Skip to content
The Voice of the Cruise Industry
menu_bookSubscribe to Cruise Trade News for FREE
Cruise Trade News
close
Cruise Trade News
search
  • Latest News
    • Latest News
    • Ocean Cruise News
    • River Cruise News
    • Luxury Cruise News
    • Expedition Cruise News
  • Features
    • Analysis
    • Comment
    • Interviews
    • Cruise Review
    • Marketing Tips
  • Agent Incentives
    • Competitions
    • Incentives
    • Offers
  • Podcast
  • Events
    • The Wave Awards
    • The Cruise Challenge
    • 2025 Cruise Summit
    • Cruise Stars
  • Magazine
    • Cruise Trade News
    • CTN Digital
SUBSCRIBE
search
analysis
MENU menu
close CLOSE SEARCH
search
close
search SEARCH
  • Latest News
  • Features
  • Digital Issues
  • Knowledge Hub
SUBSCRIBE
  • About Us
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact Us

analysis

Destinations
arrow_outward Analysis

‘Which destinations should I pitch in 2026, and...

In the latest edition of our Question Time series, travel consultant apprentice for Ocean World...

4 days ago
Market Watch Middle East
arrow_outward Analysis

Middle East crisis sparks surge in Northern Europe...

The Middle East crisis has revealed a striking divergence in cruise demand and signalled where...

2 weeks ago
P&O Cruises sales boss Ruth Venn
arrow_outward Comment

Exclusive: ‘Loyal cruisers are the backbone of our...

Loyal customers are the backbone of the cruise sector, and the industry must keep proving...

4 weeks ago
Expedition report
arrow_outward Expedition Cruise News

CTN Annual Report 2026: young travellers fuel expedition...

Interest in expedition cruising is spiking amongst younger travellers, but are concerns around sustainability putting...

1 month ago
Cruise crew
arrow_outward Analysis

Is cruise on the brink of a critical...

With more record-breaking capacity ships on the horizon, could there soon be a squeeze on...

1 month ago
cruise
arrow_outward Analysis

CTN Annual Report 2026: is cruise welcome?

As governments and port communities continue to point the finger at cruise for its contribution...

2 months ago
Market Watch, US,
arrow_outward Analysis

Caribbean demand holds firm despite US action in...

US action in Venezuela dominated interest on our sister brand World of Cruising in January....

2 months ago
Inside cabins, solo traveller
arrow_outward Features

‘Can agents tempt new customers with inside cabins?’

With household budgets under pressure, Travel Counsellor Liz Hemingway ponders whether inside cabins could be...

3 months ago
Drip-pricing
arrow_outward Analysis

Is the drip-pricing crackdown about to hit holidays...

As regulators clamp down on hotels and OTAs using drip-pricing, hidden fees and time-sensitive deals,...

16 January 2026
Cruise Corner
arrow_outward Features

Cruise Corner Podcast: What’s next?

In our first episode of 2026, the team behind the Cruise Corner Podcast sit down...

13 January 2026
Tom Morgan, Travelsphere, land
arrow_outward Analysis

Exclusive: ‘Travel doesn’t have to be a choice...

Land-and-cruise holidays are gaining traction – and agents are perfectly poised to use the format...

07 January 2026
wave, waves, cruise
arrow_outward Analysis

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
CTN Investigates, sports
arrow_outward Analysis

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
Destinations
arrow_outward Features

‘What destinations should I recommend to well-travelled cruisers?’

Keeping seasoned sailors returning for more is just as important as enticing new customers. Althams...

05 December 2025
MSC Cruises World America
arrow_outward Features

5 things we loved about MSC World America

Sailing out of the Magic City of Miami, we stepped aboard MSC Cruises’ MSC World...

21 November 2025

Cruise Trade News is the only dedicated trade title for the UK cruise sector. It is published by Real Response Media.

Magazine Subscription
  • Latest News
  • Features
  • Digital Issues
  • Knowledge Hub
  • Agent Incentives
  • Events
  • Meet the team

© 2023 Real Response Media

TERMS PRIVACY

Sign In

Lost your password? Not got an account? Create one here
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}