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Cruise Excellence Awards winners revealed at forum


Clia revealed the winners of its annual Cruise Excellence Awards at a ceremony during the association’s Cruise Forum and Winter Ball. The awards recognise those


From left: Giles Hawke, Avalon Waterways; Jo Rzymowska, Celebrity Cruises; Bernie


Carter, Oceania Cruises; and Lucy Huxley, Travel Weekly


P&O issues ‘Brexit Promise’ ahead of bookings ‘pause’


The boss of Carnival UK has predicted a “pause” in trading in 2019 amid Brexit uncertainty.


P&O Cruises last month


issued a series of promises to its passengers in a bid to ease fears over Brexit, reminding them they will avoid foreign currency fctation de to onboard spending being in sterling. Asked about the impact of


Brexit, Weinstein said business was currently “going well”, but added: “The longer this indecisiveness goes on, the more likely it will be that there will be a pause. “It will be as simple as the consumer saying ‘Do I want to deal with the hassle?’ Which is why we came up with the ‘Brexit Promise’. “We want people to remember


that they will be OK.” Comparing the impact of Brexit


to the 2008 recession, Weinstein said: “Cruise lines did not go out of business during the recession. They kept on going. “Did they take a hit? Did we


lower pricing a bit? Yeah, we did. People will still need to go away.” Weinstein added: “Everybody in


Cruise Excellence Awards winners


this room knows that cruise ships always sail full. We will neer ae a robe fiin or ships. The question is how much do we charge. P&O Cruises has a rabid following – most of our guests are repeaters.” Tony Roberts, Clia chairman and Princess Cruises’ vice-president for the UK and Europe, said the looming spectre of Brexit was ain an infence” on coner confidence cain it to di”. “There are some challenging


times coming up,” he said. “There is an uncertain political landscape and things are changing on a daily basis – and it is having an impact on coner confidence. “We have to recognise that coner confidence i down and that these things are going to have an effect on people’s travel plans. “All this sort of talk gets people thinking that maybe this is not the time to go on holiday. It is up to us to make sure that we are working together to manage that.”


who contribute to the ever- growing industry, which saw 1.97 million Britons take an ocean cruise in 2017 and the river sector continue to swell. For the first time in 10 years, judges decided to recognise three industry figures for the outstanding contribution accolade, due to the quality of the nominations.


◗ Rising Star Award Love To Travel


◗ Clia Cruise Advocate of the Year Claire Brighton, senior commercial manager, The Advantage Travel Partnership


◗ Cruise Manager of the Year Torey Kings-Hodkin, head of cruise and Disney partnerships, Thomas Cook


◗ Clia Innovation Award Imagine Cruising


◗ Online Travel Agency of the Year – Iglu


◗ High Street Travel Agency of the Year – Trailfinders


◗ Clia Travel Agent of the Year Cruise 1st


◗ Travel Agent Advisory Council Chairman’s Award Steve Williams


◗ Outstanding Contribution to the UK Cruise Industry Simone Clark, senior vice- president global supply at Iglu and Planet Cruise Nasser Gerab, former product and marketing director at Travelbrands, parent of Touchdown and Travel Industry Services Giles Hawke, chief executive of Cosmos and Avalon Waterways UK


3 January 2019travelweekly.co.uk15


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