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Hays Travel's Hayley Gadd to take up trade team role at P&O Cruises

Former Hays Travel Weymouth store manager Gadd to join the line’s ranks as a partnerships development manager

Royal's Liberty of the Seas to sail ex-Southampton in 2026

Liberty’s summer 2026 programme will see it sail a range of two- to nine-night voyages from Southampton, including a solar eclipse sailing

Princess Cruises 'tailors' trade platform ahead of Star Princess launch

The line believes the upgrades will make the booking process even smoother for agents

InteleTravel rescinds P&O Cruises 'no book' notice after talks

It follows talks between the line and the homeworking agency late last week

Discounting frustration, female leadership and famous explorers, plus four more cruise talking points

How did cruise lines react when agents expressed frustration over discounting in the market? What can agents do to up their expedition sales? And how cruise is becoming a more sustainable holiday choice? Everything we learned from Advantage’s biggest-ever cruise conference

Ambassador chief says line's 'affordable quality' proposition 'attracting luxury cruisers'

Ambassador Cruise Line Chief executive Christian Verhounig told TTG how he had met long-term Cunard cruisers on Ambience who now fancied sailing with a premium brand

InteleTravel orders its agents 'not to book' P&O Cruises

The US homeworking giant told TTG the ’no book’ status would be lifted before Saturday (26 October) following discussions between the two travel companies

Cunard to roll out best Queen Anne features across the fleet

Queen Elizabeth will be the first Cunard ship in the fleet to be retrofitted with new features that debuted on Queen Anne in 2025

Poll: Should suppliers stop handing out plastic freebies?

The money that would normally be spent on promotional items is being donated to Teenage Cancer Trust, the line confirmed

Crystal bolsters trade sales team with Danny Giles hire

The travel industry veteran has been tasked with building strong connections with the line’s travel partners new and old across the Scotland, north of England and Ireland

‘Hundreds’ of agencies can now sell Oceania Cruises after year-long trade project

Ahead of the launch of Oceania’s new 2026 Collection, international sales vice-president Jason Worth revealed how successful the trade engagement exercise had been

Cruise vs Extinction Rebellion: battle lines drawn...

After climate activists blocked ships from entering the port of Amsterdam this summer, TTG cruise editor Harry Kemble explores whether the city has a future as a cruise destination

Virgin Voyages' autumn offer and 'MerMillionaire' incentive In The Spotlight

Get the inside scoop on Virgin Voyages’ fantastic offers and agent incentives for autumn, and find out how you can become a "MerMillionaire" by winning a million Virgin Points, in this new In The Spotlight video

Royal returns to Haiti private resort following lengthy hiatus

The family-focused line announced earlier this year that ’in the abundance of caution’ it was removing calls to Labadee on the Caribbean island

P&O Cruises says now is 'sweet spot' to launch new programme

Just weeks after being recognised at the Travel Industry Awards for the first time, P&O Cruises has launched 78 itineraries featuring 102 destinations for 2026/27

P&O Cruises threatens legal action against former airline partner Maleth

The Carnival Corporation brand is considering recovering costs through the courts from former charter airline partner MalethAero following delays and passenger complaints last winter

InteleTravel boss ‘celebrates’ UK agents after homeworkers outperform US counterparts

Speaking at the InteleTravel Quest conference in Sorrento, Italy, on Friday (11 October), president James Ferrara reported UK and Irish homeworkers achieved £95 million in sales in the eight months to the end of August

Royal Caribbean reveals Mexico Perfect Day development

Royal Caribbean has confirmed plans for another dedicated private destination cruise stop similar to that in Haiti and The Bahamas, this time in Mexico

'Hundreds' of Abta members still seeking 'clarity' on new EU border rules

The association is putting on two coach trips to the Port of Dover for members to hear about the preparations for the rollout in the coming weeks

MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys up trade support with hires and promotions

Three new trade support hires at MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys, as well as three promotions

Tui, Crystal, Silver Travel: all the latest travel trade people moves

Tui has announced major changes to its leadership in the UK and at group level, and there has also been a change at the top at British Airways Holidays. Elsewhere, a familiar face in the agent world returns to travel

Riviera Travel targets further growth in trade sales with new e-learning platform

The new Riviera Explorer platform features brand updates, bite-sized training modules and selling kits for agents with different levels of experience to use

Celebrity Cruises to move away from ex-UK 'taster' sailings with Apex return

The 2,910-passenger Celebrity Apex will return to the UK in 2026, but will operate a programme without any shorter cruises

Carnival chief hails agents following 'double-digit' new-to-cruise growth

’Strong support from our travel agent partners has allowed us to once again take share from land-based peers as we attract even more new-to-cruise guests," said Josh Weinstein