Agents will be able to experience Splendor on a series of six to eight ship visits between June and August in Southampton, Belfast and Glasgow, alongside a number of fams, the line’s senior director of sales for the UK Paul Beale told TTG Luxury.
He was speaking in the Port of Southampton as Splendor made its first UK call of the season. A group of 14 agents disembarked from a short fam trip sailing from Bordeaux to Southampton, and Beale said he would get “as many agents onboard as possible” this summer. He explained: “We try and bring people on who haven’t been onboard before so they experience the brand as a whole.”
The line is preparing for the launch of Grandeur this autumn, and a shakedown cruise is planned for UK and European agents from 15-18 November, sailing from Ancona to Venice. Beale said information will be shared on the line’s Facebook group, RegenTrade. He encouraged agents interested in joining the sailing or visiting Splendor to join the group. He added: “We’re looking to find new luxury agents. Anybody that’s got a propensity to sell luxury, or has some luxury, premium guests, then please interact with us and make sure we know who you are."
Regent will open the pre-registration for its 2025/26 season on 7 June, before launching on 21 June. Agents can join a trade webinar with Beale to learn more on 6 June.
The line has already released its world cruises and grand voyages for 2025/26, and the new offerings will include more than 30 new ports for Regent, including its largest-ever offering in Japan, with six sailings.
Beale said trade partners are “a huge part of our distribution” and helped create a “fabulous” Q1. He added: “The opportunity to upsell their premium clients to unrivalled all-inclusive luxury is fabulous. Because everything is included onboard we’re paying commission on everything their clients are spending, effectively, so it means their margin retention is higher on our Regent product than it will be on other cruise lines.”
