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Analysis

The home of investigative cruise journalism and long-form features.

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How shifting consumer habits are driving growth in...

As cruising continues its upward trajectory, consumer habits and booking trends are evolving fast. This...

29 December 2025
Market Watch forward Europe
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Forward planning remains strong as Europe bookings spike

While the appetite for forward planning remains strong, the latest World of Cruising data shows...

23 December 2025
CTN Investigates, sports
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Can cruise score big from the sports tourism...

Sports tourism is one of the fastest growing and most lucrative travel markets. What must...

11 December 2025
Market watch, consumers
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Travellers shift from last-minute deals to long-term planning

In the first instalment of our new analysis series with our sister title World of...

12 November 2025
CTN Investigates peak season
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CTN Investigates: Is cruise on the brink of...

As temperatures, prices and footfall continue to soar during the summer months, are we on...

07 November 2025
CTN investigates US USA
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Stars, stripes and setbacks: are Brits steering clear...

Are cruise-goers being put off travelling to the US due to president Trump’s controversial stance...

24 October 2025
Barrhead Travel Conference 2025
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Cruise sales surge as Barrhead Travel urges govt...

Growth in year-on-year cruise sales has helped Scottish travel agency group Barrhead Travel near a...

29 September 2025
Andy Headington, CEO Adido, cruise, AI
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Exclusive: should we believe the AI takeover hype?

From personalised itineraries to making individual holiday arrangements – AI can supposedly do everything without...

24 September 2025
Cruise Summit 2025
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7 key insights from the 2025 Cruise Summit

Redefining the target cruise demographic, making an emotional connection in marketing and the power of...

23 September 2025
Travel agents, booking, agent, agencies, cruise
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Exclusive: Brits ‘determined’ to cruise despite market turbulence

Cruise bookings have continued at pace in 2025 despite a slight dip in April due...

20 June 2025
Force24 email marketing
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What is personalisation and how could it transform...

Force24’s Adam Oldfield and Real Response Media’s Richard Seal reveal the first step to truly...

17 June 2025
recruitment, money
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Is rising payroll pressure reshaping cruise recruitment strategies?

The government’s decision to increase National Insurance Contributions and the national living wage has cruise...

06 June 2025
National Geographic- Lindblad Expeditions
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Nat Geo-Lindblad Expeditions lays out UK expansion plans

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions has outlined how its plans to carve out market share in Britain’s...

06 May 2025
Behind the headlines, river
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Why agents are pushing river cruise now more...

With lines and agents reporting a surge in river cruise bookings, the stage is set...

25 April 2025
Tech Talk Traveltek wave booking trends
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Comment: what the wave data tells us about...

As another strong wave season comes to an end, Traveltek’s chief commercial officer Cressida Sergeant...

24 April 2025

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