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New industry collective to champion expedition cruise through trade

High street
Will Payne
17 April 2023

A new industry collective is seeking to strengthen the expedition cruising sector’s ties with the travel trade and become a "one-stop shop" for agents keen to grow a new line of business.

Step 3

The Expedition Cruise Network (ECN) has now 20 members

Founded by Albatros Expeditions business development manager Akvile Marozaite and Latin Routes and Polar Routes director and co-founder Martin Johnson, the Expedition Cruise Network (ECN) will offer training, host in-person events and fam trips, and seek to promote the sector’s sustainability initiatives.

Marozaite and Johnson described the ECN as a community for agents to build relationships with expedition cruise specialist to increase the sector’s presence among the wider cruise industry.