When it comes to cruise selling, Monica Pollack and Maria Tilton have been highly successful, despite both being in the business for less than three years. How do these two Cruise Planners agents do it? What's their secret sauce? More>>

Jim Applebaum took over the North American marketing and sales helm for Voyages to Antiquity earlier this month. Travel Agent met with the former Paul Gauguin sales director, who says agents are crucial in his efforts to enhance sales for the niche premium cruise line. More>>

Full ship charters aren't for the faint of heart. But Flying Dutchmen Travel of Santa Rosa, CA, has successfully built its business with themed musical cruises that feature such stars as Dave Koz and Blake Shelton. But now they've moved beyond fulfillment for many full-ship themed charters, instead...More>>

Earlier this week, SeaDream Yacht Club announced that Pamela Conover, a highly respected luxury cruise executive who formerly ran both Cunard Line and Seabourn Cruise Line, would take the CEO helm at SeaDream. Agents give their opinions on Conover's new role. More>>

Newly released results of the 2013 Cruise Holidays Trends Survey show that the Caribbean remains the top global destination for consumers who are booking 2013 cruises, but Europe - in the number two spot - is gaining ground, despite high airfares. Alaska, Bermuda and Hawaii follow in third to fifth...More>>

Four cruise executives from upscale or luxury lines provided good sales and promotional fodder for Cruise Planners agents attending the group's annual conference in Hollywood, FL, recently. Here's their laundry list of tips. More>>

Clients who are chocoholics have many tasty delights onboard ships.More>>

As the youngest sister in the Solstice-class, Celebrity Reflection is a star onto herself, with many new spaces and enhanced features on previous sister ships. These included the wow-factor Reflection Suite, new AquaClass and Signature Suites, a reconfigured cool Sunset Bar, a new conference...More>>

Travel Agent compiles travel tips from its 2012 ventures.More>>

Advance bookings for first and second quarter 2013 are tracking well ahead of the previous year's statistics for those same periods, according to Cruise Planners-American Express. More>>