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Agents report rise in customers booking first cruises

Caribbean
Will Payne
14 April 2022

Agents have reported an increase in their number of new-to-cruise clients as consumers seek "bucket list" holidays after two years of interrupted travel plans brought on by the Covid pandemic.

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Edwina Lonsdale, managing director of Mundy Cruising, told TTG her agency had seen a boost in not only new-to-cruise customers, but also an increase in new clients to the business.

"We have got that core base as well that we work all the time to retain and build on, but we have seen quite a high level of clients who are new to us and new to cruise, which is great," she continued.

Lonsdale reported the agency has seen an uptick in expedition cruise bookings over the past few weeks, as customers look to try new things and "go on new adventures".