From Tired to Inspired – How to Shake Up Your Meetings

In the August issue of Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine, publisher Harvey Grotsky admonishes meeting and event professionals “It’s time to shake things up”. The thought of planning a meeting at sea might be out of your comfort zone, but that’s precisely why it’s a good thing.
In the magazine’s “Publisher’s Message”, Mr. Grotsky agrees [...]

Essential Time-Saving Tips for Planners

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If you’re a meeting or event planner,  I’ll bet you often find yourself wishing for more hours in your time-crunched day to button up those last important details. Just one more email to answer, call to make, article to read, contract to review, RFP to submit….Sound familiar?
If so, you’ll enjoy this [...]

Short Voyages, Sweet Value – Caribbean Yacht Charters Now Available

Hot Opportunity and Cool Prices
Because of some 4 and 5 night charters that were sold in the Caribbean, SeaDream Yacht Club has given us dibs on a few rare charter opportunities that we can’t wait to share with you:
2 and 3 night remnant voyages at an excellent value.
These unique short yacht charters can accommodate [...]

A Happy Day for Hens

Why are Fluffy and Superfly doing the Happy Dance?
They just heard the good news -  Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s first and second-largest cruise companies, have switched to cage-free eggs!  Both cruise lines worked with the Humane Society of the United States to develop the new hen-friendly policies.
So why are [...]

Sailing far, far away from ordinary

I’ve been meaning to write about Royal Caribbean’s groundbreaking partnership with DreamWorks Animation – how characters from movies including Shrek, Madagascar, and Kung Fu Panda will soon be sailing on Allure of Seas, the cruise line’s newest “biggest ship in the world”. Imagine the creative opportunities: character parades, photo ops, Ice Shows, 3-D movies on deck, Aqua Shows. [...]

Meeting and event planners: There’s an App for that!

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You’re planning an event and need information  – FAST.  You know there’s gotta be an app for that, right?
If you’re tired of wasting time searching for iPhone or iPad apps, you’ll want to check out MeetingsApps.com, a new website launched by Invenia and the IMEX Group for meeting, event, and [...]

The Incredible Life of a Cruise Ship

Ever wonder what goes into building the world’s largest cruise ship? Or how much food is consumed at sea? Care to guess which is greater – the distance between New York and London, or electric cable on the Oasis of the Seas?
You can find answers to these questions and lots more fun and fascinating cruise [...]

Your customized ship comparison chart – a click away

You’re a savvy planner, and you already know that Seasite.com is the quickest way to search and source a cruise ship for your group event. You’ve entered your criteria and found a great selection of ships for your meeting or incentive program. Hmmm…each option looks better than the last – how do you choose? Wouldn’t [...]

How Recognition Eases Anxiety and Drives Business

Just found another great article dealing with employee engagement strategies from Incentive Magazine, posted on IncentiveMag.com. The article, “High Anxiety: How Recognition Eases Workplace Tension”, was written by Mike Ryan, senior VP of Marketing and Client Strategy at Madison Performance Group, an employee marketing firm in New York City.
In the article, Mr. Ryan presents solid [...]

Family First – Bringing kids along

Ever catch yourself thinking, “If I only had more time I’d­­­­­…” If your wish for more time was granted, what would you do?
With  longer hours at the office and technology blurring the boundaries between work and personal time, stress levels are soaring – while relationships and productivity suffer . According to Y Partnership, the [...]