Planning Group Incentive Cruise Events

By Leslie Perez

When you are planning your company's next business meeting or brainstorming ideas for travel incentives, think about booking an all-inclusive group cruise and taking advantage of the many advantages and ease of planning inherent to this choice.

As a travel incentive, cruise meetings are tremendous motivators. As well as, your company's top producers will feel rewarded for their hard work and go back to work ready to work that much harder and keep up production. Ports-of-call for cruise meetingsrange from the South Seas to the Caribbean, to the waterways of Europe to the Greek isles. Every cruise provides tremendous varieties of entertainment, cultures, landscape and climate. All you have to do is choose which location best serves your company's needs, and you are guaranteed to deliver your top employees with a fabulous experience.

Popular incentive cruises include:

* Hawaii or Tahiti. Attendees will be attracted to the breathtaking tropical landscapes and outdoor activities. * Alaska. For those who enjoy the great outdoors and lots of wildlife, this would be an ideal cruise meeting. * The Mediterranean. Cruising through the azure seas of the Mediterranean as the white, blue-domed buildings of Santorini pass sedately by will have any attendees feeling relaxed and rewarded. * The Baltic Waterways. For a fascinating cruise that is sure to introduce new-found sights and experiences, sailing the Baltic is the perfect choice.

However cruises are not merely about being on vacation and having fun. They can also be terrific places to hold meetings at sea and other company conferences, while saving money. In lieu of booking a hotel for large events, book a 3- or 4-night cruise. Cruise packages already include meals, entertainment, activities, meeting rooms and AV equipment, so group cruise planning is a convenient one-purchase deal that can be up to 40% cheaper than other venues and is certainly easier to coordinate.

Also, make sure to book a cruise that offers state-of-the-art meeting facilities. These cruise ships offer everything a conference planner and an attendee may possibly want. AV equipment is included, and the large meeting rooms have built-in technology to serve all of the conference's technology needs. Plus, the cruise liners have spacious lounges, gourmet meals, lively entertainment and fun activities. Top everything off with the cruise line's outstanding service, and people will be talking about the meeting long after it is over.

Here are various reasons why you ought to plan your company's next incentive meeting as a cruise event:

* Meeting rooms and AV equipment are typically included in the cruise program price.

* Ships are self-contained, which means less distraction, more networking opportunities and higher percentages of attendance and participation.

* Some newer and larger ships have been designed with meetings in mind. These ships have up-to-the-minute technology, flexible meeting rooms and break out spaces.

* State-of-the-art conference centers provide the meeting style your company needs, including theatre-style, classroom-style and boardroom-style. Conference spaces also have flexible walls so you can make the meeting area the exact space and layout you need.

* You do not have to worry about organizing rooms to have the required technology. Cruise ships designed for meetings at sea have wireless capability and equipment such as projectors, sound systems and video systems already in place.

* If you are looking for a bit of showmanship for presentations or award ceremonies, cruise meeting rooms can have hydraulic lifts, rotating stages and quality lighting equipment all set in multi-tiered show lounges.

There are many worthwhile advantages to using group cruise as employee incentives and the ultimate meeting and conference spaces, so keep these in mind as you plan.

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One option that should be considered for incentive events is an all-inclusive cruise. Companies who opt for an all-inclusive incentive cruise can save up to 40% when compared to a land-based hotel venue, particularly when they take into consideration that almost everything is included in the cost, including venue, meeting facilities and equipment.