OUR CREDENTIALS

Meetings at Sea, Inc. has the resources to take advantage of the incredible buying power and reputation of World Travel Holdings through our  CruiseOne franchise division. This gives us a  'Back Office" staff of 91 at the CruiseOne headquarters. World Travel's network of 500 CruiseOne franchises gives us incredible  access and clout within the cruise industry. Our proprietary cruise software is a highly sophisticated meetings-management tool. Our staff has more than 30 years' cruise sales experience.

CHOOSING A CRUISE MEETING SPECIALIST

Your cruise meeting consultant must be one who proactively operates in the center of the cruise industry business arena. It is impossible to make the best selection of cruise line and ship to meet a client's specifications for a major event without physical inspections, and one-on-one interface with key management executives at the cruise line. There are endless and ever-changing challanges to be addressed and overcome. Meetings clients do not like surprises. 

Our location in South Florida facilitates strong working relationships and regular contact with key executives of the major cruise lines. Most cruise lines have their U. S. headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale or Miami which makes it makes it feasible for us to stay on top of ship inspections, service, sailings, and itinerary changes.  

To stay current with a rapidly changing industry, a cruise meeting consultant must reside in South Florida. It is crucial to do regular ship inspections, to experience the wide variety and expanding nature of product available, and to regularly participate in cruiseline product management meetings.

Frequent industry changes in cruiseline ownership and management dramatically change product and service levels. Our convenient location allows us to make certain there are no unpleasant surprises when our clients board their ship. From experience we know that even a 6 star luxury niche cruiseship can let hardware and service standards slip to an unsatisfactory level almost overnight. 

We operate as a virually free resource for the corporate meeting planner. By taking advantage of our services, planning a group meeting or event at sea can be easy and exciting. Whether it be a high-adventure, expedition cruise in the Galapagos Islands, an educational cruise in the Baltic, or a three day VIP get-away for key executives, a cruise event will most likely be your easiest and most successful program! With our help it takes less time to plan, is less expensive than land-based venues, and achives a higher level of excitement with lasting memories. And best of all, we are paid by the cruiselines.

The first step in planning a program or event onboard a ship is to choose a professional cruise specialist with corporate event experience to guide you through the process. In that role, we serve as a liaison with the meeting/event planner, providing site selection for ships and all related services.

EXPERIENCE

We understand the needs of corporate clients and speak their language. Kristina has 12 years of specialized hands-on trade show, sales meeting, special event planning, and sales training event coordination. In fact, Kristina serves on Board of Directors of the South Florida Chapter of Meeting Professionals International (MPI, She is presently working towards attaining her Certified Meeting Planner Certification.

With over 30 years combined experience in selling cruises, Meetings at Sea/The Langhorne Group knows the differences among the more than 21 cruise lines, including their performance track records (service, reliability, and ship quality). Our relationships are solid with cruise line executives and the key players necessary to ensure a smooth event. We have staff with years of corporate event experience that understand your program goals and objectives.

RECOMMENDATIONS

* Ships & Yachts. We only recommend cruise products that have earned our stamp of approval. We work with smaller ships and yachts for exclusive charters, as well as mainstream, mega-ships for organizing group cruises.

SERVICE

Personal service is our hallmark. We are a boutique agency that limits its activities to meetings-at sea. When a client calls us, our staff knows who they are and is familiar with the pertinent information associated with their event.

 Our seasoned staff will handle all the details and custom-tailor your cruise experience to exceed your expectations. Consider a cruise program ‘one-stop shopping’ with one, all-inclusive payment for your event. The cost of our expert advice is included in your payment to the cruise line as we are compensated by them. Not every ship is the perfect fit for your program, we offer unbiased advice and our recommendations are based on personal experience and proven customer satisfaction.