The Wave Awards judging panel is made up of distinguished experts and industry representatives together with our magazine editors. The judging process is in two stages and involves independent scoring followed by round table discussions.
Our Passenger Favourite Awards are the only categories not judged by the panel but instead are voted for by members of the public throughout the year. All other categories are independently reviewed by our judging panel.
Aaron Langford
Senior Sales Director
Royal Caribbean Intl
Aldona Cornish
Director
All Response Media
Amanda Docherty
Head of UK Trade
Riviera Travel
Amelia Selby
Digital PR and Partnerships
north9
Andrea Stafford
Director of Sales UK & Europe
AmaWaterways
Andrew Williamson
Head of Cruise and Ferry
Portsmouth Port
Andy Headington
CEO
Adido
Andy Sloan
Chief Executive Officer
All Response Media
Bryony Boulter
Head of Trade Sales UK
Abercrombie & Kent
Chris Hackney
Chief Executive Officer
Marella Cruises
Craig Upshall
Director of Retail Sales Europe, Middle East & India
Polar Latitudes Expeditions
Cressida Sergeant
Chief Commercial Officer
Traveltek
Dave Mills
Chief Commercial Officer
Iglu
Edward Lang
Director of Sales UK & Ireland
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Edwina Lonsdale
Managing Director
Mundy Cruising plc
Eithne Williamson
Vice President Uk & Europe
Princess Cruises UK & Europe
Geoff Ridgeon
Head of Sales
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
Hayley Moore
VP Sales and Marketing, UK & Emerging Markets
Hurtigrutren
Helen Beck
Managing Director, Global Commercial
Windstar Cruises
Iain Baillie
Associate Vice President
EMEA Sales, Cunard
Janet Parton
VP Marketing, PR and Customer Experience
Celestyal
Jonny Peat
Senior Commercial Manager - Cruise
The Advantage Travel Partnership
Karen Sequeira
Marketing Director, UKI, Israel, Middle East & Africa
Norwegian Cruise Line
Katharina Peck
Group Commercial Director
The Travel Network Group
Kelly Green
UK Sales Manager
Virgin Voyages
Kerry Gallagher
Business Development Director
World Travel Holdings
Lauren Wood
Head of Cruise
Destinolgy
Lisa McAuley
Managing Director
World Travel Holdings
Louise Craddock
Director of Sales, UK and Ireland
Oceania Cruises
Manny Callender-Bankes
Head of Product & Marketing
Cruise2
Marc Shoffman
Freelance Personal Finance & Travel Journalist
The Independent
Maria Payne
Managing Director
Accord Marketing
Matt Stuart
Hurtigruten
Sales Director UK & Emerging Markets
Natalie Eadon
Head of Global Partnerships
Panache Cruises
Nathaniel Sherborne
MD & SVP, EMEA / ANZ
HX Expeditions
Nick Woosnam
Director of Finance & Commercial
Celebrity Cruises
Nicki Tempest-Mitchell
Managing Director, Barrhead Travel Group
Barrhead Travel
Ola Quadrio
Head of Travel, Client Solutions
TikTok
Patrick Hill
Head of Paramount Cruises
Paramount Cruises
Paul Edge
General Manager
Cruise Club UK
Paul Whitters
Marketing Director
Barrhead Travel
Priti Mehta
Senior Head of Sales
Explora Journeys
Russell Bailey
Senior Business Development Manager
Holiday Extras
Ruth Venn
Director, Sales
P&O Cruises
Steven Harris
Director, Sales (UK & Europe)
Rocky Mountaineer
Tia Broomes
Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc
Senior Business Development Officer - Cruise
Tom McLoughlin
CEO & Founder
north9
Tricia Handley-Hughes
UK & Ireland Managing Director
InteleTravel
Vicky Billing
Director of Trade & Partnerships, UK & Ireland
Riviera Travel
Yas McKechnie
Director, Sales, UK, Ireland and EMEA
Princess Cruises
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