Are you interested in putting together a cruise for your church or ministry but aren’t sure how to proceed? Let me help! Full and partial ship charters are my specialty! Due to my extensive experience in the cruise industry, I can arrange fantastic itineraries on very luxurious ships in order to create the desired result for your group.
Here are a couple of ideas for some Christian themed cruises:
- Help a non-profit ministry or organization raise money for their worthy cause by hosting a themed cruise. I can help you choose which ship you’d like to sail on, what destinations you’d like to sail to, and the meeting facilities you’ll need while on board. I can also assist you in your plans for musical entertainment, speakers for special seminars and workshops too.
- Cruise with a mission. These are cruises with a specific destination in mind where your group will be actively involved in ministry. Whether it’s medical missions on the Amazon River, Bible schools on tropical islands, or construction projects in Africa, utilizing cruise ships for your mission is a creative, unique way to transport your group and supplies to the destination God has placed on your heart to serve. I can make all of the necessary arrangements for your group.
These are a couple of examples of how to use cruise ships to the advantage of your group’s needs or desires. Please feel free to contact me at 1-800-975-7775 or email me to discuss your ideas.
If you have used a ship for meetings at sea in the past, we would enjoy hearing from you! Please feel free to leave a comment here and let us know what you thought of the experience. In your opinion, what were the strengths and weaknesses (if any) of using a cruise ship for your meetings? What type of facilities did your group use? Did the ship provide a conducive environment for your group to accomplish the goals for your meetings?
Let us know! We look forward to hearing from people who have experienced meetings at sea first hand. Other readers and those who are considering using a ship for their next meeting will also appreciate your input as well. Thanks!
Cruise ships, large and small, provide an excellent platform for seminars, employee training, or team building. These floating destinations afford you excellent services, facilities, and offer your group wonderful chances to engage in group or individual activities as well.
If you are planning a meeting for your group, we encourage you to consider looking at chartering a ship. To learn more about the strengths of using a ship for your next company event, please contact Rhonda Sand at TMI Tours. You may call her at 1-800-975-7775 or email her.
Many travel companies are offering layoff insurance to customers who book a vacation during the unstable economic times that are upon us. With so many layoffs occurring all over the country, travel insurance companies and their providers are experiencing increased interest in their policies, several of which offer refunds to people laid off before they were planning to depart on a big vacation.
You can protect yourself against the unpredictability of job loss and be able to book your vacation without the fear. With cruise prices at an all time low and many other popular resorts and destinations slashing their prices, there’s no better time to plan your summer getaway.
The majority of all travel insurance claims occur before a vacation ever begins, so it’s a good idea to look at policies that not only protect against job loss, but also protect travelers against other potential nightmares associated with traveling including delays, loss of luggage, medical emergencies, family illness, and the need for last minute cancellations. Most of these policies usually cost a relatively small percentage (an average of 4% to 8%) of the trip price, depending on certain risk factors. So, if you are planning on a vacation in 2009, yet feel your job is possibly in jeopardy, it may be a wise decision to go ahead and purchase layoff insurance.
Yesterday Norwegian Cruise Line unveiled the first artist renderings of its new 153,000-gross ton, 4,200-passenger Norwegian Epic—the company’s largest and most innovative Freestyle Cruising ship to date. Currently under construction at STX Europe in St. Nazaire, France, the contemporary, balcony-rich, 19-deck ship will be 1,068 feet long, 133 feet wide, with a draft of 28.5 feet when completed in May 2010. As most people expect, it will be full of new innovations (a real ice bar for example). It is also taking some bold steps by removing many iconic features of cruise ships such as a traditional dining room, multiple story atriums and other ship board amenities.
The Epic is scheduled to go into service in May of 2010. It will be interesting to see what its impact will be on the cruise industry. Will it change the standards or be characterized as a flop?
