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Cruise lines woo corp. mtgs., but rates up.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 17-JAN-05 		Format: Online - approximately 1067 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
With the major cruise lines planning and launching new ships designed to better appeal to the corporate customer and retrofitting older vessels with business-friendly features like wireless Internet and cellular phone connectivity, corporate interest in holding meetings on cruise ships is on the rise, according to corporate cruise consultants.

"Interest is ever-increasing," said Joyce Landry, president and CEO of Miami-based Landry & Kling Meetings at Sea. "The number-one reason is the confidence that corporations have in current business and the future. After Sept. 11, 2001, there was a dip in confidence. We're finding that's come back. In general, meetings and incentives are up across the board. As far as cruises go, there's more interest because there are more ships out every year that are high-tech with business facilities specific to the needs of corporate meeting planners, and there's a lot more publicity. There's more awareness. Meeting planners are starting to catch on that ships are really good alternatives to...

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