CruiseWorld 2017
Pre Cruiseworld - 11-14-17
As you probably have already guessed it, I was pretty
excited to get up this morning to get on my flight for Cruiseworld in Fort
Lauderdale. I have been waiting in
anticipation and I was pretty pumped to get as much information out of being a
STAR participant, including seeing my fellow travel colleagues. 
When Kimberly arrived, I was so excited! She is a very fun, vivacious, sassy girl with
a flair for style. She has a wonderful
persona and energy that is contagious.
I’m so glad to know her and to be able to spend time with her at
Cruiseworld.
After we stayed for a few minutes and realized there was
nothing else we needed to do, we went back to the Hotel and finally checked
into our rooms. Now since we know that
everything at a Hotel is extremely expensive, there was a Walgreens down the
block. Score! Kim and I took a walk down to Walgreens and
took a Lift car back because we had a case of water and some other stuff that
was well worth buying, that we were not going to carry back to the Hotel. Too heavy!
We get back to the hotel and there we were welcomed by the general
manager (who I knew through booking clients with her for the Hotel) and Carlos,
the bell captain. He saw me carrying the
case of water and was nice enough to take it for me up to the hotel room while
they served Kim and I rum punch in the lobby and welcomed us back. That was definitely a treat especially since
it was very hot outside.
Here are some pictures of the hotel room:
After getting our things settled in the room, we headed
towards poolside to the “G-Bar” to get something to eat. We saw Steve Lane again and, a special guest,
Mark Stone the “Cruise Captain.” (Please keep in mind that all people that I mentioned here are travel agents that I have
known for quite some time.) I think as
with any industry, the people that you know in the same field tend to be close
to you or your mentors. In the travel
industry, you meet thousands of people but only a few become close and
memorable colleagues and friends.
Now back at the "G-Bar", Kimberly and I had a blast!
Brendan, our bartender, and Jonathan, our server were very delightful,
fun, and made us laugh. If you do get a
chance to go down to the “G-Bar” you must hook up with these two. They are a unique pair and make your visit
very pleasurable. The food was good, a
little on the expensive side, but very filling.
After having dinner and a few drinks, Kim and I headed back
towards the rooms to hangout for a little while. We definitely got a lot of brainstorming,
great ideas, and a strategy in place for tomorrow. What a surprise to me when I arrived in my room to find this! Very nice welcome gift from Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina! They are a great hotel and they always take care of my clients when I book them.
For those of you who are not familiar with how Cruiseworld
is, it’s not all fun and games. There is
a lot of work involved and a lot of walking.
I don’t mind the exercise, I actually welcome it. In addition, I’m hoping that I learn even
more so than when I did my last two times I participated in the STAR program
(2014 & 2015) with more benefits to my clients on their vacations and that
it shows in their memorable experiences I make for them. Our clients are very important to us as we
always treat them like family. I believe
that we realize our clients are making an investment in something that lasts
for a lifetime, and it is our job as your travel guru, to keep you always
wanting to come back for more and to feel confident in using us as your
preferred Travel Agency.
We are not here at Cruiseworld to “Party,” we are here to
improve ourselves, for our clients, to benefit them in the end and get the most
for them. The internet will NEVER do
that for you nor will they have any experienced Travel Agent helping you, only
SALES people caring about the “old mighty dollar.”
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