Episodes

  • LAURA HODGES BETHGE: PRESIDENT OF CELEBRITY CRUISES

    LAURA HODGES BETHGE: PRESIDENT OF CELEBRITY CRUISES
    May 30 2024
    We are so excited to share this great interview with our President, Laura Hodges Bethge on this episode of Conversations With Celebrity !! Laura goes into detail about her background and story in travel and with the Royal Caribbean Group, and gives us some insight into her role as President with all of the info you need to understand Celebrity's position in the market as a premium brand - where Nothing Comes Close. Enjoy !
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    23 mins
  • DREAM DESTINATIONS WITH SUE GLEN

    DREAM DESTINATIONS WITH SUE GLEN
    Mar 20 2024
    We have another of our fantastic travel partner champions on the programme this month ! Sue Glen from Personal Travel Agents at Your Co-op is our Destinations Champion, and Sue shares her story of how she started in travel, why she loves travel and cruise so much, and magic memories of sailing out of Sydney with Celebrity Cruises.
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    18 mins
  • WELLNESS & AQUACLASS WITH JULIE PENMAN

    WELLNESS & AQUACLASS WITH JULIE PENMAN
    Feb 28 2024

    We hear from another Celebrity Champion, Julie Penman. Julie is our Wellbeing Champion and tells the story of how she has come to love cruise over her 30 years in the travel industry. She is now a big TikTok star known as The Cruise Boss, and she loved her time onboard Celebrity Apex experiencing Aquaclass. Julie has some fantastic tips and ideas on how to target the right customer and increase Celebrity sales

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    23 mins
  • EMMA OTTER:CELEBRITY CRUISES' CULINARY CHAMPION

    EMMA OTTER:CELEBRITY CRUISES' CULINARY CHAMPION
    Jan 28 2024
    Happy New Year to all of our listeners around the world ! We are starting 2024 with an in-depth chat with Emma Otter, Travel Counsellors and Culinary Champion for Celebrity Cruises. Emma gives us the low-down on her story and background in travel, how she came to win the role of a Champion and why she loves being a foodie !
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    25 mins
  • GETTING READY FOR 2024

    GETTING READY FOR 2024
    Dec 21 2023
    We close out the year with our very last episode of 2023 focussing on the importance of getting ready for the start of 2024. Claire Stirrup, senior sales director for Celebrity Cruises UK & Ireland, shares her thoughts and advice on how to start the year strong and why the beginning of the year is such an important time in the travel industry. Happy Holidays to you all !
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    16 mins
  • GILES HAWKE: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

    GILES HAWKE: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
    Dec 3 2023
    On this episode, we to talk to Giles Hawke, Vice President and Managing Director of Celebrity Cruises (Europe Middle East & Africa) all about his background in travel, his current role leading the EMEA operation and his impressions and thoughts on the unique selling points and market position of Celebrity Cruises.
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    23 mins
  • AIMING FOR THE STARS:FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE

    AIMING FOR THE STARS:FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE
    Oct 31 2023
    A great interview with Lourdes Hainlin, Vice President of Partnerships for Forbes Travel Guide. We get the low down on the hard work and dedication needed to earn the much-coveted and illustrious Forbes Travel Guide 4 stars
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    30 mins
  • REUBENS RETREAT

    REUBENS RETREAT
    Aug 31 2023
    On this episode, Nicola Graham - Mummy & Founder of Reuben's Retreat - tells us her emotional and uplifting story: how this incredible charity was begun, its amazing growth over the last 11 years, and the importance of the connection to and the support given to this cause by Celebrity Cruises and the travel industry in general. We also hear from some of the UK & Ireland sales team whilst they were volunteering at the Reuben's Retreat headquarters.
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    26 mins