The winners of the ICCA awards gather for a group shot

New Zealand category award winners included:
¨       Gold Cruise Agency of the Year – iCruise, Auckland
¨       Silver Cruise Agency of the Year – Cruises Online, Auckland
¨       Bronze Cruise Agency of the Year – Lets Cruise, Auckland
¨       Cruise Consultant of the Year – Mark Smith, Lets Cruise, Auckland
¨       Consumer Promotion of the Year – Lets Cruise, Auckland
¨       Rising Star Award – Caroline Smith, House of Travel Jenny Nilsson, Hastings
¨       Network Promotion of the Year – United Travel and Harvey World Travel, New Zealand.

Meanwhile, Seatrade Insider Correspondent for Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, Helen Hutcheon, was awarded the Neil Frazer Award for an Outstanding Contribution by an Individual. A veteran mainstream and trade journalist, Helen has reported on the cruise industry for many years and lives in Sydney.

Group Shot (L-R): Back row: Stella Travel Services’ Toni Paltridge, Stella Travel Services’ Jacqueline Unsworth, Cruise Express’ Peter Clare, ICCA General Manager Brett Jardine, Bicton Travel’s Phil Smethurst and ecruising.travel’s Cory Edmondson. Front: Let’s Cruise’s Helen Mahoney, Cruises Online’s Ryan Posa, iCruise Manager Steve Parker, Seatrade Insider’s Helen Hutcheon, MC Shelley Craft, Bicton Travel’s Matt Clements, Phil Hoffmann Travel’s Mario Cufone, Cruise Express’ Lance Mumby and Clean Cruising’s Dan Russell.