Lines think long and hard about how to maximise agents’ time onboard, some of whom will be stepping onto a ship for the first time. At best, they might experience a vessel for an afternoon. Andrew Turner, who has been AE Expeditions’ EMEA sales director for seven months, wants to change that. “I’m looking at whether AE Expeditions can do overnight voyages with travel agents onboard in 2026,” he explains. “I would love to show agents what an onboard lecture or dinner is like, show them how our passengers feel….
