Swan Hellenic is offering travel agents up to £100 per guest booked while saving their clients up to £650 each on selected destinations when they book a balcony cabin. The offer is valid for any bookings made between now and mid-October and applies across the board to all 2025 itineraries
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is introducing two new ‘hybrid learning’ training programmes for frontline agents. One will focus on river cruise and the other on expedition cruise. CLIA is looking for two cohorts of 30 agents to join the six-month learning programmes, which will lead to a graduation ceremony
Explora Journeys reveals plans to grow towards a total of six ships by 2028. EXPLORA II was delivered to become the second ship to join the luxury travel brand of the MSC Group’s €3.5 billion fleet of six vessels. The ship will set sail on her maiden journey on 16 September from Civitavecchia
Pandaw has announced details of a brand new ship and itinerary that will be launching on the Kerala Backwaters in October 2025. The ten-cabin Kochi Pandaw will be Pandaw’s fourth ship in India and has been specially designed for the Kerala Backwaters, whilst maintaining the classic Pandaw cabin and wrap
Celebrity Cruises has launched a limited-time-only competition for UK and Ireland agents to celebrate CLIA Cruise Week. The competition will tie in with this year’s CLIA Cruise Week theme of #DiscoverMore with a focus on destinations. Seven winners will experience a day onboard the line’s award-winning Edge Series ship, Celebrity
Virgin Voyages is sailing into the mini-wave season by celebrating its trade partners with a series of incredible incentives and awards. The award-winning brand also honoured its travel partners with the inaugural UK First Mate Awards. The new award ceremony recognised the exceptional work and dedication of both travel advisors
