The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London was once again the venue for Cruise Trade News’ eagerly anticipated annual event, the Cruise Stars Awards – view the 2018 cruise stars gallery

This time round though the awards took an exciting new direction, celebrating not only emerging talent in the cruise industry and within the travel agent community, but also introducing a raft of regional accolades from Scotland to the Southeast, plus a new-to-cruise category. Here is the full list of winners and highly commended entries…

Cruise Line Sales Star

Winner
Louise Craddock – Oceania Cruises

Highly Commended
James Howlett – Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection

Cruise Line PR & Marketing Star

Winner
Terri Overett – Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Highly Commended
Rebecca Jones – Cruise & Maritime Voyages

Cruise Line Management Star

Winner
Elaine Gillard – Crystal Cruises

Cruise line Rising Star

Winner
Rebecca Jones – Cruise & Maritime Voyages

Highly Commended
Lucy Harris – Holland America Line & Seabourn

Overall Cruise Line Star

Winner
Elaine Gillard – Crystal Cruises

Travel Agent Marketing Star

Winner
Liz Sullivan – Eagle Travel

Highly Commended
Nathalie Avis – Bolsover Cruise Club

Travel Agent Management Star

Winner
Trevor Ridler – Baldwins Travel

Highly Commended
Anna Perrott – Travelbag
Beth Holland – ROL Cruise

National Travel Agent Sales Star

Winner
Poppy Outram – Bolsover Cruise Club

Travel Agent Rising Star

Winner
Lee Ashton – TUI – Bolton Superstore

Highly Commended
Anna Perrott – Travelbag

Regional Travel Agent Sales Star: London & South East

Winner
Mark Bilton – Kuoni

Regional Travel Agent Sales Star: Midlands & East of England

Winner
Emma Short – Cruise 1st

Regional Travel Agent Sales Star: North East

Winner
Poppy Outram – Bolsover Cruise Club

Regional Travel Agent Sales Star: North West

Winner
Jack Kay – Cruise 1st

Regional Travel Agent Sales Star: Scotland

Winner
John Ferguson – Thorne Travel

Highly Commended
Matthew Kerr – Barrhead Travel

New to Cruise Champion

Winner
John Ferguson – Thorne Travel

Highly Commended
Mark Bilton – Kuoni

Overall Travel Agent Star

Winner
John Ferguson – Thorne Travel