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
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’
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
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
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
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
Richard Lester, 56, ran a website selling people vouchers and listing the cruises for which they could supposedly be exchanged at discounted rates, but booked few of his clients and kept the money for himself
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.
Tui’s boss has said a change in direction towards more dynamic packaging meant its January sales were slower than normal, with fixed capacity remaining tight and sold at higher margins
Large group bookings may appear daunting at first, but they can be very lucrative if they are approached in the right way; TTG’s Harry Kemble spoke to the experts to find out how they got some huge cruise bookings over the line
Spear Travels’ associate Sally Dixon explains how her expedition cruise sales soared after she joined an epic adventure to Greenland with HX Hurtigruten Expeditions, and shares her key selling tips for the line
Visits will get under way in late-April and will run through to 3 August, with agents able to get onboard two of HAL’s Pinnacle class ships – Rotterdam and Nieuw Statendam
Just days after its latest ship, Celebrity Xcel, was floated out from the French shipyard where it is being built, Celebrity Cruises announced a new Edge-class ship will join the fleet in 2028. Sara Macefield reports from Saint Nazaire in France
