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