Cruise Sales Manager

AVIAREPS has over 30 years experience providing professional passenger GSA services and tourism marketing to clients around the globe. As the world’s leading GSA and Tourism representation organization with more than 75 offices in over 70 countries, AVIAREPS represents airlines as well as destinations, hotels, attractions, airports, cars, trains, cruise lines, retailers and import/export organizations, and offers a full suite of B2B and B2C services which includes sales & reservations, marketing, digital, and PR programs.

AVIAREPS has more than 30 years’ experience providing professional passenger GSA services and tourism marketing to clients around the globe. As the world’s leading GSA and Tourism representation organization with 76 offices in 71 countries, AVIAREPS represents airlines as well as destinations, hotels, attractions, airports, cars, trains, cruise lines, retailers and import/export organizations, and offers a full suite of B2B and B2C services which includes sales & reservations, marketing, digital, and PR programs.

We are seeking an experienced and commercially driven Cruise Sales Manager to join our professional team in London-Hammersmith Office to support the launch and development of its cruise representation activities in the UK market for A-ROSA Cruises.

The role combines the introduction of a cruise client to further build the UK cruise sales portfolio. The position is structured around defined commercial objectives, with performance measured against agreed sales, market development, and relationship-building targets.

This is an opportunity for a self-motivated sales professional who thrives in an evolving environment and is comfortable balancing immediate delivery with long‑term market growth

• You’ll enjoy numerous advantages, such as a renowned brand, exceptional individuals, and an appealing salary package.
• Life and medical insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Collaborating with a team of professionals
• Multi‑cultural working environment
• Hybrid working across office, clients and the ability to WFH
• Excellent prospects for advancement as the company expands.

• Act as the primary UK point of contact for AVIAREPS’ cruise representation activities.
• Build and maintain strong commercial relationships with travel agencies, tour operators, consortia, and key industry stakeholders.
• Represent cruise product and commercial propositions in line with agreed positioning and partner sales strategies.
• Conduct regular trade visits, structured meetings, and presentations to support sales performance and partner engagement.
• Deliver product and sales training to enable partners to achieve agreed booking objectives.

• Support the market introduction and commercial activation of our new cruise client A-ROSA in the UK.
• Identify and pursue new distribution and revenue opportunities within the UK travel trade.
• Develop and implement market development initiatives aligned with annual sales and growth targets.
• Initiate and manage promotional activities, tactical campaigns, and trade events to stimulate demand.
• Contribute to the preparation of the UK market for cruise brand onboarding.

• Develop and execute sales plans designed to achieve agreed revenue, booking, and market penetration targets.
• Work closely with trade partners to implement promotions, incentives, and tactical sales initiatives.
• Actively manage sales pipelines and forecast performance against targets.
• Monitor sales results and take corrective action where required to ensure objectives are met.

• Provide regular sales reports, forecasts, and activity updates to AVIAREPS senior management.
• Track performance…