Ambassador Cruise Line
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Ambience
Current cruise: 14 days, round-trip Hidden Nordic TreasuresAmbassador Cruise LineYear built 1991 / Age : 31 Passengers 1596 - 1915
Review of Ambassador Cruise Line
Ambassador Cruise Line is a new cruise travel brand (2020-established/2021-inaugurated) and a UK-based company headquartered in Purfleet-on-Thames (Essex England). The company targets the British source market exclusively (50+ age travelers), trying to take the place of the popular Cruise And Maritime Voyages/CMV (2009-2020).
The company's Founder, President and CEO is Christian Verhounig, who is also the Owner and CEO of CVI Group Ltd (shipowner).
The shipowner CVI Group Ltd is a London City-based company incorporated on August 18, 2020, with first statement date August 17, 2021.
Ambassador's current executive managers include Phil Gardner (CCO-Chief Commercial Officer), Matthias Seeger (CFO-Chief Financial Officer), Nick Hughes (COO-Chief Operating Officer), Gordon Wilson (Board of Directors' Chair), Gordon Nardini (CMO-Chief Marketing Officer), Simon Weeks (CAO-Chief Administrative Officer), Mo Parvez (Finance's Director), Michelle Lupino (Destination Management's Director), Gary Hides (CTO-Chief Technology Officer), Chris Coates (Ambassador-at-Large), Dave Eastwood (Reservations' Director), Bob McGowan (Guest Experience's Director).
Ambassador's principal homeport is Tilbury-London, and all itineraries are roundtrips. The company doesn't offer fly-cruise deals. In April 2022 was announced the Ambition ship's UK homeports - Tilbury, Newcastle Port Tyne, Liverpool, Avonmouth-Bristol, Falmouth, Dundee Scotland, Belfast.
Company history/changes
In late-August 2020 was announced that CVI Group acquired/purchased most of the CMV's assets, including websites, intellectual property, and customer databases.
In May 2021 was announced that Ambassador is the new operator of the "Crypto Cruise Ship" Satoshi/now Ambience.
In September 2021 Ambassador announced the "premium coach service" providing nationwide/UK access to Port Tilbury from 80 bus pick-up points in England and Wales. All buses are air-conditioned, with restrooms, media/TV, executive seats.
On January 27, 2022, was announced that Carnival Corporation/shipowner (via Costa Crociere SpA) sold AIDAmira to Ambassador Cruise Line. The ship (renamed Ambition) starts services for Ambassador in 2023.
Itinerary of Ambassador Cruise Line
Ambassador Cruise Line UK currently owns and operates two ships - Ambience (1991-built, fka MS Satoshi, CMV Amy Johnson, P&O Pacific Dawn, Regal Princess) and Ambition (1999-built, fka AIDAmira, Costa neoRiviera, Grand Mistral, MS Mistral).
Ambassador's principal homeport is Tilbury-London, and all itineraries are roundtrips. The company doesn't offer fly-cruise deals.
MS Ambience itinerary program started with the inaugural season in 2022 April. The Maiden Voyage was initially planned for April 6th (4-night short break visiting Hamburg Germany). However, due to "supply chain disruptions" caused by the Ukrainian crisis, the brand's launch/Ambience ship's inauguration was eventually rescheduled for April 20th (4-night roundtrip to Hamburg) and two Norwegian Fjords voyages were canceled (Apr 10th and 16th).
The inaugural season included British Isles and Baltic voyages (Norwegian Fjords, Arctic, Scandinavia and Russia/St Petersburg), Faroes Islands, Iceland, Canary Islands, Mediterranean, Black Sea, Transatlantic crossings (roundtrip from the UK) to Canada and the Caribbean.
- Season 2022 had scheduled a total of 33x itineraries and 88x ports in Northern Europe, Greenland, Iceland. For winter 2022 were scheduled roundtrips from the UK (Tilbury) to the Canary Islands, Caribbean (including Cuba), Africa's Cape Verde Islands.
- Prices started from GBP 850 per person with double occupancy (~EUR 990 / ~USD 1190 pp) for a 7-night ex-UK roundtrip European voyage.
Ambassador listed its 2021-2022 schedule in May and opened the voyages for booking on June 4, 2021.
Ambition ship's itinerary program (the inaugural 2023 season) starts with the Maiden Voyage from Tilbury on March 4, 2023. The liner's UK homeports are London-Tilbury, Newcastle Port Tyne, Liverpool, Avonmouth-Bristol, Falmouth, Dundee Scotland, Belfast Northern Ireland. In May 2022 was announced Ambience ship's "Grand Round the World Cruise" (120-night itinerary roundtrip from Tilbury) as well as the 6x UK homeports for the boat (Newcastle, Liverpool, Avonmouth-Bristol, Falmouth, Dundee, Belfast).
Ambassador Cruise Line related cruise news
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Ambassador Cruise Line launches its 2023-2024 sailing program
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May 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ambassador Cruise Line’s first ship Ambience renamed by Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell
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April 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Godmother announced for Ambassador Cruise Line's first ship Ambience
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April 1, 2022 - Accidents
Ambassador Cruise Line delays the launch of its first ship, Ambience
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March 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
AIDAmira to be renamed "Ambition" and sail for Ambassador Cruise Line
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January 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
AIDA expands its Selection Program, AIDAmira sold to Ambassador Cruise Line
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January 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ambassador Cruise Line launches agent concession scheme for 2022-2023 maiden Ambience sailings
Ambassador Cruise Line UK launched its agent concession scheme for the 2022-2023 maiden sailings of Ambassador Ambience. The new concession scheme...
January 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ambassador Cruise Line launches Festive Events on flagship Ambience (December 2022)
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January 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Bookings open for Ambassador Cruise Line’s first ship, Ambience
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June 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Ambassador Cruise Line UK starts operations with P&O Australia's ship Pacific Dawn (Satoshi)
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