Awards
Seatrade Cruise Awards 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.
Figen Ayan
Founder
Ayan Consulting
Charlie Ball
Principal
C. Ball Consulting, LLC
Per Bjornsen
CEO
V. Ships Leisure
Ted Blamey
Principal
CHART Management Consultants
Klaus Bondam
Director
Cruise Baltic
Andrew Coggins
Cruise Industry Analyst
Pace University, New York
Megan Connolly
Senior Account Manager
Oracle Hospitality
Michelle Fee
CEO
Cruise Planners
Liz Gammon
Consultant
LizGammon.com
Nicky Guerrero
Secretary General
MedCruise
Roberta Jacoby
President
Jacoby Advisors
Anne Kalosh
Editor & Senior Associate Editor
Seatrade Cruise
Nikos Mertzanidis
Executive Director, Europe
CLIA
Leyla Oner
Co-President & CEO
Tura Turizm
Jens Skrede
Managing Director
Cruise Europe
"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
Judging Panelist