Cruise

Hays Travel invests in millennial and Gen Z-focused cruise booking app

My Kind of Cruise has more than 300,000 users across its mobile app, tablet and web platforms, which it claims are predominantly millennials and Gen Zs

'Agents don’t want to be training call centre staff on cruise lines' behalf'

Crystal’s sales boss tells Harry Kemble why the line is investing in the future, and how it’s going to provide more support for agents

Disney Cruise Line to offer first Japanese holidays in 2029 with new ship

Disney has confirmed a joint venture in Japan, which will see it operate a branded cruise ship there from early 2029

ECN promises agents ‘unprecedented’ insights with new webinar series

Starting 24 July, the cruise trade body will host a series of agent-focused webinars until the end of the 2024

Royal delivers ‘much-needed’ Hurricane Beryl supplies to Grenada

The 2,416-passenger Rhapsody of the Seas is currently operating a programme of seven-day round-trip Southern Caribbean cruises from San Juan, Puerto Rico

Royal boss says Icon-class ship launch in Europe 'not a gazillion years away'

The family-focused line’s first Icon ship entered the market earlier this year with a maiden voyage from the US

Silversea faces flak from trade after relocating UK call centre

Several of Silversea’s agent partners flagged issues to TTG – on condition of anonymity – after Silversea moved its UK call centre to the Philippines

Amsterdam to halve cruise ship numbers from 2026

Local authorities have announced that, from 2026, only a maximum of 100 cruise ships will be able to dock at Amsterdam’s port per year

P&O Cruises adds new regional airports to support fly-cruise programme

The additional flights from Cardiff, Newcastle and Glasgow bring the number of regional fly-cruise departures to 24

Crystal signs deal with Fincantieri for two new-builds

The Italian shipbuilding firm said the first vessel is scheduled to launch in spring 2028 while more details about the second ship will be revealed ’in due course’

Carnival Corp in 'position of strength' as new-to-cruise levels jump

The cruise giant says it possesses ’meaningful pricing power’ due to strong demand for 2025 sailings and no fleet capacity growth next year

Celestyal to deploy new ship to operate expanded Arabian Gulf programme

The Greek islands specialist has announced Celestyal Discovery will join Celestyal Journey in the Arabian Gulf for the winter 2025 season

Saga focused on ‘sustainable’ growth as cruise sales soar

The over-50s specialist reported booked revenue is 14% up against the same period last year in a trading update on Tuesday (25 June)

‘I'm so lucky, the team is in good shape,’ says Royal's new UK&I sales chief

Royal Caribbean’s Aaron Langford isn’t wasting any time in his new senior sales director role as he shares his vision for the UK and Irish market with Harry Kemble

Ex-Cook agent joins Oceania Cruises as regional sales executive

Kal Sindhu joins Oceania from Travelbag, and brings experience too from his early career at Thomas Cook

Regent Seven Seas reveals name of next ship

The ultra-luxury line will launch Seven Seas Prestige in 2026 before adding another new vessel to its fleet in 2029

Explora Journeys forced to delay launch of second ship

Both Explora Journeys ships have now been delayed coming out of the Fincantieri shipyard where they were built

Scenic to reward agents with series of dinners this autumn

Places will be randomly allocated to 40 agents who make a booking from the new programme or who ’go above and beyond to promote the new season’

Ambassador Cruise Line names Karen Cameron deputy head of trade

Cameron steps up from divisional sales manager role with the no-fly cruise line

PortMiami welcomes first cruise ship following shore power breakthrough

The shore power berths were installed through a partnership between Miami-Dade County, Florida Power & Light Company and Carnival Corp

UK a 'key priority' for expedition cruise operators as sales lag behind other markets

Around a third of ECN members have reported ’less’ or ’significantly less’ growth in the UK compared with the international market, according to new ECN data

Greece hints at capping cruise guest numbers in holiday hotspots

Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to introduce a cap on the number of cruise ship arrivals into certain Greek destinations next year

Royal boss reveals plan to target Utopia of the Seas at the short-cruise market

The 5,668-passenger ship will operate weekend cruises out of Port Canaveral to Perfect Day at CocoCay in the Bahamas

Royal Caribbean 'to name new EMEA chief in the next two weeks'

The line turned heads last month when it announced Ben Bouldin would move to China in August, ending a 10-year stint working in the UK and Irish market for the brand