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'Expect news of new ships next year,' new Azamara boss tells agents
Azamara to open new UK call centre to support 'leading market'
Just days after Silversea moved its UK contact centre to the Philippines, Azamara has announced plans to open a call centre in Welwyn Garden City
Scenic to host 50 UK agents onboard Eclipse next month
The luxury cruise operator will host agent ship visits in the Isle of Man, Dublin, Portrush and Aberdeen between 6 June and 14 June
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Govt vows to keep economy 'ship-shape' following Clia meeting
Tourism minister Julia Lopez met the cruise trade body on the French cruise line’s Le Dumont d’Urville on Tuesday (21 May)
Silver Nova will become the 12th ship in Silversea's fleet when it launches in August
Silversea unveils ‘enhanced’ global service model for agents following sales restructure
TTG understands Silversea is creating a global contact centre for trade reservations in Manila, Philippines
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P&O Cruises passengers isolating following sickness outbreak on Ventura
Isolating affected passengers is one of several protocols the line has introduced to contain the stomach bug
Anthony Daniels leaves Hurtigruten after nine years
Anthony Daniels to join Ponant as UK&I general manager
The cruise line revealed on Friday (17 May) Daniels will focus on forging “stronger relationships with the trade trade” in the UK and Ireland
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Ambassador ship to host 2024 Advantage cruise conference in Amsterdam
The event over 24-27 October will place a focus on how agents can attract a new generation of cruise guests and drive growth throughout the sector
New Travel Village Group training academies will take agents 'on a journey'
Running between September 2024 and May 2025, the first academy will give agents the tools to boost their river cruise sales
Celebrity Cruises claims first with pre-registration for 2026 voyages
Apex deployment 'elevates' Celebrity's ex-UK offering, says president
The 2,910-passenger Celebrity Apex ship will return to Southampton next summer
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Kelly Green returns to Hays Travel as assistant cruise lead
Green has spent the past five months at Club Voyages as the luxury agency’s retail lead
Cruise sector diversity scheme sets sail for growth
Compass Project organiser Edwina Lonsdale is aiming to recruit a school a year to the scheme
Silversea takes delivery of latest Nova class ship
Silver Ray is the second of the ultra energy-efficient Nova class ships to launch
Havila Voyages promotes Matthew Valentine to global sales chief role
The travel industry veteran joined the Norwegian coastal cruise line four years ago from rival operator Hurtigruten
Celebrity Apex was one of two Edge-Series ships to receive the recognition, alongside Celebrity Edge
Limitless Travel partners with Celebrity to offer more cruises
The 2,910-passenger Celebrity Apex ship will operate the sailings which will be partly sold through the disabled-friendly travel specialist
Tom Andrews, sales director, Seabourn
Seabourn names Tom Andrews as Wendy Lahmich's successor
The luxury line’s new UK and EMEA sales director is due to officially start his new role ’in midsummer’ once Lahmich leaves the business
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A-Rosa unveils new trade incentive to help agents ‘get under product's skin’
Twenty-five agents can win a cabin on selected A-Rosa River Cruises 2024 or 2025 sailings as part of the line’s largest-ever trade incentive
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Princess's UK boss: ‘Air lift challenges can be a blocker for cruise customers’
The line is currently finalising scheduled air capacity for its 2025 UK and Europe programme, Princess’s UK and Europe vice-president Eithne Williamson confirmed
'We're putting agents at the heart of our Eurovision partnership'
Royal Caribbean International expects to host around 100 agents at Eurovision in Malmo this week; vice-president EMEA Ben Bouldin tells TTG why the partnership was the perfect opportunity to get the trade involved
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AmaWaterways adds new sailings to meet growing shoulder season demand
The luxury cruise line has extended the season, adding departures in March, April, November and November, following an increase in demand
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Hurtigruten’s Iain Powell targets wider trade distribution in new role
In his first interview since joining Hurtigruten as the line’s new sales boss, Iain Powell tells TTG’s Harry Kemble why getting agents onboard and educating them about the brands’s product offering will be key to its future success
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MSC Cruises renews deal with Emirates to offer Dubai fly-cruises
The line recently stressed the importance of partnering with ‘reputable scheduled carriers’ in an interview with TTG
P&O Cruises bans embarking passengers from bringing beer and spirits onboard
The line now only allows passengers to bring up to a litre of wine or champagne onboard
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Tara Jerrard joins APT and Travelmarvel as southern-focused BDM
Jerrard becomes the latest edition to the river cruise and escorted touring specialist’s sales team
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'Detail, quality and tradition': Cunard launches first ship for 14 years, Queen Anne
TTG headed to Southampton this week as Cunard raised the curtain on its first new ship for more than a decade. TTG Luxury editor and publisher April Hutchinson and TTG cruise editor Harry Kemble report