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Barbara Muckermann named new boss of Kempinski Hotels

The luxury hotel group has outlined its growth plans now Barbara Muckermann has joined as chief executive

Silversea unveils ‘enhanced’ global service model for agents following sales restructure

TTG understands Silversea is creating a global contact centre for trade reservations in Manila, Philippines

P&O Cruises passengers isolating following sickness outbreak on Ventura

Isolating affected passengers is one of several protocols the line has introduced to contain the stomach bug

Ambassador ship to host 2024 Advantage cruise conference in Amsterdam

The event over 24-27 October will place a focus on how agents can attract a new generation of cruise guests and drive growth throughout the sector

New Travel Village Group training academies will take agents 'on a journey'

Running between September 2024 and May 2025, the first academy will give agents the tools to boost their river cruise sales

Apex deployment 'elevates' Celebrity's ex-UK offering, says president

The 2,910-passenger Celebrity Apex ship will return to Southampton next summer

Silversea takes delivery of latest Nova class ship

Silver Ray is the second of the ultra energy-efficient Nova class ships to launch

Havila Voyages promotes Matthew Valentine to global sales chief role

The travel industry veteran joined the Norwegian coastal cruise line four years ago from rival operator Hurtigruten

Agency's retail chief recalls 'surreal' Jeff Goldblum encounter at Baftas

Goldblum was walking the red carpet at the Baftas on Sunday (12 May) where he met with some of the agents invited by sponsor P&O Cruises

Seabourn names Tom Andrews as Wendy Lahmich's successor

The luxury line’s new UK and EMEA sales director is due to officially start his new role ’in midsummer’ once Lahmich leaves the business

Princess's UK boss: ‘Air lift challenges can be a blocker for cruise customers’

The line is currently finalising scheduled air capacity for its 2025 UK and Europe programme, Princess’s UK and Europe vice-president Eithne Williamson confirmed

'We're putting agents at the heart of our Eurovision partnership'

Royal Caribbean International expects to host around 100 agents at Eurovision in Malmo this week; vice-president EMEA Ben Bouldin tells TTG why the partnership was the perfect opportunity to get the trade involved

Hurtigruten’s Iain Powell targets wider trade distribution in new role

In his first interview since joining Hurtigruten as the line’s new sales boss, Iain Powell tells TTG’s Harry Kemble why getting agents onboard and educating them about the brands’s product offering will be key to its future success

MSC Cruises renews deal with Emirates to offer Dubai fly-cruises

The line recently stressed the importance of partnering with ‘reputable scheduled carriers’ in an interview with TTG

Explora Journeys’ Pioneers programme sees hundreds of agents sail on Explora I

The luxury cruise line offered agents a number of benefits as part of its Pioneers programme

Short watch: Virgin Voyages' loyalty programmes In the Spotlight

Catch up with Virgin Voyages’ director of sales for the UK, SJ Walker, to hear about the line’s new reward programme for First Mates, its loyalty scheme for Sailors and an exclusive offer only available via UK agents.

'Detail, quality and tradition': Cunard launches first ship for 14 years, Queen Anne

TTG headed to Southampton this week as Cunard raised the curtain on its first new ship for more than a decade. TTG Luxury editor and publisher April Hutchinson and TTG cruise editor Harry Kemble report

Hurtigruten hires cruise expert to strengthen and grow trade ties

David Chidley, who has previously worked for Royal Caribbean, Uniworld and Fred Olsen, has joined Hurtigruten’s UK sales team as an account manager

Carnival Cruise Line to offer 350 agent ship visit spaces this year

Line to host ‘more travel agents than ever before’ during its 2024 ship visit programme in Dover, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Greenock (Glasgow) and Belfast

Virgin Voyages reveals Brilliant Lady's debut sailings following delayed launch

The 2,770-passenger vessel will operate from a mix of US ports, including New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Seattle throughout 2025 and 2026

Cunard: ‘With Queen Anne, we have a great window to launch a UK-based ship’

Cunard’s Tom Mahoney tells Harry Kemble about the line’s plans to promote its latest vessel – its first new ship for 14 years – to the trade ahead of its maiden voyage from Southampton

Marella Cruises unveils first ‘trade-wide’ incentive to woo third-party agents

Top-selling agents can win a place on a sailing on Marella Explorer 2 next year through the incentive

Simon Leeming named new cruise lead at Unforgettable Travel Company

In his new role, Simon Leeming will focus on offering year-round trips to around 5,000 existing cruise customers as well as new clients

Ambassador launches recruitment drive to bolster trade sales team

The no-fly cruise line plans to recruit a deputy head of trade, a new business development and a new business development executive in the coming weeks