Tag: ships

Viewing 1 - 5 out of 5 Blogs.

It’s in my knee right around…no, not that kind of pain. What’s your customers’ pain?
One way you can get the upper hand on your competition is to really consider the way your customers do business. What are their issues? How do their buying processes match up with your selling processes? How do the quantities of product they need in an order match with the quantities that you sell in a unit?  Maybe you should ask.
These economic times require you and your team to b... Read More

Yes, Cruise ships Are Safe! By Capt. John L. Beath
  Costa Cruise Line’s recent disaster has many wondering if cruise ships are safe. Blame for the terrible, and avoidable accident has been squarely blamed on Captain Francesco Schettino– a captain with the cruise line since 2006. This tragedy could have and should have been avoided by simply following company protocols. Schettino’s decision, for whatever reason, to deviate from pre-programmed routing put the... Read More

Travel Weekly Cruise World 2011 & Home Based Agent Show I recently attended Travel Weekly's Cruise World 2011 and Home Based Agent Show.  It was held November 2-6 at the Ft.Lauderdale Convention Center.  The tradeshow is specifically developed for travel agents who want to expand their knowledge and grow their business.  The week's schedule was packed with seminars, panels, think tanks and training, networking and a fantastic trade show full of travel industry exhibitors... Read More

  Ahoy, Mateys!  I just returned on September 20 from Miami, where I attended “From Our Home to Yours”, a home-based travel agent conference with Carnival Cruise Lines.  My primary purpose was to complete two ship inspections of the Carnival Liberty (Ship Theme:  Artisan Work) and the Carnival Valor (Ship Theme:  Heroes and Heroics), before they embarked on their Eastern Exotic Caribbean and Western Caribbean itineraries, respectively.  However, the BIG bonus was t... Read More

I just got back from a small vacation in Ohio. Ohio? Yes, Ohio. I was raised most of my life in a little town in southern Ohio called Portsmouth, Ohio. From my grandparents living room window we could see Ashland, Kentucky. 
When I left Portsmouth, Ohio it was 1985 and I've never been back until last week. I went to visit my sister and her kids. There is a ten-year age difference between my sister and myself. She is the youngest. 
My sister was two years old when I lef... Read More