Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has announced the finalists for theย 19thย annual Cruise Industry Awards.
A total of 71 finalists from across Australia and New Zealand have been chosen and will be in the running to win one of cruisingโs highest honours when the industry comes together for its biggest night of the yearย on February 15.
More than 560 entries were received for this yearโsย awards โ more than ever before โ with 11 different categories open for self- or peer-nomination and awards for both Australian and New Zealand nominees.
Key categories this year include Agency of the Year, Cruise Consultant of the Year, Home-Based Cruise Agent/Broker of the Year, Rising Star, Cruise Champion, Promotion of the Year and a Media Award.
CLIAย Australasia Managing Director Joel Katz said the awards celebrated the top achievers amongย CLIAโs travel agent membership.
โThis yearโs nominations show a genuine passion for the cruise industry and thatโs a big part of the success weโre experiencing in Australia and New Zealand,โ Mr Katz said. โThe most energetic and engaged agents are also some of the most successful in Australia and New Zealand, so these awards are about recognising their commitment and the prosperity they help bring to the entire cruise community.โ
Check out the full list of finalists below:
Agency Promotion of the Year, New Zealand
Bon Voyage Cruises & Travel โ โLove Long Cruisesโ
Cruise Sale Finder โ โ10 Years of Cruisingโ
House of Travel Papamoa โ โCruising with Princessโ
Agency Promotion of the Year, Australia
Megan Catterall, itravel โ โA Cruise for Rolls Royce Enthusiastsโ
My Cruises โ โMy Cruises Amazing Augustโ
Port Lincoln Travel & Cruise โ โPrincess Cruises Are In Townโ
Network Promotion of the Year, Australasia
Flight Centre Travel Group โ โTravel Ideas: Cruise Editionโ
MTA โ Mobile Travel Agents โ โDesigned Life Experiencesโ
Travel Associates โ โSmall Ship Cruisingโ
Helloworld Travel New Zealand โ โRiver Cruising with Travelmarvelโ
Cruise Month Promotion, Australasia
House of Travel โ โCruise Catalogueโ
Bicton Travel โ โChoose Cruise, Book & Winโ
Bon Voyage Cruises & Travel โ โWhatโs in Port 2019-2020 New Zealand Guideโ
Sarah Fenton, MTA โ Mobile Travel Agents โ โCruise Month 2019โ
Rising Star, New Zealand
Shannon Johnson โ YOU Travel Feilding
Rebecca Honeyfield โ Helloworld Travel Strandon, New Plymouth
Charlotte Chalman โ House of Travel Lakers Gore
Jordan Sievwright โ YOU Travel Taupo
Rising Star, Australia
Sianna Gesch โ Gregor & Lewis Bespoke Travel
Tanya Bancroft โ Cruisefinder
Lesleigh Ross โ Clean Cruising
Bryan Andersen โ My Cruises
Cruise Champion, Australasia
Jeff Leckey โ House of Travel
Robyn Sinfield โ Home Travel Company
Jean Summers โ Clean Cruising
Stacey Ward โ Phil Hoffmann Travel
Broker of the Year, New Zealand
Lee Johns โ My Travel Broker
Kay Humphries โ The Travel Brokers
Andrew Lennox โ Flight Centre Travel Broker
Home Based / Mobile Agent of the Year, Australia
Gina Maitland โ MTA โ Mobile Travel Agents
Jane Eastburn โ Atlas Travel Centre
Robyn Sinfield โ Home Travel Company
Tracy King โ MTA โ Mobile Travel Agents
Cruise Consultant of the Year, New Zealand
Lorraine Van Veen โ House of Travel Botany Junction
Helen Mahoney โ Lets Cruise
Nicola Voullaire โ House of Travel Kapiti Coast
Kay Paulsen โ HOOT Cruises
Cruise Consultant of the Year, Australia
Grant Gibson โ My Cruises
Julie Avery โ Brighton Travelworld
Mike Clark โ Phil Hoffmann Travel
Kirin Greenland โ Clean Cruising
Online Cruise Agency of the Year, New Zealand
HOOT Cruises
Lets Cruise
Cruise Sale Finder
Online Cruise Agency of the Year, Australia
Cruise Sale Finder
Clean Cruising
Cruise Guru
Cruise1st Australia
Our Vacation Centre
Small Cruise Agency of the Year, New Zealand
Helloworld Travel Hobsonville
YOU Travel Orewa
Pukekohe Travel
House of Travel Botany Junction
Helloworld Travel Whangarei
Small Cruise Agency of the Year, Australia
Travel Associates Kew
Gregor & Lewis Bespoke Travel
New Farm Travel
Travel Centre Coffs
itravel Carlingford
Large Cruise Agency of the Year, New Zealand
YOU Travel Mount Group
Helloworld Travel Milford/Browns Bay/Henderson/Ponsonby
Helloworld Travel Lambton Quay/St Heliers/Mt Eden/Botany
House of Travel Papamoa Group
Large Cruise Agency of the Year, Australia
Phil Hoffmann Travel
Bicton Travel
Travelrite International
Goldman Group
Cruise Express