Cruise

Carnival reveals new short cruise focus ahead of major fleet expansion project

The Carnival Corporation brand is launching ships in 2027, 2028, 2029, 2031 and 2033 and will look to attract more customers who can’t take a week-long holiday as its fleet expands

Dame Irene Hays: ‘We know what’s happening – we live and breathe travel’

TTG caught up with Hays Travel chair Dame Irene Hays and chief operating officer Jonathon Woodall-Johnston at the Hays Travel Independence Group conference. Here’s what they had to say about the state of the travel industry in 2025

Albatros Expeditions and Polar Latitudes to merge expedition cruise fleets

Two brands to join forces under same ownership group to ’coordinate and combine’ their Arctic and Antarctic expedition cruise operations

Aranui Cruises to launch second passenger-cargo ship Aranoa in 2027

Expedition Cruise Network member and Polynesia specialist reveals plans to expand fleet

Three tips from Hays Travel's senior leaders to help you grow your business this year

Diversifying product, future-proofing businesses using strategic thinking and the power of asking for help were among key talking points touched at Hays Travel’s IG conference this week

Uniworld shares first look at upcoming 'super ship' S.S. Emilie

The luxury river cruise line will debut the stylish new-build in 2026

Azamara 'evolving' onboard experience to strengthen 'undervalued' brand

The four-ship line entered 2025 with highest load factor for the year ahead amid growing interest in small-ship cruising, says David Duff, UK and EMEA managing director

Marella Cruises orders two new-builds 'designed specifically for the British market'

The two new ships – Tui-owned Marella’s first new-builds – will be delivered in 2030 and 2032

Virgin Voyages boss praises agents and predicts 2025 will be the line's 'best year yet'

The adults-only line said bookings have grown 34% year-on-year while sales of longer itineraries of eight nights or more have jumped more than 40% in the UK

Hurtigruten reveals how it plans to 'change the way' cruise ships sail

The Norwegian cruise line is carrying out tests with the help of the Sintef Ocean research institute in Trondheim to develop a zero-emissions ship before 2030

Spring Statement: chancellor insists consumers will have more disposable income this year

Average consumer will be £500 better off this year says chancellor Rachel Reeves allowing them to spend more on non-essentials like travel

Norwegian Cruise Line to expand trade team ahead of decade-long fleet expansion

NCL’s vice-president and head of UK and Ireland, Gary Anslow, said the line is starting to see positive results after opting to put more ’boots on the ground’ two years ago

Suppliers urged to do more to help agents tell them apart

TTG’s first Agenda event of the year ’unpacked peaks’ and explored some key market trends, including demand for ’differentiated product’ and more long-haul options, as well as the impact of a second Donald Trump presidency

'I chose to sail the Drake Passage – here's why your clients should too'

Expedition Cruise Network chair Martin Johnson explains why the four days sailing through Drake Passage give passengers the chance to bond

Luxury cruise agent shares ‘overlooked’ rule that can ‘make or break’ clients’ trip

Claire Parsons was named a “Virtuoso Cruise Icon” after impressing the travel network with her exemplary cruise sales.

New Lindblad UK sales chief turns to 'secret weapon' to drive brand awareness

Danielle Bates, the expedition line’s head of UK sales, is now making efforts to boost agents’ product knowledge and help them understand where the line sits in the market

Tui hopeful two Marella new-builds will generate €10 million a month from 2031

Tui Group’s UK cruise arm Marella Cruises currently operates five ships – Marella Voyager, Marella Discovery, Marella Discovery 2, Marella Explorer and Marella Explorer 2

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

The business development executive who ditched hairdressing to work with agents

Layla Davies, who works for Virgin Voyages, went to college to train as a hairdresser but quickly decided the practical side of the job wasn’t for her and she wanted to work in the travel industry

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

EU Entry-Exit System delay prompts new FCDO advice

The FCDO has updated its advice on Schengen countries following the latest delay to the introduction of the EU Entry/Exit System

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’