Tickets on sale for ACE UK
Tickets are now on sale for the 2011 ACE UK Cruise Convention.
The Convention is taking place in Southampton between 3-5 May.
For bookings before the end of January, there is an early bird rate for a three-day ticket of £125.
This includes Columbus Day, a new invitation-only event specifically for agent owners, managers and ACE ambassadors to meet key business associates and to hear industry opinion with a more global view of the market.
The cost for a two-day ticket is £75.
These costs rise to £150 and £95 respectively from 1 February.
The event is expected to attract more than 600 delegates.
It include business seminars on ocean, river, expedition and small ship cruising, a trade fair and up to four visits to ships including Cunard Line’s newly launched Queen Elizabeth, P&O Cruises’ Aurora, Fred Olsen’s Balmoral and Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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