Meet the Cruise Express team
We’re the dedicated and professional team at Cruise Express, where passion for travel meets years of industry expertise. Our people are the heart of everything we do – each member bringing a unique blend of experience, insight and enthusiasm to help you create unforgettable cruise holiday memories.
Whether you’re planning your first voyage or you’re a seasoned cruiser, our team is here to guide you every step of the way, offering personalised recommendations, insider knowledge and attentive service from start to finish.
At Cruise Express, we believe that travel is more than just reaching a destination – it’s about the journey, the memories, and the people who help make it all possible. Our team are not only professionals in their field, but also avid travellers themselves who understand the excitement and anticipation that comes with planning the perfect getaway.
With genuine care and an unwavering commitment to excellence, the Cruise Express team is proud to help you navigate the world by sea and land with confidence and ease.
Meg Hill
Managing Director
Joined Cruise Express – July 2001
Favourite thing to do onboard – drifting off to sleep with the balcony door open, listening to the ocean
Best travel experience – arriving in Antarctica (my 7th continent) for the first time. That first sight of icebergs, snow, penguins, whales and seals is unforgettable
Top of my bucket list – Iceland to explore its natural beauty, and meet the family of people my grandfather worked with when he was stationed there in WWII
Favourite ice cream flavour – Mint choc chip
Hardy Schneider
Director
Joined Cruise Express – November 2001
Favourite thing to do onboard – walking the Promenade deck
Best travel experience – meeting the gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda
Top of my bucket list – I love the Arctic and the Antarctic, pole to pole and anything in between
Favourite ice cream flavour – Hazelnut
Clive Heath
Director
Joined Cruise Express – 2012
Favourite thing to do onboard – watch the sea
Best travel experience – the inaugural sailing of Celebrity Edge in Europe; an extraordinary ship
Top of my bucket list – visiting villages along the Mekong River
Favourite ice cream flavour – Vindaloo (I don’t eat ice cream!)
Carla Di Mento
Operations Manager
Joined Cruise Express – November 2023 (and previously 2010 – 2014 )
Favourite thing to do onboard – trying out all the dining experiences and sail away with a cocktail in hand!
Best travel experience – a very long lunch at a tiny trattoria in Sicily, sensational!
Top of my bucket list – exploring all things historical in the UK
Favourite ice cream flavour – Strawberry
Tina Wheelock
Sales Manager
Joined Cruise Express – June 2015
Favourite thing to do onboard – new experiences (entertainment/food/enrichment lectures/meeting new people)
Best travel experience – Azamara Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona to Venice including the Az-amazing opera in Florence
Top of my bucket list – Antarctica or the Inside Passage
Favourite ice cream flavour – Coffee
Noni Lawson
Travel Specialist
Joined Cruise Express – February 2017
Favourite thing to do onboard – dining at all the different restaurants. I love food!
Best travel experience – cruising to Antarctica. Waking the first morning and looking outside for the first time. Surreal and breathtaking!
Top of my bucket list – Norway & Finland to see the Northern Lights
Favourite ice cream flavour – Pralines ‘n Cream at Baskin-Robbins
Malcolm Leyland
Travel Specialist
Joined Cruise Express – October 2022
Favourite thing to do onboard – explore all the little nooks and crannies of the ship
Best travel experience – hiking through the Zion Canyon National Park. I felt so small compared to everything around me and am yet to experience something that took my breath away like that
Top of my bucket list – I would love to do an expedition of the Arctic as well as the Drake Passage and Antarctica
Favourite ice cream flavour – Mint
Stephy Cole
Travel Specialist
Joined Cruise Express – March 2025
Favourite thing to do onboard – read an enthralling book, ideally set in the location/country of my cruise itinerary
Best travel experience – our overnight stay in a Bedouin camp in the Wadi Rum desert during a Bunnik tour of Jordan; jumping off the back of the water platform (repeatedly), into the warm, crystal blue, idyllic waters of Tahiti whilst aboard a luxury Windstar motor yacht
Top of my bucket list – extensively explore Japan and Egypt, via both land and sea.
Favourite ice cream flavour – equal adoration for stracciatella and hazelnut
Grant Blake
Travel Specialist
Joined Cruise Express – November 2021 (and previously 2012 – 2020)
Favourite thing on board – relaxing on deck with a book and a drink
Best travel experience – Ponant Kimberley cruise
Top of my bucket list – Japan
Favourite ice cream flavour – Boysenberry
Pam Norseeda
Groups & Operations
Joined Cruise Express – February 2014
Favourite thing to do onboard – eating and drinking, relaxing by the pool, pampering myself with spa and massages and enjoying the evening shows
Best travel experience – visiting Europe (semi backpacking) for 6 weeks covering Italy, Switzerland, France Germany, Austria and Czech Republic
Top of my bucket list – to visit the pyramids, ride a camel and cruise the Nile
Favourite ice cream flavour – Salted caramel
Ben Semple
Group Operations - Rail
Joined Cruise Express – July 2022
Favourite thing to do onboard – I never say no to a good game of bingo, and you’ll always find me on the dance floor for an 80s night!
Best travel experience – In 2022 on our first Grand Southern Loop tour across NSW, Victoria and South Australia. Standing on the Mundi Mundi Plains lookout, watching the sun set over the vast outback was breathtaking.
Top of my bucket list – I’d love to transit the Panama Canal. It would be a once-in-a-lifetime adventure
Favourite ice cream flavour – Vanilla. Simple, classic and always a winner!
Yula Geredov
Product Manager
Joined Cruise Express – December 2019
Favourite thing to do onboard – enjoy the ocean or river views with a cocktail
Best travel experience – exploring the very remote parts of New Zealand’s South Island – breathtaking!
Top of my bucket list – foody tour of Italy and a multi-day hike in the Dolomites
Favourite ice cream flavour – Pistachio
Kathy Fossati
Marketing & Events
Joined Cruise Express – October 2017
Favourite thing to do onboard – after being on deck for sail away, my next favourite thing is a silent disco, I’ll be there all night!
Best travel experience – taking an unplanned detour to Baden-Baden in Germany (one of the places Elvis was stationed), then through the Swiss Alps and on to Strasbourg
Top of my bucket list – I’d love to explore Alaska and Canada to experience the wildlife, go hiking and eat lots of fresh seafood
Favourite ice cream flavour – Pistachio
Davina Hopper
Finance
Joined Cruise Express – August 2017
Favourite thing to do onboard – trivia
Best Travel experience – Lapland in December – snow, northern lights, huskies, reindeer and snow-karting
Top of my bucket list – Tahiti, Canada and Antarctica
Favourite ice cream flavour – Choc mint
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