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Our Judges

Meet the 2024 Judging Panel

Our independent panel of judges is made up of leading voices from across the international cruise community. Drawing on expertise in key sectors, they have many years of experience to call upon when short-listing entries.

Charlie Ball

Holland America Group

Cruise and Tour Expert - Retired

Per Bjornsen

V.Ships Leisure

Managing Director

Ted Blamey

CHART Management Consultants

Principle

Claus Bødker

Cruise Expert

Andrew Coggins

Science Department- Lubin School of Business, Pace University, New York

Cruise Industry Analyst and Clinical Professor

Michelle Fee

Cruise Planners an American Express Travel Representative

Chief Executive Officer

Liz Gammon

LizGammon.com

Consultant

Nicky Guerrero

MedCruise

Secretary General

What makes a winning entry?

"A winning entry should make a unique problem solving contribution to the industry ." Andrew Coggins, 2023 Judging Panelist

Roberta Jacoby

Executive Advisor

Global Hospitality and Travel Operations, Jacoby Advisors

Anne Kalosh

Seatrade Cruise News & Seatrade Cruise Review

Editor & Senior Associate Editor

Marie-Caroline Laurent

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Europe

Director General

Jens Skrede

Cruise Europe

Managing Director

Ida Katrine Skaarup

Cruise Baltic

Senior Manager

Ingo Soerensen

Oracle

Area Vice Predident, Global Cruise Sales

Joost Van Ree

Ocean Technologies Group

Group Business Development Director

Monic Van Der Heyden

River Cruise Europe

Chair

"I look principally for: value to the industry as a whole (rather than to the candidate per se); value to the cruise consumer; true innovation; results achieved; and how closely the submission addresses the award criteria."

Ted Blamey

2023 Judging Panelist

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