REGENT Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) Senior Vice President & Managing Director Asia Pacific Steve Odell told Cruise Weekly advisors who look further out will find plenty of demand for cruise. Odell revealed the appetite level in the market saw advisors who focused heavily on RSSC’s recent 2023-2024 Voyage Collection do...
REGENT Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) Senior Vice President & Managing Director Asia Pacific Steve Odell told Cruise Weekly advisors who look further out will find plenty of demand for cruise.
Odell revealed the appetite level in the market saw advisors who focused heavily on RSSC’s recent 2023-2024 Voyage Collection do amazingly well for themselves.
The Collection’s release saw records tumble, including RSSC’s biggest-selling day since the opening of its Australian office in Oct 2015, and its biggest-selling day of all-time (CW 24 Aug).
“My advice to travel agents is to look further out, that’s where the demand is,” he said.
“There’s higher demand at a higher price and longer trips, and there’s a big opportunity in that for travel agents who are investing in the cruise business.”
Odell said RSSC is almost sold out for next year, which is the reason it pushed out the ’23-’24 Collection two months early.
“We need to get more options on the table for people, and I think you’re seeing that broadly in the industry,” he said.
“’22 is a well-booked year, and that’s obviously a very positive sign there’s still confidence in cruising, particularly from past customers who understand the value proposition.”
Odell said he did not expect staterooms to stop walking out the door in Australia any time soon, with RSSC’s new Seven Seas Grandeur (CW 23 Jun) going on sale on 22 Sep.
“We’re expecting high demand for her locally, because our Australian regular guests gravitate toward new ships we put into service.
“I expect it won’t be any different for Grandeur,” (pictured) he added.
