Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) UK & Ireland reported a “record number of delegates” at its annual river conference, RiverView in Vienna with almost 400 in attendance. Attendees joined conference sessions, a trade fair, and local excursions, and visited or stayed overnight on a selection of river cruise ships: AmaViola
Oceania Cruises has appointed Vanessa Gondar as its new Sales Manager South to best serve its valued trade partners. Gondar joins an experienced team of sales professionals covering the UK and Ireland who will report to the Sales Director UK and Ireland, Louise Craddock, who has been with the premium
Cruise.co.uk has revealed that the number of newcomers expected to sail on a cruise in 2023 is more than double last year. A survey carried out by cruise specialists was completed by almost 1200 respondents. Results revealed that, while only 4% of people were new-to-cruise in 2022, over 9% are
Noeleen Pritchard has joined Riviera Travel as Operations Director. In the newly created role, Noeleen will be part of Riviera’s executive team and will oversee operations, contact centre including sales and customer experience, and tour management. Prior to joining the river cruise and escorted tour specialist, Noeleen was Operations Director
Princess Cruises last week celebrated the float out of its next-generation ship – Sun Princess – at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. The float out completes the first comprehensive phase of construction for Sun Princess which now transitions to focus on building the ship’s interiors. The milestone was marked
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has introduced a new, online interactive resource showing how the cruise industry is advancing its sustainability agenda. The new toolkit is accessible to all and contains information in multiple languages that can be downloaded and shared, including reports, statistics, maps, posters and infographics. The first
