The latest offers from Cunard, Ambassador, CroisiEurope, Royal Caribbean and Scenic
Ambience. Image courtesy of Ambassador
Ambassador Cruise Line has launched an agent concession for its 2022/2023 maiden voyages on board Ambience, enabling agents to book a cabin from £40 per night. To book, email them or call 0808 102 8207.
Enter your Cunard fare bookings to play the line’s online deck game and earn Shine points. Combine Cunard and P&O Cruises Shine points to choose from a selection of rewards, including beauty products, the latest technology and electronics, or even a cruise. Redeem your Shine points to pay for 25 per cent, 50 per cent or 100 per cent of a Cunard voyage. Find out more at Shinerewardsclub.com.
The CroisiEurope Sales Challenge runs until December 31, 2022, and gives all travel agents in the UK the chance to earn points which can be exchanged for trips ranging from a two-night hotel break in the UK to a safari-cruise in Southern Africa. To join the challenge, agents should register here. Agents will automatically receive 250 points when their registration is validated. Points will be based on turnover: for example, if an agent sells a cruise with a value of £699, they will receive 699 points. Bonus points will be on offer throughout the challenge which participating agents will be advised about.
Win a place onboard Royal Caribbean’s newest ship Wonder of the Seas with the line’s competition Get Me on Wonder. Earn points by logging bookings through Club Rewards, social sharing and by completing online training modules. The top of the leaderboard will enjoy a two-night European sailing in early May 2022.
Encourage a travel agent friend to sign-up to Cruise Adviser and we’ll enter you in a prize draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher. Make sure they enter your details when asked for a reference name. If you’re not subscribed, do so here.
With River Rewards & More, travel agents can earn luxury gifts for every Scenic and Emerald Cruises booking they make. The more river cruises, escorted tours or ocean cruises they book, the higher the rewards, with the chance of earning bonus points. Find out more at riverrewards.cruises.
New appointments at Fred Olsen, A-Rosa & Ponant
Michelle Tingley. Image courtesy of Fred Olsen
Fred Olsen promotes Michelle Tingley
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has promoted Michelle Tingley to the newly created role of brand training manager.
The new position will showcase and educate the trade on ‘The Olsen Way’ covering the small-ship operator and its guiding principles.
Tingley was formerly the company’s specialist sales account manager. She has been with the company for six years.
As brand training manager, she will deliver training to the trade, working closely with agencies at regional, branch and homeworking levels and alongside Fred Olsen’s dedicated account managers and trade marketing team.
Tingley said: “I am delighted to become Fred Olsen’s dedicated brand training manager. The role will complement all the great work the sales and marketing team are already doing, while allowing us to delve deeper with our trade partners to showcase what makes Fred Olsen special, what we offer and help them to match us to their customers who will want to return to us – and them – time and again.
“I feel passionately about the experiences our smaller ships allow us to offer our guests, both on board and ashore, and I can’t wait to share more on this with our agents and help bring The Olsen Way to life.”
Sharon Wilson joins A-Rosa
Sharon Wilson. Image courtesy of A-Rosa
A-Rosa River Cruises has hired Sharon Wilson as its new regional sales manager for the north.
The move comes as the river operator looks to bolster its trade engagement ahead of the launch of A-Rosa Sena in May 2022 and plans to relaunch its Premium All-Inclusive Product for 2023.
Wilson has experience with a number of travel companies including Jet2Holidays and Royal Caribbean, where she spent more than 25 years in various roles including key account manager and senior training executive.
Stephen Joyner, head of sales at A-Rosa UK and Ireland said: “We are delighted to welcome Sharon to our UK team at this hugely important time for A-Rosa.
“Sharon’s expertise in the industry, combined with her excellent training skills will be invaluable to us as we work with agents to promote our products and tell our incredible story. The travel trade remains at the very core of our business strategy here in the UK.”
Danny Giles joins Ponant
Danny Giles. Image courtesy of Ponant
Danny Giles is to join luxury expedition operator Ponant as the company’s business development manager for the north, Scotland and Ireland.
Giles has previously held roles with Riviera Travel, Silversea and Hurtigruten.
He starts with Ponant from February 21 and will report into Nabil Maillard, the line’s sales director for the UK, Ireland and developing markets.
Vladislav Saveliev will continue as Ponant’s sales manager for the south and midlands, while Stephen Winter remains international sales director for the UK and EMEA.
After having been made redundant during the pandemic, Giles launched Travel Industry Recruitment Opportunities, a Facebook page dedicated to helping out of work colleagues get hired.