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With so many exciting things coming your way, like the arrival of Oasis of the SeasSM, CLIA's World's Largest Cruise Night and a variety of other milestones to celebrate as we sail towards the end of 2009, we wanted to really WOW you! So, we've brought back our most exciting, most exclusive, most profitable annual promotion.
Get set to sell, sell, sell because this October 6th and 7th it's the Royal Caribbean International® 2-Day WOW Sale!
For 2 days only, we're reducing deposits by 50% and giving guests up to $200 onboard credit on any booking that sails December 1, 2009 and forward. Yes, any ship, any itinerary, any date! This year's sale even includes Oasis of the Seas with the exception of departures sailing January through March 2010.
The 2-Day WOW Sale is our biggest and best sale of the year. Use it as a great way to reach out to your customers, get them to reserve their next cruise and save.
So start preparing now. Gather contact information for your customers and leverage the great WOW Sale Toolkit we have provided for effortless promotions. Email, social networking, direct mail and good old fashioned phone calling has been successful for WOW Sales in the past, and will prove successful for you this year too, so start your marketing strategy now.
Good luck… happy sales and happy sails!
Warm Regards,
Vicki L. Freed, CTC
Senior Vice President
Sales and Trade Support & Services
Royal Caribbean International®
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On the north coast of Hispaniola lays Labadee®, our exclusive private paradise complete with pristine beaches back dropped by majestic mountain slopes. Newly refurbished, Labadee now offers guests more excitement than ever before when they take a ride on the wild side on our newest attraction – the exhilarating Dragon's Tail Coaster! This alpine coaster dares you to face its 2,230-foot-long, 34-mile-per-hour pulse-pumping intensity. Can you handle this dragon's heat? Learn more about Labadee. |
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want to be a featured v.i.p.?
Do you have an interesting story to tell? Email your story and photos to AskVicki@rccl.com and you may be featured in an upcoming issue. |
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WORLD'S LARGESt CRUISE NIGHT
On October 14th, CLIA-member travel agencies around the world will simultaneously host the biggest cruise event of its kind – the World's Largest Cruise Night. Each agency will host its own Cruise Night event, inviting their clients to attend and learn about the latest industry trends, offerings, products and prices. And we've got everything you need to host a successful event, right here.
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REMINDER - PROTECT YOUR COMmISSION
Many of you have already taken advantage of this program, but for those who have not there's still time to protect your current commission level in 2010, even if you aren't achieving the revenue levels usually required to do so. With ASAP Plus, simply book at least one more Royal Caribbean cruise and one more Azamara or Celebrity cruise that sails in 2009 and you're covered. Learn more. |
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WIN AN OASIS CRUISE
Oasis of the Seas is such a marvelous ship that she doesn't require much incentive to sell her. But, we wanted to give you one anyway. Simply book any Oasis December 2009 sailing between now and October 18th and you'll be automatically entered in a drawing to win a 7-night inaugural cruise onboard Oasis of the Seas. The more guests you reserve, the more chances you have to win! Details.
Want more great info on Oasis of the Seas? Check out our new Oasis Microsite. |
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 When it comes to affinity groups, Ruth Bridges of Aviva Travel Group in Chicago really has the right idea. A keen reader and literary lover, Ruth is a member of a local book club. Taking this passion and combining it with her love for travel she developed a group cruise concept that has proven successful.
Her Avid Readers Group Cruises provide guests with an unbelievable and relaxing vacation complete with a cocktail party event so guests can mingle with one another and discuss their favorite reads. She also arranges for a featured Author to join them on their cruise, reading excerpts from their works and interacting with attendees.
"Avid readers, floating on the water, sipping a cool drink and reading a really good book, meeting other readers and Authors for dinner each night… heaven" described Ruth dreamily. "This year there were 45 in our group sailing from Venice and I already have 37 registered for next year's 2010 Avid Readers Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona."
And that's just the beginning for Ruth. Not only is she working to attract even more travelers to her group, she was excited to report that many of these book clubbers have become repeat clients, reserving their own personal cruise vacations through her as well.
She says that the tools which helped her most were CruisingPower.com and her Royal Caribbean Group Specialist. For more information on our group cruises, visit our Groups Your Way microsite and, like Ruth, turn your own hobby into a successful affinity group cruise. If you do, let me know about it, so you can be featured here too. Send your stories to: AskVicki@rccl.com |
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