Just as The Oscars get underway in Hollywood, the cruise industry is recovering from its own MASSIVE night of nights (The CLIA’s) which took place in Sydney on Saturday evening.
The who’s who of cruise gathered at The Star Event Centre in Sydney over the weekend for the industry’s biggest night of the year.
The Cruise Lines International Association gala dinner and awards night (AKA The CLIA’s), which celebrates the stand out performers in the Australian and New Zealand cruise industry, attracted a whopping 500 guests this year.
CLIA Australasia Managing Director Joel Katz deemed the 2019 CLIA’s to be one of the “most successful of the event’s 18-year history”. That’s a big call!
“We had a record number of submissions this year which made for a heightened level of competition,” he said.
“It proves that travel agents are more engaged than ever and more dedicated to developing their cruise business, which makes them a key driver of the ongoing growth in the cruise industry.”
CLIA Australasia Managing Director Joel Katz
One of the major accolades of the night went to Crystal Cruises’ Managing Director and Senior Vice President Karen Christensen who was inducted into the CLIA Hall of Fame after more than three decades in the cruise industry. What an amazing achievement!
Below are all those who were honoured with awards on the evening. Congratulations to all those who won big:
Agency Promotion of the Year, New Zealand
Bon Voyage Cruises & Travel
Agency Promotion of the Year, Australia
My Cruises
Network Promotion of the Year, Australasia
helloworld New Zealand
ChooseCruise Promotion of the Year, Australasia
Bon Voyage Cruises & Travel
Media Award, Australasia
Andrew Conway
Rising Star, New Zealand
Shelley Williams, Clevedon Travel
Rising Star, Australia
Peter Fotinis, Clean Cruising
Broker of the Year, New Zealand
Denise Fowler, The Travel Brokers
Home Based / Mobile Agent of the Year, Australia
Nicole Edgar, TravelManagers Australia
Cruise Champion, Australasia
Tim Faircloth, I Love Cruising
Cruise Consultant of the Year, New Zealand
Kiri Martin, YOU Travel Orewa
Cruise Consultant of the Year, Australia
Gail Chapman, Dreamlines Australia
Online Cruise Agency of the Year, New Zealand
HOOT Cruises
Online Cruise Agency of the Year, Australia
Clean Cruising
Small Cruise Agency of the Year, New Zealand
House of Travel Kapiti Coast
helloworld Rotorua
Small Cruise Agency of the Year, Australia
itravel Carlingford
Large Cruise Agency of the Year, New Zealand
helloworld Milford & Browns Bay
Large Cruise Agency of the Year, Australia
Phil Hoffmann Travel