Press release

Don't Miss the Boat on Visa Cruise Deals

Singapore, 17 November 2009

Visa, One Vacation Club and Our Vacation Centre have signed a three-year strategic deal to offer exclusive packages to Visa cardholders looking to book cruise holidays. 

As a result of the deal, Visa cardholders can now enjoy more than 10,000 special cruise offers across 2,000 destinations around the world, from ocean voyages among the idyllic South Pacific islands to cruising around the Andaman Sea. A new online cruise vacation portal, www.ovcruise.com, will provide ocean-goers with attractive deals across the seven seas. This comprehensive search engine represents many major cruise liners including Captain Cook, P&O, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise.

Iain Jamieson, Head of Cross-Border Business, Asia Pacific, Visa said: "Cruises are one of the most relaxing and convenient ways of seeing the world. From our Determining Travel Preferences in 2009 and Beyond  research[1] we found that the key aspects that make a holiday for people in Asia Pacific are visiting new places, seeing natural scenery and wanting hassle-free service. We are proud of this promotion as it encapsulates all of these elements and more."

As a special launch offer to indulge and bring savings to Visa cardholders in Asia Pacific, three exclusive cruise packages have been designed to let cardholders experience the thrill of waking up to a new sight and refreshing sea breeze every morning. By booking through the Cruise Vacation portal, Visa cardholders can enjoy the following:

• Save more than US$2,200 per couple on a 13 night New Zealand cruise on the "Dawn Princess"
• Save more than US$1,400 per couple on a four night "Captain Cook" cruise around Yasawa Islands and Fiji 
• Save more than US$500 per couple on a five night family vacation on "The Legend of the Seas" to Phuket, Langkawi and Kuala Lumpur

 
Mike Andrews, of One Vacation Club, said: "We are delighted as this collaboration is a fantastic opportunity for us to show Visa cardholders why cruises have a higher percentage of satisfied customers than any other vacation experience and to enjoy exclusive deals."
 
Kevin Sharp, CEO of Our Vacation Centre, said: "I'm very happy to be a part of this new exciting Visa Go Explore promotion bringing Visa cardholders the attractive cruise deals. Our exciting new Cruise Program allows Visa cardholders to get exclusive member-only pricing, simply by using their Visa card to purchase. We've negotiated these exclusive deals for Visa on literally 1000s of cruises around the world, reinforcing why Visa is the card of choice for many cruisers."

Source: Visa Asia Media Centre