Holly Payne

5 days ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Holly Payne |Mary Bond

Describe the first time you saw a cruise ship. Having been born on the day the first astronaut landed on the moon, I was always interested in exploration and seeking new horizons all throughout my life. Another element from a very young age was the water. Being raised in the very small village of Youngstown, New York on the mouth of the lower Niagara River and Lake Ontario it seemed everyone had a yachting pedigree or at least the love of being on the water.

2 weeks ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Holly Payne |Mary Bond

Describe the first time you saw a cruise ship. My first sight of a cruise ship, from what I can recall, was Royal Caribbean International's Sovereign of the Seas. There was such a big buzz in St. Thomas ahead of her arrival as she was, at that time in the late 1980s, the world's largest cruise ship with a tonnage of 73,000gt and 268m in length. What was the first cruise-related company you worked for as a young professional and what was the role?

3 weeks ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Holly Payne

The 16 distinguished judges who will determine the winners of the 2025 Seatrade Cruise Awards have been revealed.  The Seatrade Cruise Awards will be held September 10 during Seatrade Europe in Hamburg, taking place September 10-12. Now in its 19th year, the Seatrade Cruise Awards continues to celebrate excellence and innovation across the global cruise industry. The judgesThey consist of: Charlie Ball, cruise and tour expert principal, C. Ball Consulting; Per Bjornsen, CEO, V.

3 weeks ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Holly Payne

Opened in December, Saba Beach on Cruise Saudi’s private island caters to a range of interests, as Seatrade Cruise found out during a visit last week. Strategic development in progressCruise Saudi's private island experience, Saba Beach on Jabal AlSabaya, is currently advancing through a phased development plan. Having opened in December, the destination is approaching a significant milestone in October when phase one concludes and phase two begins.

3 weeks ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Holly Payne

Holly Payne, Editor Video Production and Deputy Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Seatrade Cruise ReviewOcean Advice expanded its presence in the expedition cruise market, taking over the nautical and technical management of Seaventure, operated by 66° Expeditions.  Ocean Advice, a member of the United Waterways Group based in Basel, Switzerland, was rejuvenated two years ago following the sale of the Group’s Blue Water Division several years back.