MILAN — ***** Cruises has done an about-face, saying it will not take a direct-sell approach in the UK.

Earlier the cruise line said that a direct sales model was the best way to serve the needs of the UK market going forward. The move angered UK agents including *****’s highest volume agency partner in the UK, Cruise Nation, which said it would fight the move.

***** later issued a statement saying UK travel partners will continue to be able to sell ***** Cruises through the ‘***** Click’ Internet booking engine, with commission.

Parent company Carnival Corp.’s net income for 2015 was US$2.1 billion, up from $1.5 billion in 2014. Revenues for the full year were $15.7 billion compared to $15.9 billion in 2014, a drop Carnival attributed to unfavourable impact from currency exchange rates of over $800 million.