Home-Based Travel Agent - July 2008 - (Page 48) Cruise FOR THE TRAVELER Guests have the ability to visit several different European cities (and pay in U.S. dollars) when opting to take a cruise; Windstar ship pictured in Portofino, Italy Chartering Small Ships Adding charter business is a worthwhile way to increase your bottom line BY DAVID EISEN Imagine an entire ship at your disposal. “Captain, set a course for Seychelles. Chef, for dinner I’ll have the steamed lobster tail with a side of warm drawn butter.” Except for millionaires, this is probably a pipe dream. However, if you are part of a group charter on a cruise ship, get the bib ready. Aside from the haven a stateroom provides, the very experience of cruis48 ing is communal, a journey shared with complete strangers. And many people enjoy cruising exactly for that reason: It gives them the chance to meet new people and become friends, even if short lived. Alternatively, there are those who do not cruise explicitly for the same reason: “Who wants to go on vacation with people you’ve never met before?” Increasingly, groups are looking to charters as a remedy. Many people love the idea of cruising, but want to do it on their own terms. A ship charter allows this to come true. Guests are either cruising with people they personally know, or are cruising with people who share their same tastes. This is a big distinction. Many organizations charter ships for a specific purpose, so as to immerse guests completely in such Home-BasedTravelAgent JULY /AUG US T 2008
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