Foodie focus
With the devastating invasion of Ukraine dominating the headlines, numerous cruise lines have suspended calls to Russia’s ports, as well as voicing their opposition to the conflict.
Viking has stopped selling cruises to the country for the rest of the year, saying that it was “deeply opposed to the unfolding conflict in Ukraine” and “heartbroken for all the people who are impacted”.
MSC, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises are among the lines that have also removed St Petersburg from their 2022 itineraries.
In our cover story this month, Heidi Fuller-Love serves up a selection of cruises where food takes centre stage.
Meanwhile, I caught up with Star Clippers’ head of trade sales, Danielle Bates, who talks us through 10 ways to better sell the luxury tall-ship cruise line.
And finally, cruise expert Jane Archer highlights ways of selling river cruises ahead of the CLIA RiverView Conference 2022, taking place later this month. Hope to see you there!
– Janine Kelso, editor
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