Achievements

October 2011 - The UK’s Best Cruise Retail Website - Travolution Award 2011

WINNER - Best Cruise Website

January 2010 - The UK’s Globe Travel Awards 2010

FINALIST - Best Cruise Agent

January 2010 - The UK’s Globe Travel Awards 2010

FINALIST - Best Sales Agent

Ken Cockburn

December 2009 - The UK Cruise Awards 2009

FINALIST - Best Cruise Sales Agent

Ken Cockburn

4th December 2008 - The UK Cruise Awards (CCS)

WINNER – Greatest Percentage growth for P&O Cruises 2008

12th November 2008 - Southeast Travel Trade Ball Agent Excellence Awards

FINALIST - Most Innovative Agency 2008

January 2008 – Carnival UK Awards

WINNER – Top Agent for the South

Up against some of the finest travel agents in the southern UK, awarded by Carnival UK, Ideal Cruising was commended with ‘Top Agent for the South’.

December 2007 - UK Cruise Awards (CCS)

WINNER – Top Independent Agent for Ocean Village

This was the second year running that Ideal Cruising have been awarded Top Independent Agent at the UK Cruise Awards. As an independent specialist, this award was to celebrate sending the most passengers on Ocean Village in 2007.

18th October 2007 - Agent Excellence Awards 2007

WINNER - Best Cruise Agency
WINNER - Best Salesperson Small Agency
WINNER - Best Salesperson Call Centre

Part of the South East Travel Trade Ball, the Travel Weekly’s Agent Excellence Awards rewarded 10 outstanding agents and agencies in the region, in what is referred to as the Oscars of the travel industry. Ideal Cruising were commended with 3 awards, Best Cruise Agency, Best Salesperson Small Agency (Charlotte Brown) and Best Salesperson Call Centre (Kirstin Wainwright).

19th July 2007 - TTG Awards 2007

Ideal Cruising were honoured to receive an award from TTG for Innovation of the Year. The award was for the 'listen to this page' audio feature which enable those who are visually impaired to navigate through the website more easily. The awards were presented at Manchester's Hilton Hotel and are the most highly and coveted trophies in the travel industry.

3 April 2007 - Agent Achievement Awards 2007

Ideal Cruising recently walked away with two of the industry's most prestigious awards at the Agent Achievement Awards 2007 hosted at London's Royal Lancaster Hotel. These accolades have been awarded annually since 1996 and are voted for and judged by principals in the travel industry.

7 December 2006 - UK Cruise Awards (CCS)

On the 7th December 2006, the annual prestigious Cruise Awards evening, hosted by Carnival UK (the parent brand of Cunard, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Swan Hellenic and Ocean Village), was held to commend the most successful cruise travel agents in Britain. Attended by almost two hundred of Britain's top cruise travel agents at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel in London, the awards were presented to the top agent across all brands collectively.

17 September 2006 - NCL High Society Event 2006

WINNER - Recognition of outstanding sales achievements in 2006

13 July 2006 - Travel Trade Gazette Agent Awards

For our outstanding service and commitment to our cruise customers

WINNER - Best Agency Innovation

For our reviews and gallery feature on our website

WINNER - Best Manager

Awarded to Amanda Carder, recognising Amanda's excellent management skills

WINNER - Best Salesperson

Awarded to Charlotte Brown, recognising Charlotte's exceptional attitude towards customer care in the sales environment

FINALIST - Best Website

FINALIST - Best in-house training programme

Up against some of the finest travel agents in the southern UK and presented by the former Spandau Ballet member, Martin Kemp.

16 May 2006 - The Freedom Travel Groups Annual Conference

WINNER - The 1st Ever Star Member of the Year Award 2005

22 March 2006 - Agent Achievement Awards

FINALIST - The UK's Specialist Bookable Leisure Travel Site of the Year

1 December 2005 - UK Cruise Awards (CCS)