Talking point: Is now the time for Atol protection reform?
The collapse of Monarch – and the government’s intervention to bring passengers home – has raised questions about customer protection, says Anthony Pearce If anything good comes from the…
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Cruise comment: Time to get excited about new launches
With so many new ships being built, it’s sometimes easy not to appreciate the significance of lines such as Cunard, Azamara Club Cruises and Saga expanding Nowadays, it’s rare that…
Comment: Cruise should be commended for relief efforts
After the death and destruction caused by Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean recently, Sam Ballard praises the industry’s speedy and invaluable response The cruise industry is so often the…
Cruise Adviser comment: Travel agents must learn to fight sinking pound
As Morgan Stanley predicts sterling-euro parity by next year, Sam Ballard suggests ways in which you can help protect both your customers and your own sales The announcement by…
Rethinking the cruise shore excursion, by Phil Evans
Phil Evans, MD Cruise Nation, on finding shore excursions that appeal to increasingly independent cruise customers While the ships themselves have everything you need during a cruise holiday…
Comment: Could Trump disrupt Cuba deal?
Why the news that Donald Trump is to reverse his White House predecessor Barack Obama’s historic deal with Cuba is as puzzling as it is troubling Barack Obama’s historic…
Going coastal: the ideal mix of river and ocean cruise
Coastal cruises have the intimacy of river cruise without the restrictions For those thinking of making the switch between river and ocean cruise, there is a good mid-way point….
The Secret Agent: Overfamiliarity breeds… success?
In the first of a new series, our unnamed and opinionated travel agent muses on fam trips “Amazing! We all got a fam!” reported a colleague when we were…
The shift to all-inclusive
One of the many benefits of cruising is knowing exactly what you are paying for and having the cost taken care of upfront. More cruise lines are opting to…
Comment: The rise of the cruise excursion
Simonne Fairbanks of Cruisingexcursions.com explains why trips ashore are bigger and better Although cruise ships have been around for about 150 years, it was the 1960s that marked the…