CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced the line-up for Oct’s Cruise Month Spotlight Sessions, which will involve more than 20 companies. Spotlight Session recordings will be used to create new learning resources for CLIA travel advisor members, focused on two of the most dynamic areas of international cruising: river...
CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced the line-up for Oct’s Cruise Month Spotlight Sessions, which will involve more than 20 companies.
Spotlight Session recordings will be used to create new learning resources for CLIA travel advisor members, focused on two of the most dynamic areas of international cruising: river and expedition cruising.
Each of the sessions will involve practical insight from individual cruise line representatives, as well as panel discussions on the rapidly developing opportunities available in these sectors.
River cruise Spotlight Session will involve AmaWaterways (Steve Richards), APT (Rashelle Thompson), A-ROSA River Cruises (Birgit Eisbrenner), Avalon Waterways (Darren Sinclair), CroisiEurope (Susan Frisby-Smith), Emerald Cruises (Cathy Page), Riverside Luxury Cruises (Susie Coughlin), Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours (Amanda Todd), Tauck (Helen Eves), and Uniworld River Cruises (Alice Ager).
Panels during the river cruise Spotlight Session will discuss ‘Selling the river difference: How to match the right client to the right river brand’ and ‘Beyond the ship: unlocking river destinations and experience’.
The expedition cruise spotlight session will involve: Albatros Expeditions (Craig Upshall), Aurora Expeditions (Steve McLaughlin), Coral Expeditions (Andrew Thwaites), and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises (Lauren McAlpine).
Other speakers will include Heritage Expeditions (Robert Halfpenny), HX (Gareth Coakley), Ponant & Paul Gauguin Cruises (Julie Golding), Quark Expeditions (Chris Catanzariti), Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours (Julie Jones), Silversea (Jo Bingham), and Swan Hellenic (Beth Stolyar).
‘Inside expedition cruising: how to sell the ships, the style, and the spirit of adventure’ and ‘Exploring the ends of the earth: matching clients to expedition destinations’ will be the two expedition panel topics.
Audience members will be able to shape the conversation and ask questions, with the Spotlight Sessions then be added to CLIA’s development library. MS
