Taking pictures in Europe

Our Next Big Project – Bringing Destinations To Life

Find out how we gave three lucky film and media students from NPTC Group of Colleges the work experience of a lifetime!

Some of you may already know that we’re currently working on our very own in-house TV Studio, with which we hope to bring you live streams of our special offers, interviews with travel gurus and footage of destinations and cruise ships that we’ve captured whilst exploring ourselves.

Using our TV Studio as a platform, we aim to inspire our customers and help them to make more informed decisions about where they travel to and which cruise line they travel with.

To start our journey of …

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Cruise Nation Nominated at British Travel Awards 2017

Find out how you can support Cruise Nation by voting in the British Travel Awards 2017.

Cruise Nation has been nominated for the Best Online/Call Centre Travel Agency and Best Cruise Holiday Retailer categories in the prestigious 2017 British Travel Awards (BTAs).  The winners will be determined by the public, who have until 30 September to cast their vote, with the successful companies announced at the BTA Gala Awards Dinner, being held in London on 29 November 2017.

Our Founder and Managing Director, Phil Evans, said: “We are delighted to be nominated for such a prestigious award alongside some key players in the travel industry, It is amazing …

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be heard day

Be Heard in Business Day – How it all Started at Cruise Nation…

 

Did you know that today marks the day of “Be Heard in Business Day”?

 

March 7th gives small businesses a chance to share their own experience and challenges they face when they are up against much larger companies, often with huge marketing budgets.  Having a voice as a small business is challenging, especially in a competitive industry such as travel. Where do you start? How do you get your messages across to customers? The truth is, if you do what you love and believe in it then you will succeed, and our story is certainly a shining example of this.

It all started back in 2009 in a small …

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Happy Employee Appreciation Day!

In honour of Employee Appreciation Day, we decided to give you an insight of what it is like to be a Cruise Nation member of staff…

Getting up in the morning can be like Groundhog Day for some workers – it is the same routine of get up, get ready, go to work and get back home.

At Cruise Nation, things are a little different. Our Managing Director, Phil Evans, has created a great work/life balance environment which is often something that employers overlook.

He always welcomes staff’s children to visit the office, work at home days and other flexible benefits to create an easy and stress free working environment.  There is …

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Cruise Nation founder Phil Evans with models wearing new uniform

Cruise Nation New Uniform Revealed

Find out more about the reveal of our new uniform at our glitzy ‘History in the Making’ event.

Last week on the 22nd November we hosted our first ever special event, welcoming our loyal customers, cruise line partners, travel suppliers and local and national press to the Orangery at Margam Park in South Wales so that we could finally reveal the Cruise Nation new uniform as well as our future plans for 2017.

Margam Park Orangery

Since launching in 2009, Cruise Nation has sped quickly toward several successes and we’ve never really taken a moment to stop and appreciate the view from where we are before moving on …

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New! Cruise Nation Life Magazine

Take a look at our new Cruise Nation Life magazine and brochure!

Here at Cruise Nation we’ve been busy creating a publication which acts both as a resource for those interested in cruising and also a place for us to showcase some of our best-value holiday deals. The result is Cruise Nation Life magazine!

In our first issue we’ve focused on creating some of the most useful articles and resources for new-to-cruise customers. We’ve got information on tipping, drinks packages and even a guide on what to wear.

Our main focus for Cruise Nation Life is  to show that it’s ‘Time to Change Your Holiday’. We want to change the way that people …

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