Cruise

Norwegian Cruise Line's new ship 'a perfected version of other Prima vessels'

UK and Irish agents joined Norwegian Aqua’s maiden voyage from a stormy Lisbon at the weekend and learned how Norwegian Cruise Line has ’perfected’ its Prima class

Royal Caribbean to host agents on Icon ship visits in Barcelona

The family-focused line will soon unveil a ship visit programme with a difference where agents will be flown out to Spain to experience Allure of the Seas and Legend of the Seas

Celebrity Cruises captain Kate McCue jumps ship to Four Seasons Yachts

Captain Kate McCue, an Instagram celebrity with one million followers, has joined Four Seasons Yachts after almost 10 years at Celebrity Cruises

Iconic Cunard ship completes three-week refit ahead of Miami debut

The line has added some features from Queen Anne to its refurbished Queen Elizabeth as it prepares for its first season based in Miami

AE Expeditions unveils new £60,000 extended ship visit programme for agents

EMEA sales director Andrew Turner announced plans to overhaul the line’s UK and Ireland ship visits last year to ensure agents got ’a true expedition experience’

First Class Holidays boss eyes 'gap in the market' with new cruise brand

First Class Holidays chief executive Daniel Gathercole told TTG he and his team have been planning the launch of First Class Cruise for the past 12 months

From river to rail: Uniworld hosts 70 agents on iconic train

Uniworld and Golden Eagle Luxury Trains hosted 70 agents for lunch onboard an exclusive Danube rail experience following the Clia RiverView conference

Celebrity Cruises names head of sales Nicola McNeish as Claire Stirrup's successor

Reporting into Stirrup in her new UK and Ireland sales director role, McNeish hopes to continue building on ’the amazing relationships’ the premium ocean line has with trade partners

Five things agents need to know from the Clia RiverView conference

Hundreds of delegates flew to Budapest for the latest edition of Clia’s RiverView Conference where several points – including the impact of Celebrity River Cruises’ market entry – were raised on-stage over the weekend

HX Expeditions debuts new livery to further distance the brand from Hurtigruten

New indigo blue and sand makeover follows completion of full brand separation from Hurtigruten

CroisiEurope to unveil its first Amazon river ship in 2027

The operator is currently building a new ship that will home port in the Brazilian city of Manaus and will be operational from early 2027

Uniworld to expand Super Ship fleet with three new vessels

Uniworld said the look and feel of the new ships would be inspired by the destinations they visit on Europe’s main rivers, including the Rhine, Main, Danube and Douro

NCLH boss 'very pro' Donald Trump-led efforts to bring peace to Ukraine and Middle East

Harry Sommer, the company’s president and chief executive, said efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine would allow the line’s ships to return to Russia

Phil Gardner returns to cruise sector with new Fred Olsen role

The former Thomas Cook commercial chief left Ambassador Cruise Line in April last year before spending some time with his family during his spell away from the travel industry

Ambassador unveils debut fly-cruise programme weeks after merger

The line will offer a fly-cruise Caribbean programme in October with charter flights being operated by Virgin Atlantic

Why this emerging cruise style should be on every agent's radar

While expedition cruising is coming to greater attention, there still aren’t scores of expedition river lines in the market, making it more important for agents to know exactly where each one operates and what they offer, writes Expedition Cruise Network chief Akvile Marozaite for TTG

Cunard reveals first wave of 2025 educational opportunities for agents

The luxury line expects more than 250 agents to benefit from one of the ship visits or fam trips on offer and plans to announce more ship visits in autumn this year

Celebrity Cruises hands Hawke and Stirrup promotions in management shake-up

The premium ocean line has restructured its senior management team to ensure its better positioned to ’meet its strategic goals and respond to the evolving needs of the business’

Royal Caribbean to base third Icon-class ship in Barcelona in 2026

The family-focused cruise line will launch Legend of the Seas in July 2026 following the debut of Icon of the Seas last year and Star of the Seas in August 2025

Frank A. Del Rio steps down as Oceania Cruises president with immediate effect

The move means no member of the Del Rio family will be involved with the Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings brand for the first time since it was founded in 2003

'It's time to expand with the trade,' says Atlas Ocean Voyages sales chief

Atlas Ocean Voyages has scheduled six ship visits and a roadshow programme for agents as part of plans to strengthen its support for and ties with the trade this year, international sales lead Bernie Carter has told TTG

Stuart Perl returns to river cruise sector with new international sales role

In his new position, Perl will attract international customers to Scylla’s ships by working with small tour operators which want to charter vessels for individual sailings

Crystal commits to paying agent commission faster

Luxury line will also back date speedier commission payments for all existing, qualifying bookings

Five top trends cruise agents need to know – from Carnival UK's sales chiefs

1. Cruise prices are higher – but customers are happy to pay

It might have been a bit of a slow start to peaks, but one trend that’s emerged in the overall market is a rise in pricing, and cruise is no exception.