Recognising travel agents and Trade partners for their support throughout 2018, this year’s winners include Oasis Travel, Worldchoice Ireland and Trailfinders Ireland.
The awards ceremony was held at East Wintergarden in London’s Canary Wharf. More than 40 Trade partners attended and a total of 13 awards were presented to partners to celebrate their achievements and commitment to Celebrity Cruises over the last year.
The awards were hosted by Jo Rzymowska, Vice President and Managing Director for the UK, Ireland and Asia, and Gavin Smith, Senior Vice President, International.
Claire Stirrup, Director of Sales, UK and Ireland, Celebrity Cruises said: “The Travel Agent Appreciation Awards have become a firm fixture of the New Year calendar and the perfect way for Celebrity Cruises to celebrate the triumphs of travel agents in 2018.
“It was a record-breaking year for us and that’s thanks to the hard work of our Trade partners and their unending support for Celebrity Cruises’ holidays at sea. Picking the winners has been incredibly tough, I want to share my sincere congratulations with every single one.”
The full list of winners at Celebrity Cruises’ Travel Agent Appreciation Awards includes:
· Rising Star – Stewart Travel
· Best Performer, Celebrity Edge – Thomas Cook
· Best Performer, Galapagos – Trailfinders
· Best Performer in Suite Class – ROL Cruise
· Top Agency, Northern Ireland – Oasis Travel
· Top Agency , Republic of Ireland – Trailfinders Ireland
· Top Consortia – Ireland – Worldchoice Ireland
· Top Performing High Street Agency – Highly Commended – Hays Travel
· Top Performing High Street Agency – Trailfinders
· Top Consortia, UK – The Travel Network Group (TNG)
· Top Homeworking Agency – Travel Counsellors
· Top Cruise Specialist – Iglu Cruise
· Top Cruise Specialist for Growth – Cruise 118
· Top Luxury Agency – Kuoni
The Travel Agent Appreciation Awards follows hot on the heels of a huge year for Celebrity Cruises. 2018 saw Celebrity Eclipse sailing from Dublin as Celebrity Cruises continues its commitment to Dublin Port and the Irish cruise market as the only major cruise line to be based out of the capital.
It also marked Celebrity Silhouette’s first season of homeporting in Southampton, and culminated in the launch of the revolutionary Celebrity Edge.
The year 2019 is already set to be another landmark year. Celebrity Reflection will call Dublin home this spring. Next month, the Celebrity Revolution begins apace on board Celebrity Millennium – the start of a $500 million dollar investment in the entire fleet to bring the finest features and designs found on Celebrity Edge to every Celebrity Cruises ship. In May, the launch of Celebrity Flora in the Galapagos Islands will transform the modern luxury cruise experience in the region.
To support these milestone events, Celebrity Cruises is hosting its largest programme of ship visits to give as many agents as possible the opportunity to experience Celebrity Cruises for themselves, including the Edge-class of ships ahead of the launch of Celebrity Apex in the UK next year.
Celebrity Cruises is also rewarding agents for their hard work with the #CelebrityLovesAgents campaign featuring the stars of Celebs Go Dating. 100 agents will win €600 of Celebrity Rewards each and a place at the hottest party the travel industry has seen where they will rub shoulders with the likes of Calum Best and Bobby Cole Norris.
