Odysseus expands premium cruise portfolio

Adds Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises & Tours

Cruise booking technology specialist, Odysseus Solutions, has announced Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises & Tours are now available on its booking platform.

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, is known for its all-inclusive ocean and river cruise experiences, as well as escorted land touring journeys across the Polar Regions, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Australia and the Americas.

Emerald Cruises & Tours, part of the Scenic Group, offers river cruises, luxury yacht voyages and escorted land journeys to destinations across Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and beyond.

The addition enables travel sellers using the Odysseus platform to search, compare and book itineraries from both award-winning brands, for greater choice for advisors and their clients - the traveller.

Anthony Laver, GM, sales and marketing APAC of Scenic Group, said: “We are pleased to be part of the Odysseus global online cruise portfolio. The extensive reach that Odysseus provides for searching and booking via our key retail trade partners and OTAs, creates a strong platform for future growth across our portfolio of luxury products.

"Scenic Group’s commitment to innovation and emerging sales channels is closely aligned with Odysseus being one of the leading cruise booking technology partners in the USA, Europe, UK, Australia and the Asia Pacific region.”

Monish Luthra, CEO of Odysseus Solutions, said: “Luxury cruise continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry and we are delighted to welcome Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises & Tours to the Odysseus online bookable cruise line portfolio. 

"Their addition reflects our commitment to providing our agency and travel seller partners with the broadest selection of high-quality cruise content, supported by modern booking technology that makes selling cruise simpler, faster and more profitable.”