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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

Principal, C. Ball Consulting, LLC

Cruise and Tour Expert

Per Bjornsen

V.Ships Leisure

Managing Director

Ted Blamey

CHART Management Consultants

Principle

Claus Bødker

Retired

Cruise Expert

Klaus Bondam

Cruise Baltic

Cruise Baltic Director

Andrew Coggins

Pace University, New York

Cruise Industry Analyst

Michelle Fee

American Express Travel Rep

Chief Executive Officer

Liz Gammon

LizGammon.com

Consultant

What makes a winning entry?

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

Roberta Jacoby

Jacoby Advisors

Executive Advisor

Anne Kalosh

Seatrade Cruise

Editor & Senior Assoicate Editor

Anja Lohrum

MedCruise

Interim Secretary General

Nikos Mertzanidis

CLIA

Ports & Destinations and Taxation

Jens Skrede

Cruise Europe

Managing Director

Ingo Soerensen

Oracle

Area Vice President

Joost Van Ree

Ocean Technologies Group

Group BD Director

"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

Seatrade Cruise Awards

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When

11 September 2024
Málaga, Spain on the occasion of Seatrade Cruise Med

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