Luxury travel network Virtuoso has announced their Top Cruise Producer winners at the opening event of this year’s annual Virtuoso Australian Road Show in Melbourne. Virtuoso has brought 25 international luxury travel suppliers to participate in workshops in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane/Gold Coast for almost 250 Virtuoso accredited travel advisors.

Virtuoso’s top selling cruise lines in 2011 were
1.         Silversea Cruises
2.         Seabourn
3.         Regent, Seven Seas Cruises
4.         Crystal Cruises
5.         Sea Dream Yacht Club
6.         Paul Gauguin Cruises

For the first time this year, the top four cruise lines; Silversea Cruises, Seabourn, Regent Seven Sea and Crystal, have also given special awards to their top selling agencies and travel advisors.

Pictured below is David Brandon on behalf of Travel Concept's Cruise Centre,  accepting the prize of a 10 night Silversea Cruise for two from Karen Christensen of Silversea.

L to R: David Brandon (Travel Concept's Cruise Centre), Karen Christensen (Silversea Cruises) Patrice Willoughby, VP International Sales Virtuoso)

Phil Hoffman accepted the Crystal award on behalf of Phil Hoffman Travel and received a plaque and a gift of $5000 towards a Crystal marketing campaign from Virtuoso and Crystal Cruises.

L TO R:  Phil Hoffman (Phil Hoffman Travel), Erroll Wilson (Virtuoso Australia) and Patrice Willoughby (Virtuoso VP International Sales)

The Seabourn award was accepted by David Brandon on behalf of Travel Concept's Cruise Centre who received a plaque and a gift of $5000 towards a Seabourn marketing campaign from Virtuoso and Seabourn.

L to R: David Brandon (Travel Concept's Cruise Centre), Erroll Wilson (Virtuoso Australia) and Patrice Willoughby (Virtuoso VP International Sales)

The Regent Seven Seas Award was accepted by Adelina Arancibia on behalf of St Ives Travel who also received a plaque and a gift of $5,000 towards a Regent Seven Seas marketing campaign from Virtuoso and Regent Seven Seas.

L to R: Adelina Arancibia (St Ives Travel), Erroll Wilson (Virtuoso Australia) and Patrice Willoughby (Virtuoso Head Office)