Hebridean Island Cruises, the UK based boutique cruise operator,  has announced that it has recently become an associate member of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the organisation said in a statement.

The company operates the luxury cruise ship Hebridean Princess, which carries 50 guests around the British Isles, Norway and France, and Royal Crown, a 1930’s style river ship which sails on the Dutch and Belgian Waterways, as well as the Rhine, Danube, Main and Moselle rivers.

Through the partnership the line plans to launch its online training module to over 4,000 CLIA travel agents, which went live during the last week of September. Hebridean will offer various incentives to encourage agents to complete the online module, CLIA said.

 Hebridean Island Cruises’ managing director, Ken Charleson, commented: “Hebridean Island Cruises is always looking for ways to increase the number of travel agents who are aware of our luxury brand. Our online training module is a fantastic way for us to be able to work closer with agents so they can have a greater understanding of our brand and offerings. We look forward to developing our partnership with CLIA and its travel agent members over the next year and beyond.”