{"id":18201,"date":"2013-07-18T01:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=18201"},"modified":"2013-07-18T01:00:08","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T08:00:08","slug":"thursday-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=18201","title":{"rendered":"Meeting the Demand for Meetings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This one's for anybody who thinks that cruising is not becoming a way of life…in other words, a part of the fabric of society at large.<\/span><\/p>\n

Until now, conventions on cruise ships were an occasional event. Raise your hand if you've ever seen a business convention while cruising. In all the cruising we've done, we can't recall anything that resembled a business meeting of any size.<\/p>\n

That's about to change, if not for us, perhaps for you.<\/p>\n

When the Certified Meeting Professional<\/a> manual rolls off the press (or onto the Internet) in a couple of months, it will for the first time include a chapter on planning meetings and incentive programs on cruise ships. That means meeting planners will be trained — and certified — in this area, which can only mean more organizations and business will become aware of the advantages of meeting at sea.<\/p>\n

What they will likely discover is this:<\/p>\n

1. They have a captive audience in a contained area (unless it's a convention of long-distance swimmers who aren't afraid of sharks).
\n\t2. It will be cheaper than going to an all-inclusive resort.<\/span>
\n\t3. Their participants don't leave the venue for an evening of entertainment.<\/span>
\n\t4. Spouses won't be bored.<\/span>
\n\t5. Cruise lines can adapt their ships to deal with all meeting facilities required.<\/span>
\n\t6. Upscale restaurants are available for $30 to $40 per person.<\/span>
\n\t7. Cruise lines will be willing partners, providing many incentives to get their business.<\/span><\/p>\n

So be prepared. You may find yourself on a cruise ship generously populated by corporate clients. How this will impact cruise prices for people like us is TBA.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Norwegian Star<\/a>
\n\t12 nights<\/span>
\n\tOctober 1, 2013<\/span>
\n\tCopenhagen<\/a>, <\/span>Ponta Delgada<\/a>, <\/span>Miami<\/a>
\n\tInside: $449<\/span>
\n\tCost per day: $37<\/strong>
\n\twww.ncl.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This one's for anybody who thinks that cruising is not becoming a way of life…in other words, a part of the fabric of society at large. Until now, conventions on cruise ships were an occasional event. Raise your hand if you've ever seen a business convention while cruising. In all the cruising we've done, we… Continue reading Meeting the Demand for Meetings?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,32,25,19,15],"tags":[777,1296,912,72,35,1297,126,426,148],"class_list":["post-18201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruise-industry-news","category-deals","category-people","category-ships","category-stories","tag-conferences-at-sea","tag-convention-industry-council","tag-cruise-bargains","tag-cruise-deals","tag-cruises","tag-meeting-planners","tag-norwegian","tag-norwegian-star","tag-transatlantic-cruises","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}