The inaugural event will take place at the Concorde Conference Centre in Manchester on December 10 and is designed to provide the tools, knowledge and education for agents who want to sell cruise.

There are now 18 confirmed suppliers exhibiting: Oceania Cruises; P&O Cruises; MSC Cruises; Saga; Emerald Waterways; Vertical Systems; Viking; AmaWaterways; Carnival Cruise Lines; Crystal; Cunard; Greater Fort Lauderdale; Princess Cruises; and Riviera Travel, in addition to Hurtigruten, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and Uniworld.

Meanwhile, Clia UK and Ireland has confirmed a representative from the association will be speaking at the festival, focusing on the training it offers to agents wanting to learn more about the sector.

The TTG New to Cruise Festival is aimed at new to cruise agents, defined as those who have sold no, or a limited number, of cruises within the past 12 months