Real
Response Media is delighted to announce that John Honeywell has been appointed
editor of World of Cruising magazine, which was acquired in 2013.
John is
known throughout the cruise industry as Captain Greybeard and his column in
that name has appeared in the magazine for the past three years. "John is
a natural choice to take the reins of World of Cruising for phase two of
Europe’s oldest cruise magazine, now in its 15th year," said managing director
Chris Pitchford.
John spent
a lifetime on newspapers, including more than 30 years in senior positions on
national titles, before leaving his desk behind to turn to full-time travel
writing in 2008. Since then he has contributed to a number of publications in
the UK, America and Australia, and has travelled to five of the seven
continents (adding a sixth later this month) on vessels ranging from a
converted fishing trawler to the world’s biggest and newest cruise ships.
In previous
incarnations he has interviewed personalities as varied as David Bowie and Sir
Alan Sugar. His Fleet Street career saw him involved in events ranging from the
Falklands War to Charles and Di’s wedding and the election of Britain’s first
coalition government since the war.
Last year
alone he spent almost 20 weeks at sea and a week on one of the world’s remotest
islands. He has been present at ship launches carried out by royalty and stars
from the screen and the music charts, and has the phone numbers and email
addresses of all the major cruise industry figures in his contacts book.
Never
happier than when he is at sea, packing for his next journey or writing about
the last, John said: “I am delighted to be able to accept this new challenge.
Cruising - on the oceans and by river - is the fastest-growing sector of
travel. I intend to make World of Cruising, in print and online, essential reading for frequent passengers and new-to-cruise
holidaymakers alike.”
Chris
Pitchford, Managing Director of Real Response Media, said: “We are extremely
lucky to have someone of John’s calibre leading World of Cruising. He is well
known and liked by industry leaders and passengers alike.
“WoC wants
to capitalise on John’s knowledge and experience of the market to ensure we
cover all aspects of cruising independently; by doing so we will inspire the
frequent cruiser and the passenger new to cruising.
“RRM has
invested in the magazine circulation, design and content, and it seemed logical
to invest in people next. We have a very aggressive marketing plan to increase
our subscribers and to team up with like-minded businesses who have the same
brand values as we do so we can get the magazine out there to people who are
new-to-cruises.
“We wish
John all the luck in the world in his new role and we look forward to seeing
what he has in store for the magazine.”
To subscribe to World of Cruising magazine, with six issues a year plus an annual Cruise Directory in December, see this link.
