Ray Steward joins exec committee of CLIA
Industry veteran Ray Steward has joined the executive committee of CLIA UK & Ireland hoping to develop river cruising.
Ray, UK & Ireland country manager at Tauck – a Norwegian travel firm offering guided tours, river cruises and small ship ocean cruises, has previously worked at The Cruise Portfolio, Regent Holiday and Mundi Color Holidays.
He joins fellow Executive Committee members Gerard Tempest, Carnival UK; Nathan Philpott, Fred. Olsen; Lynn Narraway, Holland America Line and Seabourn; Paul Ludlow, Princess Cruises; Stuart Leven, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line; Helen Caron, Thomson & Island Cruises and Kathryn Beadle, Uniworld.
CLIA UK & Ireland director, Andy Harmer said: "We are delighted Ray has joined the Executive team at a time when the river sector is showing remarkable growth, particularly within Europe, so his insight will help the Association with its core aim of encouraging more people to take a cruise holiday – both river and ocean."
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