Interviews
From crew to captains, service to sales, we meet the people who make the cruise industry tick.
Travel agent consortia: What’s in it for you?
Should you join a travel agent consortium? Gary Peters speaks to those in the know...
Celebrity Cruises’ Claire Stirrup: How technology is changing...
Celebrity Cruises UK & Ireland sales director Claire Stirrup explains how the cruise line is...
Travel Counsellors’ Janet Whittingham: Supporting the cruise family
Travel Counsellors’ head of cruise, Janet Whittingham, gives her take on how the industry can...
NCL’s Eamonn Ferrin: Innovation and raising the bar...
We caught up with the UK and Irelands' managing director of NCL, Eamonn Ferrin, to...
WTM 2019: Celestyal Cruises says “Brexit has had...
Speaking to CTN at World Travel Market 2019, Celestyal Cruises’ chief commercial officer, Leslie Peden,...
Seabourn’s Chris Austin: The real James Bond experience
Seabourn senior vice-president, global sales & marketing, Chris Austin, explains why the line’s new luxury...
CroisiEurope’s John Fair: We will stand out in...
The UK sales director for CroisiEurope, John Fair, discusses what to expect from the line's...
Meeting the new Cunard ship: Same DNA, fresh...
Cunard has just cut the steel for the fourth ship in its fleet, but this...
In conversation with: Robert Halfpenny, Aurora Expeditions
As the old saying goes, strike while the iron is hot, and that is exactly...
G Adventures’ Brian Young: Focus on the experience,...
G Adventures managing director Brian Young outlines why the focus should be on what travellers...
Fred Olsen’s Rachael Jackson: How agents can promote...
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' public relations manager, Rachael Jackson, shares her top tips on how...
Royal Caribbean’s Martin MacKinnon: The importance of consumer...
Royal Caribbean International’s sales director, Martin MacKinnon, explains why consumer insight is critical to boosting...
Interview: Larry Pimentel, CEO of Azamara
CTN heads to the Big Apple to attend the Azamara press conference and catch up...
Riviera Travel’s Paul Mellon: The ongoing demand for...
Paul Mellon, sales development manager at Riviera Travel, explains why, despite the progress in on-board...
Spotlight on: P&O Cruises’ Iona ship
The countdown to the launch of Iona has begun. P&O Cruises’ director of trade sales,...