Scenic recently celebrated its 30th birthday in with an 80s-themed bash in Manchester.

Staff and suppliers were invited, including key partners from The Cruise Village, Director, Phil Nuttall and Digital Media Manager, Lewis Johnston.

The all-inclusive specialist chose Hotel Football overlooking Manchester United’s Old Trafford home ground as the venue with 80s-style entertainment including live band, bouncy castle, fairground stalls and ‘The Price Is Right’ gameshow. Prizes including a Scenic river cruise for two worth £8,000 were up for grabs.

The event was also the first official outing for Scenic’s newly-expanded trade sales team, headed up by National Sales Manager, Angela Sloan. Trade Sales Co-ordinator Jeremy Shepherd and Trade Marketing Executive Lewis Quigley who according to the company, have boosted the line’s sales via agents by 75% year-on-year.

Angela Sloan said: “Having some of our key agent partners and our new team members here is the perfect way to celebrate how far Scenic has come in the luxury arena. Agents now account for a significant percentage of our sales and building ever-closer relationships with the trade is part of a very exciting new chapter for the company.”