Luxury cruise

Cash injection set to accelerate 'One A&K' strategy and expansion

$500 million in funding will help plans to streamline and unify the business and build up DMCs, camps, lodges and boats for the brand

Travel Counsellors seeks experts to 'empower' new-to-cruise agents

The homeworking giant has launched its Set Sail programme and is looking to appoint cruise experts to support both seasoned cruise experts as well as new-to-cruise agents

Crystal Cruises to 'enhance' trade tools following launch of new booking engine

The ultra-luxury cruise line launched its new booking engine on 1 August, two years after it was acquired by A&K Travel Group

Expedition Cruise Network to host its first-ever awards in October

The ceremony will award prizes across 14 categories – five for the travel trade, seven for expedition cruise lines and two special ones

Nick Hughes: 'Supporting agents isn't just about boots on the ground'

For the past six months, Nick Hughes has been trying to understand what he needs to do to take Scenic Group’s UK team ’to the next level’ – he tells TTG’s Harry Kemble why getting support for agents right will be key

Royal Caribbean expects prices to keep rising in 2025 – and beyond

Cruise giant says sales ’exceeded expectations’ during the second quarter

Regent Seven Seas outlines plans to grow trade sales team alongside fleet

The ultra-luxury line is slated to launch ships in 2026 and 2029 after its parent company placed the biggest order in its history in April this year

Ponant partners with pearling company to launch Australia yacht

Ponant has teamed up with an Australian pearling brand to operate a new boutique yacht sailing from the Kimberley region

Abercrombie & Kent unveils first look at Peruvian Amazon riverboat

The luxury tour operator announced plans to launch its first riverboat earlier this year

Antarctica or the Arctic? Silversea boss on why they're poles apart

The luxury expedition cruise line has been offering all-inclusive voyages to the polar regions since 2008

'Agents don’t want to be training call centre staff on cruise lines' behalf'

Crystal’s sales boss tells Harry Kemble why the line is investing in the future, and how it’s going to provide more support for agents

Silversea faces flak from trade after relocating UK call centre

Several of Silversea’s agent partners flagged issues to TTG – on condition of anonymity – after Silversea moved its UK call centre to the Philippines

Silversea embraces ‘greenstronomy’ with launch of plant-based menu

The luxury cruise line will offer a new menu of plant-based dishes in response to growing demand from clients for vegetarian and vegan food.

Crystal signs deal with Fincantieri for two new-builds

The Italian shipbuilding firm said the first vessel is scheduled to launch in spring 2028 while more details about the second ship will be revealed ’in due course’

Ex-Cook agent joins Oceania Cruises as regional sales executive

Kal Sindhu joins Oceania from Travelbag, and brings experience too from his early career at Thomas Cook

Regent Seven Seas reveals name of next ship

The ultra-luxury line will launch Seven Seas Prestige in 2026 before adding another new vessel to its fleet in 2029

Explora Journeys forced to delay launch of second ship

Both Explora Journeys ships have now been delayed coming out of the Fincantieri shipyard where they were built

Scenic to reward agents with series of dinners this autumn

Places will be randomly allocated to 40 agents who make a booking from the new programme or who ’go above and beyond to promote the new season’

New Silversea boss weighs up major deployment changes

The line’s new chief told the trade he was bringing in a lot of resources to enhance the customer experience

Explora II successfully completes sea trials ahead of maiden voyage

The MSC Group-owned luxury cruise line has finished the testing phase of its second ship, Explora II.

Silversea officially names Silver Ray ahead of first cruise

Luxury line has also announced Dr Maria Josefina Olascoaga as ship’s godmother

SeaDream fits both vessels with shore power connectivity

SeaDream Yacht Club has completed an upgrade of its two ships, adding shore power connectivity to both to avoid emissions in port

MSC's Antonio Paradiso: 'We're in a golden age for cruise'

MSC Group international sales vice-president shares his reasons for optimism with Harry Kemble, including the key role travel agents continue to play in the company’s success

Crystal promotes Stephen Joyner following Andy Magowan's exit

The ultra-luxury cruise line has also localised reservations teams in different international markets in recent weeks as part of its efforts to provide more trade support