CRUISE meta-search engine Cruisewatch has welcomed aboard former Cruiseco Chief Executive Officer Amanada McClelland (pictured) as a project representative for Australia. The “next-generation cruise advisor”, which has been operating in the USA for four years, recently announced its local launch (CW 16 Jan), promising to feature over 10,000 trips aboard...
CRUISE meta-search engine Cruisewatch has welcomed aboard former Cruiseco Chief Executive Officer Amanada McClelland (pictured) as a project representative for Australia.
The “next-generation cruise advisor”, which has been operating in the USA for four years, recently announced its local launch (CW 16 Jan), promising to feature over 10,000 trips aboard 25 cruise lines to destinations across the globe.
“Cruisewatch provides a new form of market transparency in the cruise industry…by comparing various price sources, the service helps customers find the best cruise for their needs – while always staying up to date with price changes in the market,” the company said.
McClelland said she was pleased to be taking up the new role.
“I’m a bit of a nerd and Cruisewatch is a connection of two of my passions, tech and cruising,” she said.
“The data-based cruise advisor will help shape the way customers can select the right cruise for them and demystify some of the complexity of cruise pricing…I’ll be focusing on how to build an awesome cruise advisor which is easy for the consumer,” McClelland added.
She will also be working with strategic partners to, “leverage the advances which AI can bring to us cruise lovers”.
The Cruisewatch platform uses big data and machine learning to help customers find the perfect time to book their cruise, claiming its algorithms can “find the best deals in the market and to save massive amounts of money”.
Cruisewatch, founded in 2016, says it has “over 100 million relevant data points to inform consumers of the best time to book a cruise and save up to 80% on the initial price”.
The Germany-based tech startup raised US$1 million in venture capital last year to support its growth.
