The trip offered agents a unique one-day taste of the latest addition to the fleet: Renaissance.
The initiative, designed to showcase Ambassador’s inaugural Caribbean fly-cruise programme onboard Renaissance, gave trade partners the opportunity to experience life aboard the cruise line’s third lady of the sea first-hand.
These included representatives of Cruise Kings, Iglu, Hays, InteleTravel, Tui, Midcounties Co-op, Barrhead Travel, Cruise Cricle, Travel Counsellors, Fred Olsen Travel, Go Cruise and Travel, Cruise118, PTS and The Good Travel company.
The day provided the perfect preview of what guests can expect during Renaissance’s Caribbean fly-cruise season. Running from October 2025 to March 2026, the inaugural season will feature 10 Caribbean Fly-Cruise sailings, with Renaissance homeporting in Bridgetown, Barbados. Each itinerary will be for a 14-night duration with the exception of two repositioning cruises at the beginning and end of the season.
Agents flew from Stansted with Head of Trade (Interim), Karen Cameron; from Manchester with BDE North Midlands, Natalie Hurst; and from Bristol with BDE South West, Jade Cheadle, joining the ship in Palma. On arrival, all were welcomed onboard Renaissance with a cocktail reception, ship tour and Caribbean-themed lunch in the ship’s Creole restaurant.
Agents also enjoyed an exclusive trade presentation, and had time to explore the ship’s public spaces, lounges and entertainment venues.
“We know from experience there’s nothing quite like stepping onboard our small-to-mid-size ships to really understand what makes the Ambassador product so special," said Cameron. "As we prepare to launch our first-ever Caribbean fly-cruise season aboard Renaissance, we wanted to give 37 of our valued agent partners the chance to see her for themselves and get a real flavour of what our guests will experience over the winter months."
“We know that Extreme Day Trips are extremely popular on TikTok and social media, so we thought let’s jump on this trend and immerse our agents in the Mediterranean sunshine on board Renaissance."