Croatia’s Katarina Line Ending Strong Season. The company continues to see strong advance booking for 2023, 2024 and beyond
Katarina Line, Croatia’s premiere small ship cruise company and DMC, is reporting strong bookings for all remaining 2022 departures in Croatia.
The company is also enjoying a continuing surge in advance bookings for the 2023 and 2024 seasons and beyond, with concerns about the pandemic “in the rear-view mirror” and travelers determined to make up for lost vacation time.
To end the 2022 season on a high note, Katarina Line is offering last-minute specials throughout its fleet. These include cabins on the MS Aquamarin, which runs the popular one-way Adriatic Explorer cruise program between Opatija and Dubrovnik.
“There were some industry concerns at the start of the 2022 season about whether travel would return to normal, but they were soon minimized as European countries reduced or eliminated restrictions for international travel,” said Daniel Hauptfeld, Katarina Line’s marketing director. “Croatia was one of the earliest European countries to be fully ‘open for business,’ and this helped grow our bookings early on.”
The Shining Sea
All Katarina Line cruises offer a unique combination of small ship sailings that reveal the stunning beauty of Croatia’s Dalmatian islands and picturesque coast, with inland guided tours to some of the country’s national parks and historical cities.
For example, Katarina Line’s 7-night Adriatic Explorer, a one-way cruise between Opatija and Dubrovnik, offers a diverse itinerary that includes swimming in secluded coves, a visit to Krka National Park, one of Croatia’s top natural wonders, and guided city tours. In addition to exploring its famous waterfalls, guests enjoy a wine tasting and light tapas lunch at a local winery.
Other ports-of-call include the island of Korčula, the birthplace of Marco Polo. Guests visit the town of Metković, on the banks of the river Neretva near the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They can take a barge ride to explore the mandarin groves and wildlife along the river’s delta and see remains of Roman sculptures and ruins.
Adriatic Explorer’s October 12, 2022 departures starts at $880 per person and includes breakfast, lunch and a captain’s dinner, as well as fees to all activities on the itinerary.
Katarina Line offers similar savings on other 7-night cruises. These include One-Way Wonders between Dubrovnik and Split, starting at $1,000 per person for the October 15th departure; Bike Split South, a round-trip cruise from Split, starting at $550 per person; and Southern Explorer, a round-trip cruise from Split, starting at $610 per person.
All prices are based on double occupancy and subject to current exchange rates for the Euro, which can fluctuate.
