Cruise Stars 2025 shortlist announced
The shortlist for Cruise Stars 2025 has been revealed, with tickets still available for the awards ceremony later this year
The free-to-enter event, which celebrates individual talent from across the cruise industry, will be held at the Grand Connaught Rooms in Central London on 12 December.
Categories this year include Cruise Line Sales Star, Mentoring Star and the coveted Star of the Year award, while roving travel agents will also be celebrated with two regional gongs.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to celebrate the very best of the cruise sector during the ceremony. Tickets are still available to purchase, so be sure to take advantage and book your tickets now to secure your spot.
What’s more, from 29 October until 5 November, you can save 30 per cent on tickets thanks to a limited time Flash Sale.
Last year’s Rising Star of the Year – Travel Agent winner, Iglu Cruise’s Kyle Turner, said: “Honestly? It felt like a punch of pride straight to the chest [to win] – but in the best way. You come into a new industry, full of ambition, full of questions and full of uncertainty. To not just find your feet, but be recognised at that level so quickly, it was humbling.
“I know what it’s like to walk into a room full of seasoned professionals and feel like the rookie, so to hear your name called, it was surreal. This kind of recognition proves that if you’re willing to put the work in, it will get noticed. Not immediately, not always loudly – but eventually. And that means something.”
Cruise Stars 2025 shortlist
Shortlisted in agent categories
Alison Hamilton, Oasis Travel
Ben Angelsea, Delmar World
Caroline Harris, Air and Ocean Travel
Charlotte Sigsworth, Hays Travel
Clare Guthrie, Iglu Cruise
Daniel Hammond, Go Cruise
Edward O’Brien, Dawn2Dusk Travel
Emma Otter, Travel Counsellors
Jane Chadwick, Go Cruise
Jess Hartley, Paramount Cruises
Jessica Armitage, Bolsover Cruise Club
Jessica Garwood, The Cruise Line
Josh Harris, Paramount Cruises
Julie Campbell, Barrhead Travel
Katey Robinson, Booking The Bucket List
Lee Gouws, Iglu Cruise
Louise Hunter, Barrhead Travel
Mary Barnes, TUI
Megan Sullivan, Iglu Cruise
Michelle Higson
Peter Stamford, Cruise Family
Samantha Wilkinson, Delmar World
Sarah Bolton, MYTC
Scott Weston
Wael Seliman, Cruise Monks
Zoltan Biczo, Go Cruise and Travel
Shortlisted in cruise line categories
Amber Moss, Crystal Cruises
Chris Hughes, Marella Cruises
Claire Smith, MSC Cruises
Dan Harding, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Daniel Vince, Norwegian Cruise Line
Danielle Weller, MSC Cruises
Debbie Ballantyne, Ambassador Cruise Line
Eleanor Webb, P&O Cruises
Emma Hayes, TUI
Hayley Moore, Princess Cruises
Ingrid Hunt, Norwegian Cruise Line
Iulia Pop, Princess Cruises
Jacob Podgorski, Crystal Cruises
Jamie Spencer, Crystal Cruises
Jenny Lyons, Virgin Voyages
Jess Kitson, First Class Travel Group
Jessica Garner, TUI
Karen Spencer, MSC Cruises
Kate Edwards, Norwegian Cruise Line
Kerry Buchanan, Virgin Voyages
Lawrence Taylor, Crystal Cruises
Max Campos, Aqua Expeditions
Millie Spicer, Princess Cruises
Mohamed AbdEl Fattah, Movenpick
Mohamed Farouk, Movenpick
Muno Mandizha, Unforgettable Travel Company
Raef Reid-Easton, Celebrity Cruises
Robert Cockfield, TUI
Roxy Glendon, Riviera Travel
Sam Balls, Cunard
Sam Sparks, TUI
Simran Singh, First Class Travel Group
Stephen Joyner, Crystal Cruises
Vicky Billing, Riviera Travel
Zoe Scott, Princess Cruises
Shortlisted in industry categories
Andrew McAulay, Barrhead Travel
Emma Sanger-Horwell, Travelpack
Gail Destiny, Your Destiny Travel
Holly Crabtree, Cruise.co.uk
Kelly Backhouse, Iglu Cruise
Kelvin Dunk, Lifts To
Kyle Beevers, The River Cruise Company
Leon Hand, Celebrity Cruises
Louisa Maynard, The Cruise Line
Mia Hawes, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Nina Hodgson, First Class Travel Group
Peter Stamford, Cruise Family
Portia Mangope
Ruth Dodsworth, RD Travel Yorkshire
Scott Weston
Stephanie Adams, P&O Cruises
Vivian Brummitt, Holidays by Vivian



 

 
     
     
    