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Personal cabanas on Celebrity Flora cruise ship
Metropolitan restaurant onboard Celebrity Millennium
Steak from Luminae restaurant
onboard many Celebrity
crusise ships
All-inclusives Afloat
Perhaps there's no sense of place more omnipresent
than on a cruise ship. It wasn't long
ago that cruising seemed dead in the water,
but with the return to F2F and new health
protocols and procedures, this popular version
of all-inclusive travel is back at high tide.
Dondra Ritzenthaler, senior vice president
of sales, trade support & service for the
Americas at Celebrity Cruises describes
what she's seeing. " MICE business is
definitely coming back. What is so encouraging
now, with our own new Health at Sea
policy and the Centers for Disease Control
lifting its risk advisory for cruise travel, we're
seeing large groups, charters, company
meetings-and not just in groups of 10, but
also in sizes like 200 and 600. Not just for
'22 but for 2023, as well. "
Like all-inclusives on land, the value proposition
at sea is the obvious appeal for planners.
The base price for the room block is
Chronos performed on Celebrity Edge cruise ship
higher, but it includes so much more. " When
you're going to a hotel, they charge you on
an incremental basis. On our ships we don't
do that, " as Ritzenthaler puts it.
She says meeting professionals are now
making new health and hygiene requests.
" They've always asked for an outdoor cocktail
party, and they still are-but not because
of Covid but because it's so wonderful. What
they're asking for now feels very much like
what they were asking for pre-pandemic. "
At the same time, her ships have made their
own changes, like eliminating buffets for
casual dining, touchless entry into staterooms
and online check-in.
She also calls out another big selling
point. " I travel quite a bit, and I have been
to so many hotels, not only in the U.S. but
also Canada, where so many of their bars
and other facilities are not open yet. At
Celebrity Cruises, we are 100 percent open.
Our team-building activities are all available.
Sushi making, wine tasting, learning how to
DJ. They're all available. " By September, she
says, all 15 Celebrity ships will be back in
the water with 100 percent crew. " We have
no staffing issues, " she proclaims. " It's our
culture really. Our crew wanted to come
back so badly. "
Groups are increasingly important in the
business model for companies like Celebrity.
Ritzenthaler says groups and large meetings
have grown over recent years by more than
20 percent. " We have beautiful meeting
space, with capacities like 1,200-1,300 in our
theaters. 150-200 in conference rooms. New
'always included pricing' covers everything
from A/V and meeting space to Wi-Fi, tips
and drink packages.
The Iconic Suite onboard Celebrity Edge
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July 2022 Digital Issue
Table of Contents
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Web Table of Contents
Founder/CEO's Letter
Dash of Smart 1
Dash of Smart 2
Essential List
Smart Buzz
Event Recap: Regional 1-day Experience - Mid-Atlantic
New and Renovated
Smart Moves/Power Players
Smart Chat
Work Smart
Meetings MBA
Essential F&B
Healthy World
Smart Tech
Smart Style
Smart Stars Winners 2022
Feature: Second Tier Cities
Feature: All-Inclusives
Feature: New and Renovated
Destination Opener
Puerto Rico
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Idaho
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Chicago
Site Inspection: Portland
Site Inspection: Florida Keys
Advertorial Opener: Regional Meetings
Smart Space
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