INTRAVELREPORT: Passenger Shipping Association: Cruise Journalism Awards 2013

Τετάρτη 6 Μαρτίου 2013

Passenger Shipping Association: Cruise Journalism Awards 2013 – Winners Announced

London: March 6 Cruise features covering topics ranging from a Tarzan tour of the Caribbean through to penguins in Antarctica were honoured at the Passenger Shipping Association (PSA) Cruise Journalism Awards, which took place last night (March 5) at the Millbank Media Centre in London.

Eleven awards were presented including ‘best regional cruise feature’, ‘best river cruise feature’ and ‘best cruise blog’, which was a new category for 2013. The PSA Cruise Journalism Awards celebrate the very best in cruise journalism and acknowledge media who support the cruise industry. Cruise enthusiast and former royal correspondent, Jennie Bond, hosted the awards ceremony which was attended by travel journalists, bloggers and key members of the cruise trade. The 2013 awards were sponsored by Cruise Jamaica.

Journalists from Cruise Critic, Blackpool Gazette, Mail on Sunday, Cruise International, Daily Telegraph, National Geographic Traveller, The Times, The Travel Channel and Cruise Trade News were awarded for their work. Lucy Huxley and her team at Travel Weekly claimed the prestigious ‘contribution to cruise journalism award’.

The awards were judged by a panel of experts led by Lynn Narraway, UK managing director of Holland America Line and Seabourn and chair of the PSA PR committee. Commenting on the awards, Lynn Narraway said:

Mrs. Jennie Bond

“We were overwhelmed by not only the number of entries for the PSA Cruise Journalism Awards but also the extremely high standard. The diversity of the features honoured this evening is a tribute to the journalists who continue to support the industry with original and creative stories that celebrate cruise holidays.”

The full list of PSA Cruise Journalism Awards winners is as follows:

Category: Best Cruise Blog

Jamey Bergman, Cruise Critic

Blog: Things I wouldn’t normally do

Category: Best Online Cruise Feature

Adam Coulter, Cruise Critic

Article: P&O’s Grand Event

Category: Best Regional Cruise Feature

Jim Pybus, Blackpool Gazette

Article: Amazing Adventure up The Amazon

Category: Best Lifestyle Cruise Feature

Amy Watkins, Mail on Sunday