spotlighting some of the most iconic GOT locations, including Dubrovnik, Croatia; Reykjavik, Iceland or Seville, Spain. (travelagentcentral.com)
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When Yiannis Vontas, executive vice president – partner, Variety Cruises, talks about his small-ship line, he likens it to the boutique hotel side of the hospitality industry. “It’s a big thing today in the hotel market and I think the same is happening as far as the cruise market is concerned.” (travelagentcentral.com)
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Variety Cruises, the UK based operator of cruises on small vessels, celebrates its 50thanniversary this year and it has launched a programme to cover the period from the summer of this year to winter 2019-20. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Variety Cruises, which operates a fleet of small yacht-style cruise vessels, has become a member of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). Boasting 11 fully owned boutique cruise yachts with capacities ranging from 17 to 36 cabins, Variety Cruises aims to use its CLIA membership to develop and build relationships with travel agents across the UK. (cruiseandferry.net)
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Variety Cruises has released the details for new three-night/four-day and four-night/five-day mini cruises that will sail through the Greek Islands and the Aegean Sea from winter to spring in 2018, 2019 and 2020. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Variety Cruises, a Greece-based boutique cruise company just launched its new program, the Rivers of West Africa, with two sailing locations in Dakar and Banjul. It features an 8-day cruise in the waterways of Senegal and Gambia which will start in the early April of 2018.
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In celebration of its 50th Anniversary in small ship cruising, Variety Cruises has announced that it will reward travel agents throughout 2018 with free cruises and bonus commissions. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Variety Cruises has been forced to cancel its summer 2017 Iceland programme on the 34-passenger Callisto — one of the line’s eight motor yachts — due to damage caused to the ship as it refuelled. (cruisecritic.com)
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Global cruise lines not based in the U.S. are increasingly promoting to Americans. Here’s a look at four of these cruise products — offering either ultra-luxury pampering, destination immersion, a yacht-style experience or in-depth enrichment. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Variety Cruises has announced the addition of Iceland and Spain & Portugal to the line’s 2017 small yacht itineraries that currently focus on the Greek Islands, The Adriatic Sea, Costa Rica/Panama, Cuba, The Seychelles, The Canary Islands, The Cape Verde Archipelago and west Africa. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Variety Cruises will launch Glories of Spain & Portugal, an eight day cruise aboard the 25-cabin Panorama II, in May 2017. Sailing on Saturdays between May 13 and October 21, 2017, the cruise takes passengers between Malaga, Spain and Lisbon, Portugal (or reverse), with excursions in Grenada, Ronda, Gibraltar, Seville and Jerez de la Frontera.
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Variety Cruises has announced plans for a new Glories of Spain & Portugal itinerary to launch in May 2017. The eight-day cruise onboard the 25-cabin Panorama II will sail Saturdays between May 13 and October 21, 2017, taking passengers between Malaga, Spain, and Lisbon, Portugal (or reverse). (travelagentcentral.com)
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Beginning in June 2017, small ship cruise line Variety Cruises will offer Iceland: “Journey in the Land of Fire & Ice”, a week-long yacht cruise of the Nordic island nation.
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