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UnCruise Adventures Selects Versonix Seaware to Revolutionize Reservation System

2024-08-12 22:02 Last Updated At：22:11

JUNEAU, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 12, 2024--

UnCruise Adventures, a trailblazer in small-ship, all-inclusive expedition cruising, announces its new partnership with Versonix, a powerful provider of advanced reservation and revenue management solutions. This strategic partnership marks a significant milestone in both companies’ missions to enhance guest experiences and optimize operational efficiency.

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Versonix Seaware is renowned for its innovative and robust reservation software tailored for the travel industry. With a track record of delivering high-efficiency systems for tour operators, ferries and cruise lines worldwide, Versonix Seaware's platform brings cutting-edge technology, flexibility, and reliability to UnCruise Adventures' operations.

"Our mission at UnCruise Adventures has always been to create unforgettable, personalized adventures for our guests," said CEO and Founder of UnCruise Adventures Captain Dan Blanchard. "By choosing Versonix Seaware as our reservation software, we are turning the tide in the realm of customer service and operational excellence. Our guests can now expect a more intuitive and user-friendly booking process that echoes the spirit of exploration and discovery we've championed. We continually beat out the big competition because we are US-flagged and Alaska-based, delivering unique and authentic experiences."

"Seaware will deliver an efficient booking process -- ensuring a personalized and tailored guest experience from start to finish,” VP of Finance at UnCruise Adventures Silas Cheever said. He adds: “We will be able to offer online bookings for the very first time, allowing guests to easily select their desired cabin, explore additional offerings before and after their voyage, and access trip information easier than ever before.”

"We're excited to partner with UnCruise Adventures, a true pioneer in the expedition cruising industry," said COO of Versonix Yuri Polissky. "Seaware's advanced capabilities are designed to deliver a seamless experience. Together, we’re setting a new course for innovation and adventure on the high seas."

Versonix is a leader in providing state-of-the-art technology and has a proven track record that supports UnCruise Adventures’ mission to provide the best guest experience while searching, booking, and ultimately experiencing their adventures in Alaska, Hawaii, Galapagos, Costa Rica and Mexico. Together, Versonix and UnCruise Adventures are poised to set new industry benchmarks along the way. As they navigate this exciting new chapter, both companies remain dedicated to pushing boundaries and redefining travel experiences for their guests.

For more information on Versonix, visit www.versonix.com. For more information about UnCruise Adventures, visit www.uncruise.com.

About UnCruise Adventures:

UnCruise Adventures is a responsible travel and adventure leader in the cruise industry. They operate small ships carrying 22-86 guests on voyages in Alaska's Southeast, Aleutian Islands and Prince William Sound, Hawaiian Islands, Mexico's Gulf of California, Costa Rica, Coastal Washington, and Galápagos Islands. UnCruise Adventures has been picked as a top adventure company by Cruise Critic, Newsweek, USA Today, and Travel & Leisure. Operating under the US flag, the company takes pride in its crew and its significant contributions to the US economy.

About Versonix:

Versonix is a leading provider of advanced reservation and revenue management solutions tailored for the travel industry. The company’s flagship product, Seaware, is a robust platform designed to optimize operations and enhance customer experiences for tour operators, ferries, and cruise lines worldwide. With over three decades of experience, Versonix is dedicated to delivering innovative, high-efficiency systems that empower travel industry leaders to achieve operational excellence and superior guest satisfaction.

Death toll in attack on Christmas market in Germany rises to 5 and more than 200 injured

2024-12-21 20:17 Last Updated At：20:20

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germans on Saturday mourned both the victims and their shaken sense of security after a Saudi doctor intentionally drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing at least five people, including a small child, and wounding at least 200 others.

Authorities arrested a 50-year-old man at the site of the attack in Magdeburg on Friday evening and took him into custody for questioning. He has lived in Germany since 2006, practicing medicine in Bernburg, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Magdeburg. officials said.

The state governor, Reiner Haseloff, told reporters that the death toll rose to five from a previous figure of two and that more than 200 people in total were injured.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that nearly 40 of them "are so seriously injured that we must be very worried about them.”

Several German media outlets identified the suspect as Taleb A., withholding his last name in line with privacy laws, and reported that he was a specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy.

Mourners lit candles and placed flowers outside a church near the market on the cold and gloomy day. Several people stopped and cried. A Berlin church choir whose members witnessed a previous Christmas market attack in 2016 sang Amazing Grace, a hymn about God's mercy, offering their prayers and solidarity with the victims.

There were still no answers Saturday as to what motivated the man to drive his black BMW into a crowd in the eastern German city.

Describing himself as a former Muslim, the suspect shared dozens of tweets and retweets daily focusing on anti-Islam themes, criticizing the religion and congratulating Muslims who left the faith.

He also accused German authorities of failing to do enough to combat what he said was the “Islamism of Europe.” Some described him as an activist who helped Saudi women flee their homeland. He has also voiced support for the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

Haseloff said Friday that authorities believed the man acted alone.

The violence shocked Germany and the city, bringing its mayor to the verge of tears and marring a festive event that’s part of a centuries-old German tradition. It prompted several other German towns to cancel their weekend Christmas markets as a precaution and out of solidarity with Magdeburg’s loss. Berlin kept its markets open but has increased its police presence at them.

Germany has suffered a string of extremist attacks in recent years, including a knife attack that killed three people and wounded eight at a festival in the western city of Solingen in August.

Magdeburg is a city of about 240,000 people, west of Berlin, that serves as Saxony-Anhalt’s capital. Friday’s attack came eight years after an Islamic extremist drove a truck into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, killing 13 people and injuring many others. The attacker was killed days later in a shootout in Italy.

Chancellor Scholz and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser traveled to Magdeburg on Saturday, and a memorial service is to take place in the city cathedral in the evening. Faeser ordered flags lowered to half-staff at federal buildings across the country.

Verified bystander footage distributed by the German news agency dpa showed the suspect’s arrest at a tram stop in the middle of the road. A nearby police officer pointing a handgun at the man shouted at him as he lay prone, his head arched up slightly. Other officers swarmed around the suspect and took him into custody.

Thi Linh Chi Nguyen, a 34-year-old manicurist from Vietnam whose salon is located in a mall across from the Christmas market, was on the phone during a break when she heard loud bangs and thought at first they were fireworks. She then saw a car drive through the market at high speed. People screamed and a child was thrown into the air by the car.

Shaking as she described the horror of what she witnessed, she recalled seeing the car bursting out of the market and turning right onto Ernst-Reuter-Allee street and then coming to a standstill at the tram stop where the suspect was arrested.

The number of injured people was overwhelming.

“My husband and I helped them for two hours. He ran back home and grabbed as many blankets as he could find because they didn’t have enough to cover the injured people. And it was so cold," she said.

The market itself was still cordoned off Saturday with red-and-white tape and police vans every 50 meters (yards). Police with machine pistols guarded every entry to the market. Some thermal security blankets still lay on the street.

Christmas markets are a German holiday tradition cherished since the Middle Ages, now successfully exported to much of the Western world.

Aboubakr reported from Cairo and Gera from Warsaw, Poland. Geir Moulson contributed from Berlin.