Ruth sits down with Cruise Corner co-host Jack Carter to discuss the importance of collaboration when it comes to moving through the ranks and how she's taken to her newly expanded role with P&O Cruises.

Before Ruth joins us, World of Cruising digital content producer Amaris Proctor is here to relive her recent voyages with Windstar Cruises and Havila Voyages as we explore the soaring popularity of small-ship cruising.

In our third and final instalment of our special Titan Travel series, Shane Lewis-Riley explains why 2026 is the perfect time for agents to get behind this lucrative sector.

On this week's episode of the Cruise Corner, co-host Will Payne sits down with the Explora Journeys president to take a look back at her tenure in luxury travel, and how her beginnings in the south west set her on a path to becoming a key driving force behind the MSC Group's foray into the high-end market.

Nash also offers insight into the imminent launch of Explora Journeys' third vessel, Explora III, while outlining the company's plans to work with its trade partners to ensure the ship hits the high seas with a splash when it makes its debut next summer.

In this week's episode of the Cruise Corner, co-host Will Payne sits down with Moore to discuss the challenges of balancing the two roles, and her advice for her fellow parents in the cruise industry. We also take a look back at the special Princess Cruises edition of Cruise Trade News February, and what the line has in store for its travel agent partners in the coming months amid the launch of Star Princess.

“It was a really great period of my life and I was lucky to work with people I consider family,” he says.

The new VP sales UK & EMEA for Crystal sits down with Cruise Corner co-host Jack Carter to discuss leadership, how agents can find value in the ultra-luxury market and his excitement to work for a cruise line with a start-up culture.

A variety of promotional activities, including customer-facing events, internal training, ship visits and social media campaigns will combine to support the largest-ever coordinated cross-agent cruise gathering in Cruise Week history.

Cruise Corner co-host Jack Carter sits down with Andy Harmer, managing director of CLIA UK & Ireland, and Lynn Narraway, Seabourn's VP of UK & EMEA, to find out what agents can expect from this year’s event and why it’s never been more important to shout about cruise.

This week’s Cruise Corner Podcast is a family affair as Daniels sits down with Cruise Trade News editor (and son) Will Payne to reveal how he plans to take the brand to even greater heights. The conversation also dives into Daniels’ career journey, his advice for up-and-coming cruise professionals, and what’s next for Ponant in the months ahead. 

In this special episode of the Cruise Corner, recorded in Svalbard at the CLIA Expedition Showcase last month, the association’s UK and Ireland managing director Andy Harmer OBE provides a closer look at this market segment, providing tips on how the trade can capitalise on this fast-evolving sector.

Harmer also reflects on CLIA’s first-ever overseas showcase, which comprised business sessions, agent speed dating and ship visits with six operators, before casting his eye to the year ahead as CLIA prepares for the 2025 Cruise Week in September and the CLIA Winter Ball in December. 

In the third and final instalment of our interview series with Force24 CEO Adam Oldfield, we cast our gaze to the ever-evolving AI landscape, predicting how it will influence the ways cruise lines and travel agents communicate with consumers.

We’re also joined by Cruise Trade News’ head of digital Richard Seal who examines how AI and automation can streamline the role of a marketer, giving them more time to focus on the work that really matters.

Daniels, who has previously held roles with A-Rosa River Cruises as sales director and Light Blue travel as commercial director, wasted no time in spearheading VIVA’s expansion.

Fuelled by positive engagement at the CLIA RiverView Conference in Budapest in March, the launch of VIVA Enjoy on the Rhine and plans to launch a new ship on the Seine next year, Daniels is enthused by the trade’s reaction.

Daniels sits down with Cruise Corner host Jack Carter to explore how the trade will help the line achieve its ambitious growth targets while examining how unexpected demographic shifts are opening up a new line of business for the sector.

Our inboxes have become congested with brand emails selling everything from Netflix subscriptions to holiday packages, creating a headache for marketers who are trying to reach their audience with something they may actually want to engage with, like a discounted cruise to the Caribbean, for example.

Helping cruise lines and agents cut through the noise is marketing automation platform Force24. CEO and founder Adam Oldfield and Cruise Trade News’ head of digital Richard Seal join the podcast to explain why harnessing personalisation can make your email marketing stand out from the crowd #ad #spon