Amadeus Cruise booking. (News Update).(agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line and Orient Lines)(Brief Article)

Travel Agent, April, 2002

Amadeus has signed an agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line and Orient Lines to become provider participants on Amadeus Cruise, the GDS' dedicated cruise booking tool. Amadeus Cruise allows agents to book cruises through a point-and-click, browser-based technology. The cruise booking product is now available to agents in 24 markets, and it already has more than 3,000 customer travel agencies registered.

Amadeus Cruise had previously signed up four other major cruise lines--Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Princess and Carnival. By the end of the year, it expects to add five more brands--Holland America Line, Windstar, Costa, Cunard and the Yachts of Seabourn.