Cruise

Travel vacancies see January jump but are far below 2023

The number of travel vacancies more than doubled in January but remain below 2023 levels, C&M Recruitment says

Carnival Cruise Line partners with USAirtours to strengthen agent portfolio

Carnival UK & international sales director Luke Smith said the partnership will strengthen the capabilities of the company’s trade-only platform, Crew

APT to charter two Seabourn expedition vessels next year

APT will sail Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit to the UK, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, the Kimberley and Antarctica

P&O Cruises boss hints at changing airline partner following customer feedback

Last year, P&O Cruises agreed a deal with the Maltese air carrier Maleth Aero to fly passengers from Gatwick and Manchester to Barbados and Antigua

Riviera reveals maiden programmes for new-builds launching next year

The river cruise operator has announced plans to launch 178-passenger Riviera Radiance and 114-passenger Riviera Rose in 2025

The marketeer who's smashing records for Cruise.co.uk

Amar Bains has risen swiftly through the ranks since joining the online cruise agent in 2018 and now oversees the strategy for a recent acquisition.

Carnival Corp pledges $100m to double capacity at private destination

In addition to the two berths slated to be completed by next year, the world’s largest cruise company will now add two more berths

Explora Journeys aims to ‘expand cruise market’ as line targets land-based luxury travellers

Explora Journeys to convert cruise skeptics as it launches its second luxury ship

Tui hopeful of footfall boost with move to new Preston store

Tui divisional sales manager Gabrielle Armitage has said the new store will offer ‘a great atmosphere’ due to its ‘modern and welcoming feel’

American Queen Voyages parent looks to sell failed US river line

The failed US river cruise line has also applied for bankruptcy protection to obtain more time to issue refunds to customers

'Celebrities can shine a light on the fragility of sensitive destinations'

Expedition Cruise Network chair Martin Johnson hails Susan Calman’s voyage to Antarctica with Scenic, and says it could serve as a model for travel to promote its offer alongside its responsible tourism and sustainability credentials

Hurtigruten names Saga’s Iain Powell as Anthony Daniels’ successor

Saga Travel Group’s Iain Powell will take up Anthony Daniels’ former position on 18 March

Royal Caribbean ups profit outlook amid soaring demand for key products

The group said the first five weeks of the year had resulted in the best wave booking weeks in its history

MSC reveals new cruises to replace axed 2024/25 Red Sea programme

Line will base MSC Opera in the Canary Islands for the winter, with itineraries calling in Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Madeira, Palma and Lanzarote en route back to Tenerife

Data confirms solid January travel sales as spend hits £428m

Nationwide’s Spending Report reveals significant upturn in January holiday and airline sales

Globus's Danielle Radford joins Celestyal as UK BDM

Danielle Radford joins the Greek Island specialist’s dedicated UK team and will be responsible for growing the line’s trade relationships

American Queen Voyages' UK representative moves to reassure agents

Light Blue Travel, the US line’s UK and Europe general sales agent, said it hoped AQV’s fleet of iconic paddlewheel steamboats could be rescued

Search under way for new Four Seasons Yachts chief as Larry Pimentel departs

Larry Pimentel and Philip Levine have vacated their roles at the luxury hotel chain Four Seasons’ cruise division 17 months after launching it

American Queen Voyages suspends operations and ceases trading

US river line said despite the best efforts of its team, crew and partners, it had not been able to rebound from the effects of the pandemic

Travel agents to benefit from MSC Cruises’ new onboard booking initiative

Passengers can now secure their next cruise while onboard an MSC ship without choosing a particular vessel, itinerary and sailing date

Cunard unveils opportunities to join ‘back-to-back’ sailings from 2025

The 2025/27 programme includes 27 overnight port calls and 66 late-evening departures

Saga to expand river fleet amid ‘continued confidence in demand’

Spirit of the Moselle to join the Saga river cruise fleet in July

Watch: join us on the TTG Luxury Journey with Riverside Luxury Cruises

A group of luxury agents joined an exclusive four-night river cruise along the Danube with Riverside Luxury Cruises, for the first ever TTG Luxury Journey on a European river cruise

Royal Caribbean places order for seventh Oasis-class ship

The yet-unnamed Oasis-class vessel will join the six other Oasis-class vessels in the Royal fleet when it launches in 2028