Interviews
From crew to captains, service to sales, we meet the people who make the cruise industry tick.
CMV: ‘2018 has been a very successful year’
Cruise and Maritime Voyages' head of marketing, Mike Hall, sits down with Josh Stephenson to discuss sales...
CLIA: ‘We need to bust cruising myths and...
Much has been made over recent years of attracting new-to-cruise customers, and one of the...
Aurora Expeditions ‘hopeful’ on Greg Mortimer fam trips
Craig Upshall, sales director UK & Europe, Aurora Expeditions, speaks to Cruise Trade News about...
Rep on the road: MSC Cruises’ Karen Spencer
Karen Spencer, regional sales manager at MSC Cruises, talks Sophia Loren, dressing up, and why...
Rep on the road: Crystal Cruises’ Natalie Read
Natalie Read, regional sales manager – south for Crystal Cruises, talks Asia, Antarctica, and why...
Saga: ‘Spirit of Discovery on time and on...
At a exclusive event to mark Saga's partnership with Jools Holland and 'The Club by Jools',...
Azamara: ‘With us, guests immerse themselves in local...
Stuart Pearce, Azamara's strategic account manager, UK & Ireland, talks car washes, Croatia, and the...
Chris Lorenzo: ‘Our guests are travellers, not tourists’
We speak to Chris Lorenzo, UK director at Variety Cruises, about his time in the...
Rep on the road: Holland America Line’s Bekkie...
Bekkie Skipp, Holland America Line's business development manager for North and Scotland, discusses martinis, musicals...
Oceania Cruises: ‘We’re taking our ships to another...
Oceania Cruises has announced big plans for the next step in its evolution with the OceaniaNEXT...
‘Six cruise ships in Europe? I didn’t think...
The main thrust of the conversation keeps coming back to one thing: Europe. No, it's...
Royal Caribbean and Silversea: ‘The personal relationship is...
Yesterday, it was announced that Royal Caribbean will acquire a 66.7% equity stake in luxury and...
‘We bring the destination and the experience’
We caught up with Peter Shanks, Silversea’s UK managing director, at the recent 10-year anniversary...
Q&A with Walter Littlejohn
Walter Littlejohn is the vice president & managing director of Crystal River Cruises. What makes...
Cruise rep on the road: Mike Bowers, Shearings...
Mike Bowers, national sales manager at Shearings Holidays, talks royalty, river roaming and Rudesheim... Why...