22 September 2016
Seatrade Cruise Med Party at the
Auditorio de Tenerife “Adán Martín”
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Celebrating ten years
of recognising excellence within
the cruise industry
Principal Sponsor
Environmental Initiative
Award Sponsor
Personality Award Sponsor
YEARS
MEDCRUISE
www.seatrade-cruise.com/awards
What are the Seatrade Cruise Awards?
The Seatrade Cruise Awards honour the very best
from within the Cruise industry. Recognising and
celebrating achievements from all corners of the globe,
the Award scheme provides an enviable benchmark for
all organisations and companies to achieve. Whether a
standout destination or an outstanding supplier, a thriving
port or an innovative Shorex; there is an ideal category
for you to highlight the exceptional achievements of your
organisation within the cruise industry.
We’re passionate about recognising excellence within
the cruise community so we’ve kept the Seatrade
Cruise Awards free and easy to enter; making the
awards accessible for everyone.
Entries can easily be submitted online at:
www.seatrade-cruise.com/awards
Top ten reasons to take part
1. Free for all to enter
2. Renowned as the industry’s premier award scheme
3. An independent panel of true industry experts judge
every entry
4. A great way to gain publicity and recognition
5. Showcase your achievements to the wider cruise
community
6. All finalists and winners are able to use the Seatrade
Cruise Awards logo and personalised banners on
all collateral
7. Put your brand in front of key industry stakeholders
8. Your biggest competitors will be entering
9. Receive publicity from press activity following the
announcement of the finalists and winners
10.Join a heritage of established previous winners
and finalists
Award categories for 2016
There are eight award categories for this year
Winners to be selected by our independent panel of
judges for the following awards:
Winners to be selected by Seatrade based on the
nominations for the following awards:
Port of the Year
Seatrade Mediterranean Personality of the Year
A port authority, terminal operator or management company which has
made significant improvements to its handling facilities/cruise-tourism
infrastructure over the past 12 months
Sponsored by
Destination of the Year
A region, tourism body or association which has made significant
strides in promoting cruise-tourism over the past 12 months
Seatrade Lifetime Achievement Award for Services
to Cruising
Supplier of the Year
To any firm or individual who has provided an exceptional quality
service, or product or innovation to the cruise sector over the
past 12 months
Environmental Initiative of the Year
Sponsored by
YEARS
MEDCRUISE
To any company, organisation or individual who has made a notable
contribution to advance any environmental aspect of cruising
Innovative Shorex of the Year
To any company of individual who has created, sourced or introduced
an innovative shore excursion over the past 12 months
Seatrade Outstanding Achievement Award
Free, Fast and Easy to Enter
The Seatrade Cruise Awards are accessible to anyone
involved in the cruise industry. No matter where in the
world you are, the scale of operation or how you are
involved with the industry, we are passionate about
rewarding those who truly go above and beyond.
Entries can be made by organisations themselves, by
vendors on behalf of clients or by individuals who simply
believe they know of a worthy winner.
To enter, simply:
1. Decide which categories you want to enter
(you can enter as many categories as you like)
2. Visit the Seatrade Cruise Awards website
3. Fill out the online entry form and return to the Seatrade
Cruise Awards secretariat
You can find a full list of terms and conditions on the
website: www.seatrade-cruise.com/awards
What are the judges looking for?
Entering the Seatrade Cruise Awards is simple and easy
Our independent panel of expert judges are looking
for innovative, bold and unique entries from around
the world; ultimately, they want to see how your entry
truly stands out from the rest of the competition within
400 words.
The judges will make their decision based on the
criteria for each award. Entries should provide sufficient
information to enable the judges to have a clear
understanding of:
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The product
The individual or procedure involved
Their merits and resulting benefits
Tangible results
The 2015 roll of honour
Port of the Year
Passenger Terminal Amsterdam
Environmental Initiative
of the Year
Seatrade Outstanding Achievement Award
Ian Dunderdale, Cruise Development Manager,
Cruise Highlands
AIDA Cruises & Becker-Marine-Systems
(joint winners)
Destination of the Year
Seatrade lifetime Achievement Award for
Services to Cruising
Liverpool
Jochen Deerberg, the founder of Deerberg-Systems
Innovative Shorex of the Year
Aloschi Bros - Pope’s Summer Residence
& Vatican
Supplier of the Year
The Image Group
Seatrade Cruise Personality of the Year
Sponsored by
Michael Ungerer, Past President of AISA Cruises, Chairman of CLIA
Deustchland and Chief Operations Officer, Shared Services, Carnival Asia
Our thanks to our sponsors for the
2016 Seatrade Cruise Awards:
Principal Sponsor
Environmental Initiative
of the Year 2016
Seatrade Mediterranean
Personality of the Year 2016
Venue Sponsor
YEARS
MEDCRUISE
If you are interested in discovering
current sponsorship opportunities,
please contact:
Victoria Philpot
Sales Manager, Cruise
E: [email protected]
T: +44 (0)1206 201566
For more information on
the entry process:
Libby Isted
Awards Secretariat
E: [email protected]
T: +44 (0)1206 201579
www.seatrade-cruise.com/awards
For all marketing and PR inquiries,
please contact:
Nina Marston
Marketing Manager, Cruise Portfolio
E: [email protected]
T: +44(0)1206 201522