Carnival Cruise Line has announced a new partnership with USAirtours, to enhance its trade-only booking office, named ‘Crew’.
As the official booking platform for Carnival packages, Crew, established in 2022, offers UK travel agents the ability to sell ATOL-bonded packages through a dedicated team of specialists at trade rates.
The USAirtours partnership, which started this month, will give UK travel agents access to a wider array of package options.
Flights, pre- and post- cruise accommodations, transfers and attraction tickets will all be available.
The partnership builds on Carnival’s previous successful collaboration with USAirtours’ predecessor company, Aviate.
Luke Smith, Director UK & International Sales at Carnival Cruise Line, said: “By joining forces with USAirtours, we are enhancing the capabilities of Crew, ensuring that travel agents have the tools and resources they need.
“Our previous partnership with Aviate has been instrumental in laying the foundations for this progression.”
Jessie Manzi, Head of Sales at USAirtours, said: “We can create unique itineraries which include exciting stopover cities on route to embarkation, and multi-centre post-cruise experiences.”
