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Six cruises with celebrities

Cruise lines are increasingly recruiting celebrities to add an extra reason to entice customers onboard. Abigail Healy rounds up top options to leave clients star-struck

Clia to host luxury and expedition cruise showcases

Events in Belfast, Manchester and Norwich this October will aim to build closer relations between agents and lines

Hurtigruten appoints new head of trade sales

Walter will take the lead on the line’s B2B strategy

Uniworld unveils details of 2020 ship launches

Four Super Ships will make their debuts for river cruise operator next year

Silversea launches first expedition world cruise

The 167-day sailing from Ushuaia to Tromso will call at 107 destinations in 30 countries in 2021

Sunvil expands Galapagos cruise options with new luxury vessel

MV Theory to sail from San Cristobal alongside sister ship MV Origin

Citalia offers incentives to celebrate 90 years

Italy specialist tour operator Citalia is planning a series of trade incentives to mark its 90th anniversary in 2019

Cruise agents embrace ‘strong start’ to wave

As the wave booking period takes off, TTG hears how it’s been smooth sailing for specialist agents

Bowled over on a cricket-themed cruise with CMV

A themed cruise can attract a new demographic as Sara Macefield discovers on a cricket-themed sailing with Cruise and Maritime Voyages

Fred Olsen gives river cruising more focus

Cruise brand appoints dedicated river sales manager

TTG New to Cruise Festival highlights

Check out all the highlights from the first ever TTG New to Cruise Festival - what agents thought and the key messages from cruise line partners

New to Cruise: 'Don't be afraid to get stuck in' to boost sales

Lynne Woodward, co-founder of Coddiwomple Travel, gave her top tips to delegates at the TTG New to Cruise Festival

NCL pulls off Kinky Boots for Encore

Smash hit stage musical to feature on new NCL ship

Family-friendly Galapagos cruising

Up-close wildlife encounters and active excursions make the Galapagos Islands an unforgettable family holiday, as Sara Macefield discovers onboard Celebrity Xpedition

Hurtigruten ‘to fuel ships with dead fish’ amid biogas and LNG revolution

The line is aiming to convert at least six of its ships to run on biogas and liquefied natural gas by 2021 and install battery packs designed to store renewably sourced energy

Scenic Eclipse launch delayed again due to shipyard issues

Financial issues at shipyard and strikes will put back completion until April 2019

Hurtigruten to add third hybrid-powered expedition ship

The 530-guest vessel is due to be delivered in Q2 of 2021

Scenic Group launches 'Brexit assurance'

It comes in the same week travel companies were urged at the Elman Wall Directors’ Summit to include Brexit clauses

Hurtigruten promotes Anthony Daniels to UK general manager

Daniels, who joined the adventure travel brand in 2015, was previously UK head of sales

🎥 Royal Caribbean Cruises leaders come out in support of diversity

Hear why senior leaders at the company - both allies and LGBT people - wanted to support the day

Cruise1st 'on the attack' with major recruitment drive

The cruise specialist is on the hunt for 70 new UK staff following its acquisition earlier this year

Silversea to build trio of new ships

The expansion includes Silver Origin, an expedition ship for the Galapagos

Golf, wildlife and adventure off the Canadian coastline

One Ocean Expeditions launched its first golf cruise this summer in Canada but, as Peter Ellegard discovers, the itinerary provides much more than simply teeing off in a new destination

Saga's new ships to become all-inclusive

The over-50s specialist’s first luxury boutique ship will include all house spirits, wine, beer and soft drinks in the price, as will its sister Spirit of Adventure launching August 2020