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ITTN Coffee Break: Scenic & Emerald Cruises’ Kay Sion Talks to Shane Cullen

Kay Sion, Head of Sales Continental Europe (w/o DACH) for Scenic and Emerald Cruises chatted to ITTN’s Shane Cullen on their product offering in terms of yacht sailings and river cruises.

Luxury Yacht & River 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 which exclusive, on-location events are held to elevate the customer experience and these are also included.

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 tea and coffee which is available all day. In addition, one excursion is included per day.

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 have a capacity of 128 guests, 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 Kay.sion@scenic.eu for more details.

Q1 2025 Offer: Scenic Cruises & Emerald Luxury Cruises & Tours

  • Double discounts up to €1,300 pp on selected 2025 Scenic & Emerald Cruises river cruise dates
  • Up to 45% off selected Scenic Eclipse sailings
  • Included Business Class flights on 15-day & Economy Class flights on 8-day Emerald Yacht Cruises Caribbean itineraries 2025/26

In addition to the company’s Q1 promo campaign, Scenic Cruises and Emerald Luxury Cruises & Tours have just launched their Valentine’s Promotion:

For more episodes in the Coffee Break series – https://ittn.ie/category/videos/

Shane Cullen
Shane Cullen
Shane Cullen has been managing director of a media production studio for nearly 20 years working on projects for a global clientele. He has worked in the travel industry for over a decade and as a travel journalist since 2015. He is passionate about travel, film & photography. He also has a keen interest in emerging technology.
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