First Class Holidays chief executive Daniel Gathercole told TTG he and his team have been planning the launch of First Class Cruise for the past 12 months
Reporting into Stirrup in her new UK and Ireland sales director role, McNeish hopes to continue building on ’the amazing relationships’ the premium ocean line has with trade partners
The Balearic Islands government has unveiled proposals to double its sustainability tax for many holidaymakers and crack down on rogue accommodation providers
Harry Sommer, the company’s president and chief executive, said efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine would allow the line’s ships to return to Russia
The former Thomas Cook commercial chief left Ambassador Cruise Line in April last year before spending some time with his family during his spell away from the travel industry
The luxury line expects more than 250 agents to benefit from one of the ship visits or fam trips on offer and plans to announce more ship visits in autumn this year
The premium ocean line has restructured its senior management team to ensure its better positioned to ’meet its strategic goals and respond to the evolving needs of the business’
The family-focused cruise line will launch Legend of the Seas in July 2026 following the debut of Icon of the Seas last year and Star of the Seas in August 2025
The move means no member of the Del Rio family will be involved with the Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings brand for the first time since it was founded in 2003
1. Cruise prices are higher – but customers are happy to pay
It might have been a bit of a slow start to peaks, but one trend that’s emerged in the overall market is a rise in pricing, and cruise is no exception.
Tui’s boss has said a change in direction towards more dynamic packaging meant its January sales were slower than normal, with fixed capacity remaining tight and sold at higher margins
Large group bookings may appear daunting at first, but they can be very lucrative if they are approached in the right way; TTG’s Harry Kemble spoke to the experts to find out how they got some huge cruise bookings over the line
