The Cruise International Awards are being watched over by an all star panel of Cruise experts, with many years of experience at sea between them.
The judges are on hand to make sure that the Cruise International Awards are conducted fairly and impartially.
| Adam Coulter – Editor of Cruise International Magazine Adam has edited Cruise International for almost a year. Before that he worked at The Spectator, where he launched and edited their business travel supplements. He was eight years at Travel Trade Gazette, where he launched and edited a number of magazines and supplements. Adam went on his first cruise at 27, and after a hiatus of 13 years he got back on board – and hasn’t looked back since. Read Adam’s Blog here |  |
| Jonathan Beaumont – Presenter Cruise Today Jonathan is Travel Channel’s Cruise Correspondent and he’s also one of the Executive Producers at the channel. His first cruise was on P&O’s Canberra in 1995 at the age of 26: “None of my friends could understand why I loved cruising so much when they all associated it with older people – now of course everyone is doing it!”. Catch Jonathan’s cruise reports on Cruise Today and follow his blog. |  |
| Simone Clark – Managing Director of IgluCruise.com Simone worked a couple of seasons as a rep on French campsites and also in ski resorts. Her first UK-based job in travel was selling villa and ski holidays for Crystal Holidays, before joining Iglu seven years ago. Iglu starting selling cruise holidays around four and a half years ago and is also the largest ski specialist travel agency. Visit IgluCruise.com |  |
| John Honeywell (Captain Greybeard) After more than 40 years in newspapers John Honeywell answered the call of the sea and is now a full-time cruise writer, writing his own blog under the pseudonym of Captain Greybeard and writing regularly for the Mirror. In the past few years he has sailed on everything from a converted trawler carrying 11 passengers to the world’s biggest cruise ship, Allure of the Seas, with 6,000 people on board. Follow Captain Greybeard’s blog here |  |
| William Gibbons William has been director of the Passenger Shipping Association since 1994. He has worked tirelessly to promote the UK cruise industry to UK holidaymakers and the travel trade through the PSA’s Association of Cruise Experts (ACE) and the Discover Cruises PR Campaign. Visit Discover Cruises |  |
| Sue Bryant – Cruise Travel Journalist Sue is a contributing editor to Cruise International and has been hooked on life at sea for more than 12 years, often with her two cruise-mad children in tow. She reports on cruising for national newspapers, websites, TV and radio programmes. Sue has contributed to several books on cruising, including Insight and Berlitz guides to Mediterranean and Caribbean cruise, and is co-author of the Insight Guide to Great River Cruises. Read Sue’s writing for Cruise International |  |
| Scott Anderson – General Manager of The Luxury Cruise Company Scott has travelled extensively around the world and has been involved with the cruise industry since he was 19-years-old, when he worked as a cruise ship photographer and duty free shop manager, visiting the Caribbean, Mediterranean, the Far East, Scandinavia and South America. Scott joined Airmiles and ran its Cruise Club, after which he worked for a number of years as cruise marketing manager for a cruise specialist travel agent. Visit The Luxury Cruise Company |  |
| Emma Sanger – Co-operative Personal Travel Advisor Emma currently runs her own business as a Co-operative Personal Travel Advisor with over 20 years Travel experience Specialising in Luxury and Cruise. Aside from being an Ace Ambassador, Emma has won many awards over the years and have gained specialist status in many destinations, as well as holding the Association of Travel Professionals Gold status. Emma is also Cruise International’s resident cruise expert. Read Emma’s recent advice here |  |
