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Riviera Travel to add two new ships to fleet next year
Riviera Travel announced its fleet expansion plans ahead of its 40th anniversary celebrations next month
Princess Cruises forced to delay Sun Princess's maiden sailing again
Sun Princess’ maiden cruise has been pushed back to 28 February having been moved from 8 February to 18 February
Cunard to invite 600 agents onto ships in 2024
Hundreds of agent places are available on ship visits on Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and soon-to-launch Queen Anne this year
New partnership boosts Windstar distribution to UK agents
Windstar Cruises has partnered with Traveltek to offer UK travel agents access to GBP pricing, product information and itineraries
Bernie Carter: ‘I feel like Madonna in terms of how I’ve reinvented myself’
When Oceania Cruises veteran Carter left the line last summer, he thought he was waving cruise farewell for good; TTG’s Harry Kemble finds out why an approach from an old friend proved too good for Carter to turn down
Virgin Voyages plots new course as Middle East conflict escalates
Resilient Lady repositioning voyage in March to steer away from skirmishing in the Red Sea, with the line promising to protect agent commissions where clients decide not to sail
HAL to host more than 400 agents during 2024 ship visit programme
Events will take place in Dover, South Queensferry, Liverpool, Belfast, Newcastle and Cork
Panache Cruises promotes Anna Perrott to partnerships director
Anna Perrott joined Panache Cruises at the start of 2023 having previously held roles at Windstar Cruises and Travelbag
Silversea promotes industry veteran Massimo Brancaleoni to expanded sales role
Brancaleoni, who joined Silversea as senior vice-president, global sales in January 2023, has been named senior vice-president, global sales and revenue
Regent Seven Seas to grow trade team as it launches partner programme
Regent Elevate is designed to ‘empower’ travel agents across the globe, with educational courses; sales and marketing tools; and promotional offers
Cruise Nation recruits industry veteran to help boost service levels
Helen Moore joined the Swansea-based call centre agency last month after 27 years at Bolsover Cruise Club
The Big Question: Should the cruise sector shout about lower prices?
A sure-fire way to attract cruisers is to market lower prices – but what impact does this have further down the line?
Jos Dewing leaves AE Expeditions to pursue ‘next adventure’
The cruise industry veteran spent nearly three years at the two-ship expedition line before leaving last week
Travel Village Group unveils new ‘time-saving’ tech to help cruise sales agents
Vertical Systems said the new service is a “valuable asset for both agents and businesses, offering a convenient solution while upholding data transparency”
Not Just Travel's huge cruise push pays off after firm achieves 25% sales hike
Co-founder Paul Harrison said Not Just Travel was gaining a reputation for being "the best in the business for teaching franchisees how to become cruise experts"
APT and Travelmarvel hire two new BDMs including first for Ireland
Luiza Sullivan to join river cruise and touring specialist as BDM for central England, while Travelmarvel has appointed Elaine O’Brien its first dedicated BDM for the Irish market
Carnival Cruise Line welcomes Carnival Firenze to fleet
Line’s fleet grows to 27 with addition of former Costa Cruises ship, which will now undergo a two-month Italian-inspired makeover
Cruise app founder lays out ambitious 2024 plans
Co-founder Sefton Monk reveals ambitions for My Kind of Cruise to become the “biggest cruise retailer in the world” with around 31,500 users that are new to cruise
Royal boss hails agents as he unveils cruise giant's ‘obsession’
Jason Liberty, Royal Caribbean Group’s president, said the company was leveraging its three brands to narrow the gap with land-based holidays
Royal Caribbean Group sees the figures turn black in 2023
Royal Caribbean Group is back in profit after resuming full operations following the pandemic
Celebrity hands Stirrup expanded role as part of efforts to grow EMEA footprint
The new EMEA sales team – under Claire Stirrup’s leadership – would help the line ’drive best practice, improve efficiencies and accelerate growth’, Celebrity said
Ama's UK boss outlines the levers he pulls to drive trade bookings
The line’s managing director Jamie Loizou insists lines must talk about the experiences on offer to increase the sector’s customer database
Tauck plans expanded agent training programme to grow UK sales
National sales manager Tom Dumbrell has noted a ‘good number’ of new-to-brand agents looking to sell Tauck’s land and river cruise products
Ambassador releases trade ship visit dates ahead of summer season
The line plans to host more than 500 agents at eight regional ports in 2024