Cruise

Hurtigruten hires cruise expert to strengthen and grow trade ties

David Chidley, who has previously worked for Royal Caribbean, Uniworld and Fred Olsen, has joined Hurtigruten’s UK sales team as an account manager

Carnival Cruise Line to offer 350 agent ship visit spaces this year

Line to host ‘more travel agents than ever before’ during its 2024 ship visit programme in Dover, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Greenock (Glasgow) and Belfast

Virgin Voyages reveals Brilliant Lady's debut sailings following delayed launch

The 2,770-passenger vessel will operate from a mix of US ports, including New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Seattle throughout 2025 and 2026

Cunard: ‘With Queen Anne, we have a great window to launch a UK-based ship’

Cunard’s Tom Mahoney tells Harry Kemble about the line’s plans to promote its latest vessel – its first new ship for 14 years – to the trade ahead of its maiden voyage from Southampton

Marella Cruises unveils first ‘trade-wide’ incentive to woo third-party agents

Top-selling agents can win a place on a sailing on Marella Explorer 2 next year through the incentive

Simon Leeming named new cruise lead at Unforgettable Travel Company

In his new role, Simon Leeming will focus on offering year-round trips to around 5,000 existing cruise customers as well as new clients

'A lot of thought has gone into restructuring our sales team,' says Globus UK sales chief

Sales director Phil Shipman identified the need to segment the sales team to help support the company’s key trade accounts

Ambassador launches recruitment drive to bolster trade sales team

The no-fly cruise line plans to recruit a deputy head of trade, a new business development and a new business development executive in the coming weeks

NCL grows sales team with view to upping ex-UK deployment

The line’s regional vice-president Gary Anslow tells TTG the appointments ‘signalled’ how important agents are to the business

Virgin Voyages launches digital selling guide for agents with TTG

Virgin Voyages has launched a digital selling guide in partnership with TTG, ensuring agents have all the contacts, marketing assets, training and information needed to sell the adults-only line with confidence.

Royal makes 'powerful' new-to-cruise statement ahead of Utopia launch

Royal Caribbean International’s Utopia of the Seas will operate short cruises to Perfect Day from July which are aimed at the younger cruise market

Royal Caribbean upgrades profit forecast again following record wave period

The cruise giant expects to achieve all of its financial goals in 2024, having previously stated that it would achieve two of the three goals this year

Yasmin McKechnie and Josh Smith join Princess Cruises trade sales team

Speaking to TTG in March, Princess’s UK sales chief Hayley Moore said the line wanted to put more ‘boots on the ground’ in the spring

Expedition Cruise Network to host ‘first of its kind’ conference

ECN’s two-day conference event in central London will see agents and expedition lines come together to discuss the sector’s issues in October

Amsterdam to cut river cruise calls to keep city ‘liveable’

City plans to halve the number of river cruises to reduce congestion and emissions, deputy mayor Hester van Buren said

Windstar to run its largest-ever agent ship visit programme this summer

The programme will run from 3 June to 30 August and will enable agents to experience the line’s Star Class yachts, Star Legend and Star Pride

Princess chief defends 'gutsy' decision-making behind ship launch delays

’We won’t put a ship out before it’s ready,’ vowed Princess Cruises president John Padgett at the naming of Sun Princess

AE Expeditions' sales chief expects UK market growth as fleet expands

David Tanguay, head of global sales, confirmed the UK and Irish market is among AE Expeditions’ top five markets and expects it to rise further

Queen Anne's UK arrival delayed to ensure 'final touches are complete'

The 3,000-passenger ship is now scheduled to dock alongside Mayflower Terminal in Southampton at 15:00 on 30 April

Regent Seven Seas expands business development team with new hire

Harriet Smith joins Regent’s business development support team led by Ed Lang, director of strategic accounts and business development

P&O Cruises ship given makeover ahead of 10th anniversary celebration

The line confirmed design aspects from 5,200-passenger ships Iona and Arvia have been introduced on Britannia

Princess Cruises pushes back launch of new ship following review

Princess president John Padgett confirmed ‘additional time’ is required to ensure Star Princess is delivered to the ‘highest standards’

Ponant unveils 2024 ship visit programme for UK and Irish agents

The French line will invite agents to join one of 24 ship visits on Le Lyrial, Le Boreal, Le Champlain and Le Dumont d’Urville

Cunard cancels Queen Anne's ‘test’ event for agents before maiden

The 3,000-passenger ship had been due to host up to 400 agents onboard five days before its inaugural from Southampton