p20 cruise Apr24 21/4/09 12:27 Page 20
Cruise
Lee Hayhurst
020 7921 8001
lhayhurst@ttglive.com
For the latest cruise news, visit
ttglive.com/cruise
CCS staff study for
NVQ qualification
Lee Hayhurst.
Sally Makin, TFT’s business development
MORE THAN 100 Complete Cruise Solution staff manager, said: “We are thrilled to be working
have signed up to take an NVQ qualification fol- with CCS. The enthusiasm from the staff on the
lowing an exclusive tie-up with Training For Travel. programme is fantastic to see.
The Manchester-based training firm started “CCS is a great example to other businesses
working with CCS, the trade marketing arm of and we’re confident that they will see the WORK IN PROGRESS: This is how Azura,
P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Cunard and Ocean rewards of the programmes very soon.” P&O Cruises’ next ship, currently looks as
Village, last month. Giles Hawke, Carnival UK sales director, said it it is being built in Italy. The 3,000-berth
It is the only such deal TFT has agreed with a was important that staff training retained a vessel is due to be floated out in June.
cruise company in the UK to date. focus during the economic downturn.
Employees on the government-funded NVQ “This is a significant investment in staff devel-
course in sales, business administration, contact opment and shows how important it is to us to
centre and team leading, do their training on the have the best and most competent staff working
Island Cruises
job. with travel agents and our customers,” he said.
TFT facilitates the course and provides “We believe that training and qualifications issues 2010 range
assessors, and staff are given time to complete are a great way to invest in people and to
the courses while at work. improve the sales and service of our business.” ISLAND Cruises’ summer 2010
brochure goes on sale on April
23 offering free all-inclusive
upgrades and a first winter
programme from Tenerife.
In 2010, there will be 20 UK de-
parture airports to Palma, where
Island Escape will retain its summer base offer-
ing the all-inclusive upgrade to early bookers.
The popular Get Up and Dance competition,
featuring professionals Darren Bennett and Lilia
Kopylova, which used to take place on sister line
Thomson ships, will move to Island Escape.
The competition will take place on a new
Tenerife to Lanzarote Colourful Coasts itinerary.
In the summer, Mediterranean Discovery and
Hurtigruten offers agent trips
the Mediterranean Spirit itineraries will take in
Sicily, Naples, Corsica, Barcelona and Menorca.
Prices lead in at £779.
HURTIGRUTEN is offering agents a free Northern The agent offer applies to either a four-night
Lights winter break when they book a suite on a Venture into the Arctic trip from Bergen to
cruise with the niche operator. Tromso, with flights from Gatwick or Heathrow,
In addition, agents are being offered a 25% or a three-night Taste of the Arctic trip from
discount for customers on selected departures Tromso to Trondheim, with flights from Gatwick.
in the promotion. Partners can be taken for £99.
These include a 19-day Shackleton’s Antarctica Maxine Dunsdon, Hurtigruten sales manager
cruise departing on November 1, and four depar- for the UK and Ireland, said: “We introduced this
tures in November and December for 18-night offer to provide agents with an added incentive
Antarctica Discovery sailings. Suite prices with to promote our products. I hope agents will get Somerset couple Nick and Wendy Dyer won a Get Up and Dance contest
the discount lead in at £3,466 per person. behind this offer and promote it hard.” this month on Thomson Celebration, run by stars Lilia and Darren
20 24.04.2009
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64