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Our brand name is changing from Cruises Inc. to Dream Vacations.
While our brand name has changed, our commitment to offering you the same great services and exceptional value on the dream vacation of your choice will remain the same. Dream Vacations encompasses a world of memorable experiences, from cruises to resort vacations and guided tours. Whatever your dream vacation is, we’re here to provide you with an extraordinary vacation experience!
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Travel agents with Dream Vacations, CruiseOne® and Cruises Inc.® will take to the high seas aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Symphony of the Seas for their annual award-winning weeklong National Conference. Celebrated among industry thought leaders as the most comprehensive travel agent training at sea, each year’s National Conference has a theme that will not only be the inspiration for the week, but also the coming year. This year’s theme – DARE – was inspired by the acronym for parent company World Travel Holdings’ mission to Deliver A Remarkable Experience.
The theme of DARE will provide attendees with the direction and inspiration to focus on evolving their businesses and to discover unique ways to grow. The goal of Dream Vacations, CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. is to inspire travel and deliver memorable vacation experiences and dream vacations to all customers. At the end of the weeklong conference at sea, all attendees will be dared to take a risk and try something new both personally and professionally.
Go big on bold when you sail aboard the largest cruise ship in the world.
Get ready for a perception remixing, memory maxing mic drop — the new Symphony of the Seas® is all that and more. It’s your favorite onboard hits, including the ten-story test of courage, Ultimate Abyss℠ and twin FlowRider® surf simulators, plus revolutionary new firsts, like glow-in-the-dark laser tag. And deck-defying attractions aren’t the only things to look forward to when you sail onboard the newest cruise ship addition to the Oasis Class. Symphony of the Seas® is also loaded with delicious new ways to tempt your taste buds — like the gameday game changing Playmakers℠ Sports Bar & Arcade — and larger-than-life ways to stay, like the Ultimate Family Suite. Go get your thrill on.
We'll be bringing you all the highlights of this bold new ship in Royal Caribbean's Oasis Class ships. Be sure to follow us on our social media channels.
There is nothing larger at sea on anyother cruise line. The amazing thing is that it doesn't feel large when you are on board. It is divided into seven neighborhoods, making you feel like you are visiting a destination within a destination. You don't even need to leave the ship if you don't want to - there is so much onboard to keep you entertained for the entire cruise.
National Plan A Cruise Month Promotions
Cruise lines are offering special promotions and pricing on popular cruises to encourage consumers to plan their next cruise vacation now. We'll be featuring promotions on our website and social media.
This year's National Conference was held aboard the brand new Norwegian Bliss which sailed out of the Port of Los Angeles (Long Beach). We were to have sailed to the Mexican Riviera and had ports of call in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Unfortunately, two tropical storms were in the Pacific when we sailed and were strengthening. Norwegian Cruise Line altered our itinerary to avoid what would become Hurricane Willa.
We sailed to San Francisco and San Diego, California and Ensenada, Mexico.
This post serves as an anchor for our mini-series of posts about the conference and the new ship. Please come back often for updates.
The images above give you a glimpse of the brand new ship. There is much more to explore both on the ship and our modified itinerary.
This year's National Conference was held onbord the first revenue sailing of Carnival Vista from its homeport of Miami, Florida. Ports visited were Aruba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, and Turks & Caicos. There were more than 900 people in our group.
This post serves as an anchor for our mini-series of posts about the conference and the new ship. Please come back often for updates.
The images above highlights our first 24 hours in Miami. We flew from Chicago to Miami, where we had a pre-cruise conference reception at Sheraton Miami Airport Hotel. The next morning we transferred by shuttle bus to the pier, where we got our first glimpse of Carnival Vista.
Thankful for ... Seeing Northern Lights & Experiencing New Adventures
Hurtigruten Vesteralen Northern Lights Norway
See our work in progress diary of this very unique winter cruise experience. Diary Hurtigruten Classic Voyage Bergen We love Norway, and there isn't a better time to see it than when it is blanketed in snow with Northern Lights casting a glow on us during a crisp winter night. HAPPY
THANKSGIVING
Guy Fieri's Pig & Anchor Carnival Magic
It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is here already.
Where did 2016 go? As has become my tradition, I'd like to share with
you some of the things that I'm thankful for and highlight some of my
adventures this year.
I hope that you, your family, and friends have plenty to be thankful for this holiday season.
I know that I have plenty of things to be thankful for, including my
health, family, and friends and the ability to share my love of cruising
with all of you. I’m grateful that I’ve been able to explore new
worlds with family and friends again this year.
The cruise industry is strong as ever with new ships and added capacity helping to keep prices reasonable for those that plan ahead.
The value of cruising has never been stronger. Even
in these tough times, more and more families have taken to the seas.
Indications are that the record discounts offered the past two years
will be coming to an end. In the meantime those discounts have made
cruising an even better value, and consequently we have seen a surge in
first-time cruisers.
Thankful for ... Sailing on Brand New Ships
Cruises Inc., Cruise One, and Dream Vacations will hold the 2016 National Conference on Carnival Vista which just started its inaugural season sailing to Europe and next month will be sailing in the Caribbean from Miami. Check out this video to see what's in store for us next month.
We wonder what the Pilgrims, who came to the New World in Tall Ships,
would think about the Carnival Vista.Their ships measured 110
feet, held 150 passengers at most, and took months to cross the
Atlantic. The Vista is about 10 times that length (1062 feet),
holds 3936 passengers (double occupancy) and 1450 crew, and took just a couple weeks to
cross the Atlantic.
Thank you for making our blog column a part of your lives in 2016.
I hope that the information we share helps you to dream about future
cruises of your own. I'd be honored to help you plan those trips. I
have the best job in the world - helping make dreams come true. For
that, I'm truly thankful.
