Select guests were treated to the “best seafood in Dublin” at the Captain’s Table in Sole’s private dining experience. SOLE Seafood & Grill won the title of ‘Best Luxury Seafood Restaurant Globally’ at the prestigious World Luxury Restaurant Awards last October having been named as Europe’s Best Luxury Seafood Restaurant in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Kay Sion, Head of Sales Continental Europe (w/o DACH) for Scenic and Emerald Cruises, hosted ITTN’s Shane Cullen and guests from the Irish travel trade. In the luxurious setting of Sole, she shared a comprehensive class on Scenic and Emerald Cruises as well as details on triple savings on offer on river cruises up to 30 June 2025.
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours & Emerald Cruises
Both Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises offer yacht and river cruises.
Scenic Cruises
Scenic Cruises delivers five-star, all-inclusive ultra-luxury river cruising with airport transfers, free wi-fi, gratuities and butler service included. Equally, all meals, all drinks and all shore excursions are part of the all-inclusive offering. There is also Scenic Enrich where exclusive, on-location events are held to elevate the customer experience and these are also included.
Special Offer – Triple Savings on European River Cruises
Up to the 30th June 2025, earn triple earlybird discounts of up to €1,800 per person on selected European river cruise dates with Emerald cruises. In addition, there are triple earlybird discounts of up to €2,700 per person on selected European river cruise dates with Scenic. Find holiday inspiration and excellent savings:
Sensations of Lyon & Provence onboard Emerald Liberté – Nice to Lyon on an 8-day cruise sailing April to October – here.
Gems of the Danube – Munich to Budapest on an 8-day cruise sailing April to October 2025 – here.
Emerald Cruises
Emerald Cruises focuses on the essentials with airport transfers, free wi-fi and gratuities included. Equally, all meals are included. Drinks are included during lunch and dinner (wine, beer & soft drinks) along with water, tea and coffee which is available all day. A selection of excursions are included too.
There is a new star-ship, the Emerald Astra as well as fleet enhancements in Europe. The Emerald Astra will sail the Rhine, Moselle and Danube from 2026 with modern design and space for 180 guests. Across the fleet in Europe, enhancements in 2025 include redesigned lounges, updated pools, cinemas and restaurants, plus Missoni textiles and art installations.
Ocean Cruises – Yacht Sailings
Scenic is that ultra all-inclusive product. Kay explains, “It’s far-away destinations. It’s these very unique itineraries.”.
Scenic Eclipse I and II itineraries have airport transfers, butler service, up to 10 dining options (for c.200 guests), drinks and shore excursions all included (with the exception of helicopter and submarine excursions which have a surcharge).
Scenic Eclipse custom-designed submersibles, Scenic Neptune I & II. Also helicopter excursions from the deck of the cruise ship.
Destinations include the Southern Japanese Islands, the Indonesian Archipelago, Borneo, the Philippines, Malaysia & West Papua, Fiji, the coastline of New Zealand, Antarctica’s Ross Sea, Iceland & Greenland including Reykajvík and Disko Bay.
Emerald Cruises
Emerald Cruises has a relaxed, yacht-style ethos. Kay explains, “Think island-hopping Greece… the Croatian Coastline… Think the French and Italian Riviera in the summer months. And it’s all about island hopping in the Caribbean in the winter months”.
A third Emerald yacht is under construction. Emerald Kaia will stretch to 120m in length and have 6 decks and a capacity of 128 guests. There are 64 staterooms & suites, 88% having a verandah. Guests will be looked after by 92 crew members.
This is slightly above the existing two Emerald yachts which have a capacity of 120 guests.
Emerald Kaia will sail Mediterranean itineraries for summer 2026 and island hop in the Seychelles in winter 2026.
Emerald Yacht Cruises has all drinks included and offers 1-2 shore excursions per week. As Kay shared, it’s “like having a private yacht without having to pay for a private yacht”. There are even bicycles onboard for guests to use to explore the small ports and destinations along their journey.
For More Information or Agent Sign-Up
Agencies with queries, seeking to sign up or looking for marketing materials should email Kay at [email protected] for more details.
Check out ITTN’s Recent Coffee Break Episode with Scenic
Check out ITTN’s Webinar Series with Scenic & Emerald
- Scenic Emerald European River Cruise Webinar
- Scenic Emerald Mekong River Cruise Webinar
- Scenic Eclipse Cruise Webinar
- Emerlad Yacht Cruise Webinar
