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Our Judges

Meet the 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

Principal, C. Ball Consulting, LLC

Cruise and Tour Expert

Per Bjornsen

V. Ships Leisure

CEO

Ted Blamey

CHART Management Consultants

Principal

Claus Bødker

Retired

Cruise Expert

Klaus Bondam

Cruise Baltic

Director

Andrew Coggins

Pace University, New York

Cruise Industry Analyst

Frederik Erdmann

Frederik Erdmann Maritime Consulting

Security/ISM Consultant/River Cruise Expert

Michelle Fee

Cruise Planners

CEO

What makes a winning entry?

"A winning entry should make a unique problem solving contribution to the industry ." Andrew Coggins, 2024 Judging Panelist

Liz Gammon

LizGammon.com

Consultant

Nicky Guerrero

MedCruise

Secretary General

Roberta Jacoby

Jacoby Advisors

President

Anne Kalosh

Seatrade Cruise

Editor & Senior Assoicate Editor

Nikos Mertzanidis

CLIA

VP Ports & Destinations and Taxation

Jens Skrede

Cruise Europe

Managing Director

Ingo Soerensen

Oracle Hospitality

Area Vice President

Joost Van Ree

Ocean Technologies Group

Group Director Cruise & Yachts

"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

2024 Judging Panelist

About us

The Informa Seatrade Cruise Portfolio includes a range of global exhibitions, conferences, intimate events, awards, news websites, blogs and publications that cover every aspect of the cruise and maritime industries.

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