Clockwise from top left: Cruise editor Teri West; host Rebecca Tobin; Christina Schlegel, the owner of Bluetail Travel; and Paul Tumposky, the chief revenue officer of Fora Travel.
This new crop of ultra luxury cruise lines is fascinating, not just because many of them are associated with well known hotel brands, but because they're appealing to a newer, younger demographic; one that might not have cruised -- or thought about cruising. What's the appeal for them?
In this episode, host Rebecca Tobin and cruise editor Teri West talk with Christina Schlegel, the owner of Bluetail Travel, and Paul Tumposky, the chief revenue officer of Fora Travel, a about the appeal of lines like Four Seasons Yachts, Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection and Explora Journeys and the new pathways they're opening up in cruising.
This episode was recorded May 29 and has been edited for length and clarity.
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Stay on at the end of the luxury-cruise discussion for a sponsored interview with Brendan Vacations' North America sales manager Kevin Loftus and Mary Pat Sullivan, the executive vice president of marketing and brand partnerships for Northstar Travel Group.
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