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The Princess Arena onboard Sun Princess
Princess Cruises reveals headline features of ‘newest, largest, most innovative’ ship
Sun Princess to feature 1,000-seater theatre and three-storey dining venue
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Former Princess Cruises sales manager Mark Lowman joins Virgin Voyages
The appointment comes as the line expands its UK sales team
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Carnival brands boost trade support with agents 'critical' to 2023 success
The sales leads of Carnival Corporation’s six UK-based cruise brands are buoyant about the cruise industry’s prospects for 2023. Will Payne reports
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Carnival UK brands honour top-performing agents at cruise awards
Agencies were recognised for their business and loyalty to Carnival Cruise Line, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess and Seabourn
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Every new ship you need to know about – and how best to sell them
There’s an abundance of exciting new vessels to sell – match the most suitable ship to the right client
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New Cruising with Susan Calman series begins onboard Princess
The Scottish comedian sails a 10-night Canada and New England itinerary to kick off her new series
Sun Princess (pictured) and Sea Princess are to leave the Princess fleet
Princess Cruises to sail longest-ever ex-UK season in 2024
Line’s new ship Sun Princess will also overnight in Southampton in September 2024, with vice-president UK and Europe Eithne Williamson promising opportunities for agents to get onboard
Newmarket's Richard Forde with Lorna Willis-Edwards from Tipto
Newmarket trade lead Richard Forde appointed Tipto chair
Forde takes over from former Gold Medal sales director Nick Hughes following his move to Princess Cruises
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Diamond Princess resumes sailings after delays
The Princess Cruises vessel was one of the first to be associated with a mass outbreak of Covid-19
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Princess Cruises to host ITVBe’s The Real Housewives of Cheshire
Viewers will see the cast sail from San Francisco to Mexico, calling at Cabo San Lucas, Loreto and Mazatlan
The fly-and-flop enquiry... that turned into a £27k cruise booking
Karen Bancroft, travel manager at West Yorkshire-based Keir Woodward Travel, secured the booking after a customer initially opted for a "usual sun holiday"
Docherty joins easyJet holidays from RateHawk
Former G Touring account manager Docherty joins RateHawk
John Docherty will join the online booking company as sales manager, as well as travel industry veteran Adam Weatherby
Nick Hughes joins Princess from Gold Medal where he is currently sales director, tour operations
New Princess Cruises sales boss Hughes eyes trade partner growth
The line will look to increase the amount of business it does through its agent partners through the appointment of Nick Hughes as UK and Europe sales chief
Princess pledges to get ‘as many agents as possible’ onboard Sun Princess
Princess Cruises 'pressing into the future' with largest-ever ship
Sun Princess will accommodate 4,300 guests, and feature a new-to-brand suite collection
Carnival Cruise Line's Mardi Gras arrived at Port Canaveral last week (Credit: Carnival Cruise Line)
Carnival Cruise Line and Princess Cruises ease Covid testing protocols
It comes after the lines’ sister brands, P&O Cruises and Cunard, dropped pre-cruise testing for fully vaccinated guests “on the vast majority” of sailings
Nick Hughes joins Princess from Gold Medal where he is currently sales director, tour operations
Nick Hughes to join Princess as UK and Europe sales chief
Gold Medal sales director will begin his new role on 17 October, replacing Rachel Poultney
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Sky Princess latest ship to utilise Southampton shore power
The vessel is the sixth cruise ship to be commissioned since Southampton’s shore power facility came online in April
Discovery Princess carries 3,660 passengers
Princess Cruises unveils ‘most expansive Americas season’
The line is offering 47 itineraries across 214 departures from seven North American homeports.
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Princess Cruises adds LA sailings to 2023 programme
Emerald Princess will sail a series of voyages ranging from five- to 16-nights between May and August 2023
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Princess Cruises adds new Vancouver-Alaska sailings
The move comes in response to UK travel agents who asked the line to offer round-trip sailings to the US state from the Canadian city
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Princess sales chief Poultney to join PR specialist
Poultney will join PR42 and link up with former colleague and the line’s ex-UK and Ireland PR director David Sanders
Discovery Princess has departed on its maiden voyage (Credit: Princess Cruises / TravMedia)
Princess Cruises records ‘biggest ever’ booking day
The line saw a 13% increase in bookings compared to its previous best-ever booking day in the UK
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Princess to hold £1 deposits day for 2023/24 cruises
Offer applies to majority of 2023/24 cruises and is valid only on Wednesday 29 June
There has been a coronavirus outbreak on Coral Princess
Couple depart on two-year sailing as Coral Princess returns
A Brisbane couple embarked on two years of back-to-back cruising as the vessel began its first season since the restart of the Australian cruise industry