Thursday June 26

Unusual to start with an ITV promotion - but with the Princess Cruises 4-part fly-on-the-wall documentary about to be aired prime time we are very excited about the opportunity that this offers for cruise holidays to take central stage... read more here

And that positive news is very much in evidence.  This week Carnival Cruise Lines announced very positive earnings figures for the second quarter of 2014 - and this happened alongside improvements in fuel efficiency: read more here

Meanwhile over at Royal Caribbean, they are hoping to target more affluent travellers with their new Quantum Class cruise ships - of which Anthem of the Seas is to be based in Southampton in 2015.  Read more here.

CLIA has not been out of the news either we are pleased to say - with European Waterways joining CLIA UK & Ireland (welcome!): read here; and with a piece in TTG from the Chair of CLIA Jo Rzymowska (of Celebrity Cruises) talking about the work that we do, and how cruise lines, travel agents and Executive Partners are all working together to get more people to cruise: read here.

In itinerary news, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines this week announced investment in sailings from the Port of Tyne, both in 2014 and 2015: read more here

Whilst over on the rivers great to see AmaWaterways promoting new themed cruises for 2015 with themes including beer, jazz and art: read more here.  Whilst over at Tauck they are celebrating the launch of their new ship - the 130 guest Savor - complete with loft-inspired cabins: read more here.

We loved this article from the Telegraph - advice from the one and only Alan Tichmarsh about why cruise holidays are the choice of the most discerning holidaymakers (and gardeners!): read here.

Remember, that you can keep up to date with all of the comings and goings in the industry via the CLIA UK & Ireland website via our latest news pages, webinar library and our Selling Cruise pages!  Head to our website for more details.

Until next week!