Calling its announcement “a message of loyalty to travel advisors” to kick off the holiday season, Carnival Corp. says its North American brands will maintain travel advisors’ current commission tiers earned through 2023. The five brands – Carnival Cruise Line, Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn – had previously announced that commission tiers would be maintained through 2022.

Commissions are typically commensurate with sailed booking volumes per line. With the announcement, the five Carnival Corp. North American lines are ensuring that travel advisors will continue to earn commission at their current rates for the next two years without their commission percentage changing.

“The Carnival Corp…. cruise lines stand together in our commitment to support our travel advisor partners as our industry progresses to the full return to guest service,” said Arnold Donald, president and CEO of Carnival Corporation. “In honour of the holiday season where we take the opportunity to think about all that we’re grateful for, I speak on behalf of each of our entire team when I say that we truly appreciate our continued partnership with the travel advisor community.”

To that end, he said, “We are maintaining commission tiers through 2023 as one more way to thank them for their support over this last year by providing peace of mind and confidence knowing their efforts will be compensated at the rate they have worked so hard to earn.”