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Floating Festivals appoints sales and marketing head


Themed charter firm Floating Festivals has appointed David Hearn as sales and marketing manager. The company will operate two Floating Festival cruises – 80s music-themed sailing Throwback, and Stages, dubbed “a festival at sea” – on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas in October. Hearn has previously worked for Thomas Cook and Carnival UK. floatingfestivals.co.uk


Azamara reveals cruise programme for 2021-22


Azamara Club Cruises’ new 2021-22 programme features 140 overnight stays and 10 new ports of call as part of its Destination Immersion programme. New for the season are Grand Voyages, which allow agents to book two back-to- back sailings across the globe. azamara.com/2021-2022-voyages


Pandaw builds vessel to sail in Myanmar this year


Pandaw is building a 14-cabin two-deck river ship to sail in Myanmar from October. Prices for Kanee Pandaw’s first sailing – a seven-night Mandalay Pagan Packet itinerary departing on October 30 – lead in at $2,095. The line decided to build the twin-decked vessel after moving three ships from Myanmar to India earlier this year. pandaw.com


Movie director Landis and wife to sail with Cunard


Film director John Landis and his costume-designer wife Deborah Nadoolman Landis will sail on Queen Mary 2 as part of Cunard’s Insights Programme. They will sail on the ship’s seven-night transatlantic crossing, departing New York on August 18, 2019. Prices lead in at £1,099. cunard.co.uk


A-Rosa strengthens sales team and opens UK office


Amie Keeley amie.keeley@travelweekly.co.uk


A-Rosa has expanded its sales team with two appointments an oene its first  office.


Hugh Clayson has been


appointed commercial manager with immediate effect, while Simon McDermott will take up the role of business development manager for the north on May 1. The appointments take the UK


sales team up to five. Clayson will focus on sales


development, market analysis, agent and operator contracts, and commercial projects. McDermott will train agents on A-Rosa products and how they can be booked in the UK. Clayson worked for Pandaw


Cruises until April 2017 and has been consulting for various travel companies since. McDermott joins from Veranda and Heritage Resorts Mauritius. Stefan Trottnow will join


the UK team in May as a cruise consultant, moving from the line’s headquarters in Rostock,


Fred Olsen prepares to host agents on 10 ship visits across UK


Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has revealed its 2019 ship visit programme for agents, featuring 10 dates across the UK. Each of its ocean vessels –


Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch – will host 375 agents from May 23 to November 15. Ship visits will take place


in Newcastle on May 23 and August 16; Southampton on


VISIT: Each of Fred Olsen’s ocean vessels will host 375 agents


August 22, October 30 and November 15; Dover on July 31 and August 28; and Liverpool on June 7 and August 21.


A-ROSA TEAM: From left: Olivia Stephens, Lucia Rowe, Simon McDermott and Hugh Clayson


“The UK office is an exciting milestone. It shows our loyalty to the UK market”


Germany, where he worked in the customer service and reservations department. He will provide daily support for agents and operators. The line is still recruiting a business development manager for the southern region, and a


marketing team is expected to be set up later in the year. The appointments coincide with the opening of A-Rosa’s UK sales and marketing office in ardiff, the first to open outside of ermany. Lucia Rowe, A-Rosa’s managing


director for the UK and Ireland, said: “I am delighted to welcome Hugh and Simon. The  office is an exciting milestone for us. It shows our loyalty to the UK market and, despite the current uncertainty,


we are committed to growing here.” arosa-cruises.com


The line will also host agents


in Rosyth, Scotland, on August 1. Agents will receive one-to-


one product training and sales tips from the Fred Olsen trade support team. There will also be presentations and onboard tours. The ship visits will run from 9.30am to 12.45pm. Attendance will be limited to four agents per branch. To register, visit the Travel


Agent Centre at fredolsencruises. com/agent or call the trade support team on 01473 746164. fredolsencruises.com/agent


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