At its augural awards dinner in Dublin last night for Irish travel agents, RCL Cruises Ltd presented Irish travel agents with seven awards to recognise their support and contribution in helping the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises brands to achieve and hold positions as leading names in the Irish cruise industry. The winner of the Best Overall Growth Performance Irish Travel Agent Year-over-Year 2012 across all three brands was E-Travel.
Six other awards – three to Republic of Ireland agents and three to Northern Ireland agents – were given for best growth performance for the individual brands. The winners were:
Northern Ireland
Royal Caribbean International: Orr’s Travel
Celebrity Cruises: Co-Operative Travel Group
Azamara Club Cruises: Oasis Travel
Republic of Ireland
Royal Caribbean International: Marble City Travel
Celebrity Cruises: Trailfinders
Azamara Club Cruises: Trailfinders
Jo Rzymowska, Royal Caribbean International’s Associate Vice president and General Manager said: “Ireland holds its position as an important market for all three of our brands. It is great to have the opportunity to update our key partners on our continued investment and to recognise great performance.”
Lorraine Quinn, Head of Sales – Ireland, added: “Congratulations to all the award winners and we thank everyone for their contribution in helping ‘Team Ireland’ go from strength-to-strength. The investment we have put into supporting agents this autumn will help to ensure that everyone is a winner.”
