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Explora Journeys aims first UK wave offer at new-to-cruise passengers
The line’s UK and Ireland managing director Antonio Paradiso said he was ‘hopeful’ the offer would attract ‘a new generation of guests’
Royal Caribbean trade team hits the road in support of wave push
Nicki Lewis, the line’s senior sales enablement manager, tells TTG what Royal has in store for agents over the coming weeks, and reveals vice-president EMEA Ben Bouldin will be part of the effort
Portsmouth port anticipates 155,000 cruise and ferry passengers in 2024
This year 90 ships will call into Portsmouth including Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Star
Celestyal renames onboard packages as it releases 2025 programme
The Greek Island specialist is also introducing a new port of call in 2025
P&O Cruises Extraordinary Showcase 2023: Wrap up
Join P&O Cruises for a round-up of what we’ve learned over the last two days and key messages to take away.
P&O Cruises Extraordinary Showcase 2023: The Great Big P&O Cruises Quiz with Ben Shephard
Join celebrity host Ben Shephard to put your P&O Cruises knowledge to the test, with some amazing prizes to be won!
P&O Cruises Extraordinary Showcase 2023: Live cooking demonstration with José Pizarro
Join an extraordinary live food demonstration and Q&A with P&O Cruises’ local food hero José Pizarro - the Spanish chef known as the ’master of tapas’ who designed the menu for The Glass House.
P&O Cruises Extraordinary Showcase 2023: Looking back to 2023
A look back at lessons learned this year whilst celebrating the incredible achievements across P&O Cruises agent network.
P&O Cruises Extraordinary Showcase 2023: Let us entertain you
Get to know P&O Cruises’ brand partners and why they matter for your sales.
P&O Cruises Extraordinary Showcase 2023: Shine Rewards Club – Just Another Reward Platform, or Huge Opportunity?
An overview of how Shine Rewards Club works and the extraordinary benefits agents can access, plus the learning resources in P&O Cruises’ Learn and Earn hub including Holiday with Shine.
P&O Cruises Extraordinary Showcase 2023: Let's get social
Top tips on how and when to share content on your social channels during this Wave period for maximum effect, plus a recap on the assets and tools P&O Cruises can provide.
P&O Cruises Extraordinary Showcase 2023: Sell more in 2024
A panel of agents who’ve worked closely with P&O Cruises share why they love working with the brand, give marketing advice and client-matching tips, and reveal how they’ve been supported by the P&O Cruises team.
P&O Cruises Extraordinary Showcase 2023: Think You Know P&O Cruises?
Delving deeper into P&O Cruises to bust misconceptions and bring agents’ product knowledge bang up to date, giving even experienced sellers new USPs to promote and ways to sell.
P&O Cruises Extraordinary Showcase 2023: Meet the bosses
P&O Cruises’ vice-president of sales, marketing and brand, Robert Scott, and director of sales, Ruth Venn, share the latest news and developments from the cruise line.
Cruise Plus unveils trade booking incentives in biggest wave campaign ever
Worldwide Sale 2024/25 will feature ocean, luxury, river and expedition cruises as well as an “extensive array” of touring products
Eleven hurt as P&O Cruises charter flight hit by 'freak' turbulence
The Manchester-bound flight from Barbados diverted to Bermuda following the incident
Carnival Corp enters 2024 in record booked position despite fourth quarter loss
Total customer deposits reached a fourth quarter record of $6.4bn, but the company reported a loss of $90 million for the fourth quarter
Celestyal to offer cruise-and-land packages with new partner
Celestyal and Olympic Holidays have partnered for the first time to offer a new programme of package holidays
Four issues that could stand in the way of another 'big year' for cruise
Cruise chiefs, speaking at the Clia Forum on Tuesday (19 December), are certain the sector is on the up – but urged agents to be mindful of several issues that could prevent them from the making the most of the rebound
Cruise 'quickly becoming hottest holiday ticket in town,' says Royal chief
Clia UK and Ireland chair Ben Bouldin laid bare the capacity challenges facing the sector, but predicted a positive year ahead when addressing the cruise body’s annual Forum on Tuesday (19 December)
Scenic Group reveals doubling in winter sales ahead of ‘biggest-ever’ peaks push
Scenic and Emerald Cruises’ trade sales for October to December 2023 have doubled compared to the same time last year as the brands reveal their strongest sales week of 2023
Royal Caribbean sales chief Stuart Byron to depart line
Byron’s departure comes just a fortnight after Torey Kings-Hodkin, Royal’s head of sales, joined Disney Destinations International
Ben Bouldin: 'Agents are getting closer to their optimum fighting weight'
Royal Caribbean International vice-president Ben Bouldin says the UK trade’s pandemic rebound is almost complete ahead of what is set to be another critical year of recovery
Cruise sector weighs impact of Royal Caribbean's 'misleading' Venice ad
The Advertising Standards Authority recently banned Royal Caribbean from promoting a cruise departing Venice (Ravenna), the latter some two hours away from the famous lagoon city. So is this a new precedent for cruise?