Cruise Monks

Cruise Monks, British agency for tailor-made luxury cruises

Cruise Monks is a UK travel agency focused on selling luxury cruises and personalised experiences. It presents itself as an award-winning company and offers packages with financial protection through the ATOL and ABTA schemes, as well as being part of the Advantage Travel Partnership.

Cruise lines it works with

The agency's catalogue includes sailings with a group of international cruise lines:

• Celebrity Cruises
• MSC Cruises
• Norwegian Cruise Line
• Royal Caribbean International
• Azamara Cruises
• Celestyal Cruises
• Virgin Voyages
• Holland America Line
• Ambassador Cruise Line
• Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Destinations covered

The offer covers routes through Africa and the Indian Ocean, Asia, the Caribbean, Alaska, Antarctica, the Arctic and Galapagos, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, Hawaii and Mexico, Europe, the Mediterranean and the Baltic, the Middle East and North, Central and South America.

Types of cruise and featured offers

The website organises its proposals into four categories: last-minute cruises, no-fly cruises, bucket list cruises and exclusive cruises. Among the examples published at the time of the analysis were a 19-night voyage through Antarctica and South America from £3,299 per person departing on 24 January 2029; a 29-night grand voyage through South Africa, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Madagascar and Seychelles from £2,699 per person departing on 16 March 2028; a 17-night voyage through Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Nagasaki and Kagoshima from £2,199 per person departing on 13 May 2027; and a 19-night luxury odyssey from Sydney to Singapore from £1,699 per person departing on 17 November 2026. These fares and dates correspond to the catalogue shown on the site analysed.

Financial protection and industry backing

The agency states that it is fully protected by the ATOL and ABTA schemes. ATOL protection covers flights and packages that include a flight, with the issue of the corresponding ATOL certificate (number 12646). ABTA membership (P8682) provides assistance and a code of conduct, as well as financial protection when purchasing package holidays. Cruise Monks also identifies itself as a member of the Advantage Travel Partnership and is registered in England and Wales with number 14431971.

Awards

The company presents itself as a winner of the Trustpilot Excellence award and displays the award-winning company seal on its home page.

Location and contact

14 Jasmin Close, London, HA6 1DH