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Video: Does Sara Cox use a travel agent to book her family holidays?

TTG caught up with BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox as she hosted the UK Cruise Awards in central London for the second year running

P&O Cruises confirms airline partners for upcoming winter Caribbean season

The cruise line's partnership with Virgin Atlantic briefly paused for the winter 2023/24 season but resumed for the 2024/25 fly cruise programme

'I can't just roll over and take it': Sandy Lane Travel boss slams P&O Cruises after losing hundreds of pounds in commission

Angela Davies told TTG she has been been forced to pay back £1,200 in commission in the past five months due to cancelled cruise bookings

'Affordability is under the microscope – family cruising deserves a fresh look'

With prices remaining stubbornly high, P&O Cruises' Ruth Venn argues families just want clarity when it comes to booking a cruise – not complexity

P&O Cruises expands ship visit programme with more than 1,400 agent places available this year

The line will host agents at ship visits in ports such as Greenock, Belfast and Liverpool, as well as Southampton, throughout 2026

P&O Cruises expands fam trip programme as line confirms trade investment is 'a priority'

Forty agent places are available on each 'Shine at Sea' sailing this year, the line confirmed

Lines resume Caribbean fly-cruise operations after US military action in Venezuela

US and UK airlines began cancelling flights on 3 January after Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured and flown out of the country

P&O Cruises flagship Britannia to sail year-round from Southampton for first time for a decade

Britannia's return to Southampton among a number of changes outlined in P&O Cruises winter 2027 and spring 2028 deployment plans

P&O Cruises grows regional support for agents with two new hires

The line hopes Amber Eastwood and Isla Wilson will ’enhance its regional presence and strengthen relationships with the trade’

Ruth Venn promoted to expanded sales leadership role at P&O Cruises

Sales director Venn named associate vice-president, sales and distribution, with Rob Scott poised to take on a wider marketing remit

‘Agents are indispensable to our industry – our economic impact report shows that’

According to Carnival UK’s first independent Economic Impact Report, the company is projected to contribute more than £2.5 billion to the overall UK economy over the next five years

P&O Cruises unveils new ship visit programme with 650 agent places available

The line says more ship visits will be announced later this summer and it hopes to welcome more than 1,000 travel agents onboard this summer

Cunard sales director Tom Mahoney takes up new role at P&O Cruises

Iain Baillie joined the four-ship line in early June with Tom Mahoney moving in the other direction and taking up a director of strategic planning role at P&O Cruises

P&O Cruises launches winter 2025/26 Caribbean charter programme

Services will operate between November 2025 and March 2026 from a variety of UK departure points, including London, Edinburgh and Newcastle

Agents’ stories from the TV Baftas red carpet with P&O Cruises

The lucky agents watched Dianne Buswell collect the trophy for the P&O Cruises Memorable Moment award – on behalf of herself and comedian Chris McCausland for their performance to “You’ll Never Walk Alone” on Strictly Come Dancing – alongside a host of other TV stars winning the prestigious gongs.

Carnival cruise brands cancel future Jetline Holidays bookings

In a joint statement, the Carnival brands cited an alleged ’breach of contract’ for its decision to pull the bookings

Five top trends cruise agents need to know – from Carnival UK's sales chiefs

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.

The inside scoop on P&O Cruises' latest Shine at Sea event

New-to-cruise agent Connie Willis, travel consultant at Delmar World in Wrexham, shares her learnings from the cruise line’s dedicated training event

'I've toured the world on cruise ships and this German port is very underrated'

Senior loyalty and cruise sales manager James Brown has clocked up many a port in his time working for P&O Cruises

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1. Cruise prices are higher – but customers are happy to pay

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