Cunard has announced it is set to host a record-breaking number of travel agents on their fleet of cruise ships in 2024.

A new ship visit programme, combined with hosting the trade as part of the annual CLIA Conference and soon-to-launch familiarisation trips, will result in the record figure being hit.

The cruise line will host nine ship visit events in Greenock, Southampton, and Liverpool, starting from July 26 and running to December 5.

They will be on the new ship Queen Anne, which joins the fleet in May, as well as its flagship Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria.

Agents can register for one of 420 places via the Shine Rewards platform, Cunard’s agent loyalty programme. The full ship visit programme comprises:

  • July 26, Greenock, Queen Anne
  • August 16, Southampton Queen Mary 2
  • September 5, Greenock, Queen Mary 2
  • September 6, Liverpool, Queen Mary 2
  • September 8, Southampton, Queen Anne
  • October 15, Southampton, Queen Anne
  • October 21, Southampton, Queen Victoria
  • November 13, Southampton, Queen Mary 2
  • December 5, Southampton, Queen Victoria

In addition, 185 agents will explore Queen Anne during May’s CLIA Conference in Southampton. Cunard will announce details of its 2024 fam trip programme in the coming weeks.

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Cunard has revealed some of the line-up for its Insight Speaker programme on its cruises in 2024 with Gregg Wallace, Dan Snow, Clare Balding and Ross Kemp being among them.

The cruise line's enrichment programme sees authors, explorers, filmmakers and other notable experts entertain guests on the voyages.

No fewer than 430 notable experts will take to the stage across their fleet in 2024, with Cunard saying it is their "largest ever line-up" and up from the 322 speakers in 2023.

Their Queen Elizabeth ship will have some of these speakers whilst the new Queen Anne ship will also show off a few.