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April is dedicated to one of our most important assets - YOU. It is because of your loyalty and your treasured teamwork that we are successful year after year. In order to share our gratitude with you we have devoted an entire month to recognizing your hard work. This month is Royal Caribbean's 4th Annual Travel Appreciation Month, and we have a lot of surprises in store.
Mark your calendars for April 1st for the Nation of Why Not'sSM first ever Presidential Address by Adam Goldstein, President and CEO of Royal Caribbean International®. With a special message for you, our Travel Partners, this announcement will be of historical proportions for our vacation nation. The message will be delivered via email to the address we have for you, so keep a look out for it.
We also have a few contests planned to inspire sales and reward YOU too! This is your chance to win free cruises and other great prizes. So keep your eyes and ears open for these competitions. I don't want to spoil the surprise, but I will tell you this... it's going to be entertaining!
Here's to our valued Travel Partners. This month's for you.
Vicki L. Freed, CTC
Senior Vice President
Sales and Trade Support & Services
Royal Caribbean International® |
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Universal Orlando Program
What's better than rock-climbing at sea and ice-skating on the ocean? How about rock-climbing, ice-skating and roller coasters! The Nation of Why Not is "Way More Than a Cruise" thanks to our partnership with Universal Orlando Resort. Guests can now get the best of both worlds by combining a visit to the world's best theme park, Universal Orlando® Resort, with a 3, 4 or 7-night cruise on the world's most innovative cruise line, Royal Caribbean International®. For full details visit: www.waymorethanacruise.com |
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Onboard Credit Program
Last month I told you about all the amazing Onboard Credit offers heading your way. The wait is over - they're all here and will run through April. With new Caribbean dates just added, there is more incentive than ever for guests to buy and for you to sell! Learn more |
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New Deployment
The 2010 itineraries are rolling out and they're better than ever. With new ports of call like: Akureyri, Iceland; Gothenburg, Sweden; Gdansk, Poland; Riga, Latvia; and Oasis of the SeasSM joining the fleet, our guests will have more options, more amenities and more beautiful places to visit which means you'll have even more opportunity to drive business. Keep informed as the 2010 Deployment schedules are released here: Deployment |
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 The last few weeks have been very exciting as we've congratulated our top travel partners of 2008 in a variety of categories. I'd like to highlight our overall top travel partner who was awarded the President's Award for outstanding achievement: CruCon Cruise Outlet.
This agency truly is a "go to" partner when it comes to marketing and selling our destinations, and was particularly instrumental in promoting our newest products, including South America, Australia and New Zealand. CruCon is renowned for excellent customer service and innovative marketing. Our leadership team had the honor of awarding Sandy Cleary and the CruCon Cruise Outlet team in Moultonborough, NH with the President's Award for being our Top Travel Partner.
Other notable 2008 Partner of the Year award winners include:
- Cruise.com (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) - Online
- Cruise Planners (Coral Springs, FL) - Home-based
- Buy the Sea (Plantation, FL) - Corporate and Incentives
- WMPH (Delray Beach, FL) - Southeast Regional
- Largay Travel (Waterbury, CT) - Northeast Regional
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- AAA Carolinas (Charlotte, NC) - Mid-Atlantic Regional
- Gateway Travel (Farmington Hill, MI) - Midwest Regional
- Cruise and Travel Masters (Salt Lake City, UT) - West Regional
- Transat Distribution Canada (Montreal, Canada) - Canada Regional
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Congratulations to all of you, your work is truly inspiring. And to Sandy and team, it was such a pleasure to celebrate along with you on such a colossal accomplishment! I know the CruCon team is poised for yet another great year and we are extremely proud to be working with you and all of our winners.
Click to see pictures of the Crucon team accepting their award. |
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Cruise3Sixty and special Oasis AquaTheater Experience |
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