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Can cruise lure the wellness travel market?
Travellers’ growing desire for selfcare has forced cruise lines to reimagine their onboard spaces. Cruise...
Are refundable deposits good news for cruise agents?
Following the launch of Royal Caribbean's refundable deposit scheme, Jack Carter speaks to agents and...
The CTN Take: Trump’s America spells bad news...
Could Donald Trump’s bullish stance on the US economy stunt the cruise industry’s short-to-medium-term growth...
Download Cruise Trade News’ 2025 Annual Report
Available to download now, our inaugural cruise industry report can reveal that many consumers still...
The CTN Take: what we learned from 2024
In a year that saw a new Labour government and the reunion of two brothers...
Conference merch: tote-ally redundant or fit for purpose?
Tired of returning from a conference with tote bags overspilling with branded merchandise? Will Payne...
Cruise Corner: Virgin Voyages’ UK sales director SJ...
Sponsored by Virgin Voyages SJ Walker, sales director UK for Virgin Voyages, joins Cruise Corner...
Why millennials are finally taking cruise seriously
With cruise starting to dominate content channels on TikTok and Instagram, younger audiences are now...
Why cruise-goers are going starry-eyed for astrotourism
Astral phenomena dominating the night sky in recent months has inspired cruise lines to release...
The CTN Take: How agencies like Barrhead will...
Barrhead Travel has cemented its position as one of the most successful agency groups in...
Harmer: “Cruise travel agent landscape is evolving”
Following Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) Destination Showcase in Gibraltar last week, Cruise Trade News...
5 rules of email marketing to drive growth...
Want to know what the most important mistakes to avoid are when devising an email...
The CTN Take: Barcelona cruise tax hike isn’t...
Barcelona’s decision to increase its tourist tax on cruise passengers visiting for less than 12...
Three ways cruise is answering the climate question
As eco-friendly solutions like liquified natural gas (LNG) continue to come under closer scrutiny, what...
Watch: are cruise lines doing enough to incentivise...
From Taylor Swift tickets to all-expense paid cruises, today’s agent reward schemes have seen cruise...