Cruise Ships are an Exceptional Venue for Events Conducting meetings, conferences and workshops at sea on a cruise ship is an economical and efficient way to stage your event. You will be amazed at how easy and affordable it is to conduct an event on a ship compared to a land based venue. Many things you pay extra for on land are all included in the price shipboard. Cruises are highly poplular with attendees and helps make your event a roaring success. Select the length of cruise that is best for your business needs from 3, 4 ,5, 7 or 10 days and longer. Choose great itineraries such as Alaska, the Caribbean, Hawaii and Mexican Riviera  that are sure to be a hit with conference attendees who experience a perfect blend of interesting, enjoyable ports of call with days at sea  to conduct important business functions. For longer, more impressive events, Europe and the South Pacific offer outstanding opportunities. For large groups a partial or full ship charter gives you options that will make your event very special. As you explore our sight, you will learn about the advantages of doing your next meeting or conference at sea. Visit our Meeting Planners Section for detailed information.  If you are concerned about  tax issues, be sure to review our Tax section.

Incentive Awards Programs Want to improve employee performance and contributions to your business? Have special customers you want to reward for their loyalty and purchases? Incentive Awards Programs are a proven method to increase profits and improve your bottom line while reducing costly turnover and employee morale issues. After you read about meetings at sea, continue on and find out about one of the most powerful tools available to businesses today.  We specialize in Corporate Incentive Awards Programs designed to improve employee performance and customer loyalty.

How Can We Save Your Company Money? Companies spend billions on corporate meetings in the U.S. every year, yet only a small percentage have this sizable but fragmented spend under management.  An interesting statistic gathered from StarCite: 80% of meetings are planned in advance but account for only 50% of a company’s meeting budget. It’s those last-minute meetings, perhaps planned spur-of-the-moment, that eat away at half of a company’s program expenditures. It’s the smaller meetings, those 50 people or less, that are open to the greatest exposure to loss, and those account for 2/3 of all company meetings. These meetings are usually planned outside of the normal channels, i.e. not through the meeting planning department and instead by personnel in other departments. The reasoning for the loss is five-fold: 1.   Smaller meetings are generally sourced by non-professional planners (perhaps a secretary, administrative assistant or marketing coordinator at the firm). 2.   They are usually overlooked by upper management. 3.   There is no reporting, feedback or tracking of these smaller meetings and their attendee costs, so there’s no accountability structure in place. 4.   Because they are not sourced professionally, cost leveraging opportunities are missed (for example, the booking of multiple programs with one vendor, which often result in cost-savings, is not present). 5.   The shorter lead times leave less chance for cost comparisons, and ensuing negotiations. Under the gun, planners are forced to just accept what hotels or other venues offer to them. Our Solution: We provide skilled knowledgable meeting management to ensure you get the best return on your expenditure. We work with your key people to ensure we meet your objectives in a timely and efficient manner.

Meetings on Ships is a division of Inspired Journeys Inc., a Washington State Corporation licensed as Sellers of Travel in the States of Washington and California. We do business as World Voyager Vacations in Federal Way Washington. We also operate Alaska Cruise Agents.com and www.incentivetraveladvisors.com

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