After seeing solid use of Facebook by cruise lines for communicating with customers, more evidence emerging that the sector is less keen on the other major social network, Twitter.
Cruisers: Book a trip online but ditch the technology on-board
January 3, 2013 By 1 Comment
Some time away from the lure of every-day technology appears to be a motivating factor for cruise trippers, with a total digital “detox” a popular choice for many in a recent survey.
Turning tides: Travel agents losing steam as a cruise distribution channel
December 12, 2012 By 4 Comments
One area were travel agents were traditionally strong in spite of the emergence of online travel, was in cruise bookings. Yet, a recent report suggests that travel agents are losing the battle on the cruise front.
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Embark acquired by student experiences marketplace JusCollege
December 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Facebook-like in origin and growing up, experiences marketplace JusCollege has bought fellow travel brand Embark.at for an undisclosed fee.
Expedia tries to sell a $250M-per-night cruise trip [IMAGE]
October 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
No offence to Celebrity Cruises, but if a cruise trip was going to almost $250 million a night presumably passengers would want more than, well, a cabin on the Celebrity Constellation.
Throw online gaming at a cruise trip? There is a hack for that
October 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Online gaming and cruise trips – you couldn’t make it up?! Well, a team at Embark.at did for its entry in the recent THack @ SFO in San Francisco.
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Cruise lines prefer Facebook to Twitter for customer engagement, few dabble in other networks
August 22, 2012 By 1 Comment
A new survey of 50 cruise companies has indicated an overwhelming preference for using Facebook Fan pages over Twitter profiles.
Cunard admits data security failure, 1,000+ passenger details emailed out to other guests
June 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cruise giant Cunard is trying to allay concerns amongst customers after an email was sent containing confidential details of some 1,200 passengers.
CruiseWise hopes to sail into the busy and growing online cruise booking sector
February 20, 2012 By 3 Comments
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based CruiseWise, a new, content-led and map-based online travel agency focusing on cruise trips.
Trekking the Planet and generating student bucket lists
February 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If this is “retirement” for Sandy Van Soye and Darren Van Soye, then the two former IT executives at Experian will need a “vacation” some time soon.
