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Celestyal to expand trade sales team and overhaul agent portal

A new trade marketing manager and three trade support executives will join the line next year

Carnival UK commits to talks over the future of more than 900 roles

Under UK law, employers are required to tell the Insolvency Service of planned redundancies of more than 20

Carnival UK refutes union's 'fire and rehire' plan accusation

A spokesperson said Carnival UK was ’categorically not making any redundancies and we will not dismiss and re-engage staff’

Virgin Voyages reports huge spike in Brits booking Caribbean cruises

The line’s Caribbean bookings are 31% up year-on-year this year, following a 10.6% rise in 2022 and a 4.9% hike in 2021

Celestyal to offer expanded 2024 programme based on trade feedback

The Three Continents sailing would normally be the line’s first departure of the season, but the Hamas-Israel conflict has forced it to change its plans

MSC Cruises signs deal to upgrade Bahamas marine reserve

MSC Cruises has revealed details of conservation and upgrading works to its Bahamas private island

Cruise Croatia to recruit for UK BDM as agent bookings soar

Small-ship operator wants to have expand its trade partnerships team before it launches a new agent portal

SeaDream Yacht Club doubles Norway cruises in 2026 following ‘record’ sales

The programme includes two itineraries – Trollfjord & Lofoten Islands and Yachting The Norwegian Fjords

Nick Hughes to join Scenic Group as sales director UK and Ireland

Hughes to trade similar role at Princess Cruises for new post with Scenic and Emerald Cruises

Fred Olsen super-fan celebrates 2,500 cruise nights with line

Retired fish and chip shop owner Kevin Harrison first sailed with Fred Olsen in 1993

Celebrity Apex to return to the UK in 2025 after inaugural season next summer

Celebrity Apex will sail a full season from Southampton for the first time next summer before returning the following year

'Lobbying to get second UK-based Celebrity ship is constant,' says UK boss

Celebrity Cruises last had two ships homeporting in the UK in 2013

Celestyal to grow fleet with purchase of ex-Carnival Corp ship

The ship will undergo a ’multimillion-euro’ refit ahead of Celestyal’s 2024 programme beginning in March

Hays seeking to build cruise sales to a third of its business

Cruise is predicted to account for 25% of the agency’s business this year - but head of cruise commercial Catriona Parsons wants more

New aviation and maritime ministers named following govt reshuffle

Anthony Browne and Lord Davies of Gower will take up the briefs vacated by Baroness Vere

Panache aiming to become 'world's largest luxury cruise retailer by 2030'

The Chorley-based agency is also looking to increase its tour operations business next year

Cruise Circle's head of product Mark Godden moves to Oceania Cruises

Godden spent seven years at the Bolsover-based OTA before taking up a sales manager role at the cruise line this week

The Big Question: Is it finally time to turn APD into an environmental tax?

Air Passenger Duty was introduced as a ’green’ tax in the mid-90s, but should the proceeds go towards cleaning up travel’s operations rather than general taxation?