Cruise Trade News has crowned the winners of the 2019 Cruise Stars Awards at a ceremony at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Guests were treated to welcome drinks, lunch and a talk from inspirational guest speaker, Olympic rowing gold medallist and coach Tim Foster MBE, who spoke on behalf of the Cruise Stars charity partner, the Lord’s Taverners.
AmaWaterways gave away a fantastic prize to the overall travel agent star winner – a seven-night 2020 European river cruise for two people, plus £1,500 in co-operative marketing funds for the winner’s agency. For the overall cruise line winner, the prize, courtesy of Chewton Glen Hotel and Spa, was an overnight stay for two at the five-star country house hotel.
See below for the list of winners.
Cruise Lines/Brands
Cruise Line Sales Star
Winner
Amanda Elgie – MSC Cruises
Highly Commended
Lucy Harris – Holland America Line/Seabourn
Cruise Line PR & Marketing Star
Winner
Helena Gale-Hasleham – Scenic & Emerald Waterways
Highly Commended
Ellis Barker – Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
Cruise Line Management Star
Winner
Victoria Snelgar – Cunard
Cruise Line Rising Star
Winner
Ellis Barker – Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Highly Commended
Victoria Snelgar – Cunard
Overall Cruise Line Star
Winner
Victoria Snelgar – Cunard
Travel Agents
Travel Agent Marketing Star
Winner
Tom O’Hara – Mundy Cruising
Travel Agent Management Star
Winner
Karina Stott – World Travel Holdings UK
Highly Commended
Lee Ashton – Cruise1st
Travel Agent National Sales Star
Winner
David Pettigrew – Cruise1st
Highly Commended
Daniel Hammond – GoCruise & Travel
Travel Agent Rising Star
Winner
Karina Stott – World Travel Holdings UK
Highly Commended
Beth Hulett – Iglu.com
Regional Travel Agent Sales Star
London & Southeast
Winner
Trevor Ridler – Baldwins Travel
Regional Travel Agent Sales Star
Midlands & East of England
Winner
Poppy Outram – Bolsover Cruise Club
Regional Travel Agent Sales Star
North of England
Winner
Marion Owen – Marion Owen Travel
Regional Travel Agent Sales Star
Wales and Southwest
Winner
Paul Cranny – Paul Cranny Travel
Regional Travel Agent Sales Star
Scotland and Northern Ireland
Winner
Lynn Guest – Cruise Beyond/Oasis Travel
New to Cruise Champion
Winner
Mair Jones – Bordessa Holidays
Highly Commended
Maxine Smile – GoCruise & Travel with Maxi
Overall Travel Agent Star
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Winner
David Pettigrew – Cruise1st
Outstanding Contribution to the Cruise Industry
Winner
Carly Perkins – Holland America Line/Seabourn
Cruise Line Sales Team of the Year
Winners
Stuart Pearce
Lee Surman
Nicola Singleton
Azamara
