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