Cruise

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 Caribbean Group sees the figures turn black in 2023

Royal Caribbean Group is back in profit after resuming full operations following the pandemic

Greater Manchester Police targets travel fraud in crackdown

A week-long campaign to combat holiday booking fraud is underway in the Greater Manchester Police area

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

Carnival Corp changes multiple Red Sea sailings amid escalating tensions

Sailings operated by 12 ships across seven Carnival Corp brands have been changed, the cruise giant said

Dnata Travel Group names Lesley Rollo as new UK chief

Lesley Rollo has been with dnata Travel Group for five years, most recently serving as managing director for its Travelbag brand

Saga delivers upbeat travel and cruise outlook

Saga says travel and cruise divisions are set to be back to pre-pandemic levels in this financial year but confirms it is seeking an ocean cruise partner

Crystal hires river line’s UK sales lead

A-Rosa’s UK and Ireland managing director Lucia Rowe praised Stephen Joyner for his work during his time with the German river line

AE Expeditions joins growing number of B Corp Certified travel businesses

Chief executive Michael Heath said offering ‘responsible, respectful travel’ had always been part of the brand’s ‘DNA’

Peaks so far: trade hopes for new records as UK consumers get into holiday mode

Despite the gloomy British weather, many agents and operators have recorded their best-ever January sales – and expect that trend to continue

Meet the polar trailblazer joining Cunard in Alaska

Caroline Hamilton was part of the first all-women team to ski to both the North and South Poles, and Cunard guests will have a taste of her adventures later this year

Gold Medal's peaks 'surpasses expectations' following recruitment drive

Year-on-year sales volumes with Gold Medal increased during each of the first three weeks of the year

Extra ex-UK capacity fuelling ‘astonishing’ wave period for agents

Cruise specialists are reporting higher sales so far this year compared with January 2023, aided by more cruise options departing the UK

Conversations around DEI are changing – so have travel ads kept up?

Travel’s peaks push shows the industry is taking some steps in the right direction, but firms’ 2023/24 campaigns also point towards more progress needing to be made, writes inclusive communications director Shilpa Saul for TTG

Princess to protect agent commissions after Sun Princess inaugural cancelled

New ship had been due to debut with a first sailing from Barcelona early next month