Features New Cities, Product Training and Business-Building Insight From Carnival Executives
MIAMI (February 12, 2014) - Following the success of the Carnival
Conversations events held in late 2013, Carnival is kicking off its next
series of the popular program with eight new events in
2014.
An enhanced format will feature product training, as well as
sales and marketing-focused topics, to help travel professionals
maximize their business. Seven of the eight cities on the schedule are
new this year with the exception of Miami.
The events will feature product training on Carnival’s latest
innovations, as well as panel discussions featuring exclusive insight
from the company’s own senior executive team regarding best practices
in sales and marketing. Travel professionals may then ask executives
questions directly during the open microphone session of the event.
“There is simply no better way to feel the pulse of what really matters
to the trade community than to get out there and talk with travel
professionals face to face on how we can work together to
make our businesses stronger,” said Joni Rein, Carnival’s vice
president of worldwide sales. “We’re really excited to get back out
there and share our latest product innovations as well as provide
exclusive insight into sales and marketing best practices that
agents can take home and immediately apply to their own business
model.”
Each event may accommodate up to 150 travel professionals. As with the
first series of events, agents may register through Carnival Passport,
located within the line’s travel agent Internet portal,
GoCCL.com.
Events typically span three hours including the hour-long panel,
Q&A with the
Carnival executives, and breakfast or lunch. A complimentary cruise and
other prizes will be awarded to travel agents at each event.
The 2014 Carnival Conversations schedule includes:
·
Jacksonville, Fla. – February 21
·
Miami – April 14
·
San Antonio – May 13
·
Austin, Texas – May 14
·
Toronto – June 12
·
Atlanta – July 15
·
Los Angeles – August 28
·
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – November 20
In
addition to these travel professional events, Carnival Conversations
will also include 50 ship inspections at the line’s various North
American homeports throughout 2014 hosted by local business development
managers. The line also continues to field ongoing questions from the
trade on its Carnival Conversations page on GoCCL.com.
For additional information or to register for a Carnival Conversations event, travel professionals may visit GoCCL.com.
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About Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 24 ships operating three- to 23-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Panama Canal, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Tahiti. The company’s 25th ship, the 135,000-ton Carnival Vista, is scheduled to enter service in 2016.
Carnival, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 24 ships operating three- to 23-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Panama Canal, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Tahiti. The company’s 25th ship, the 135,000-ton Carnival Vista, is scheduled to enter service in 2016.
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