So you've heard all about the Oasis and you may have even had clients sail, right?  But what would it be like to actually SEE it with your own eyes?

Royal Caribbean and OutsideAgentLink.com have partnered, once again, to provide YOU with an exclusive, private peek at The Oasis of the Seas AND The Liberty of the Seas!!

This ship inspection weekend is only for our agents and is limited to just a handful.  The full agenda for the weekend is not completely set in stone but here is a general idea:

August 13, 2010 - Arrive Ft. Lauderdale at any time

August 14, 2010 - Board The Oasis of the Seas at 10:30am for a comprehensive ship inspection and lunch

August 14, 2010 - Dinner and Round Table with OutsideAgentLink.com and RCCL

August 15, 2010 - Board The Liberty of the SEas at 10:30am for a ship inspection and lunch

We will stay onboard the ships for 5 hours each day, giving us plenty of time to see cabins, public areas, have lunch and have a little fun, too!

Flights can depart Ft. Lauderdale anytime from 6pm on August 15, 2010.  

The weekend package includes:

Join Travel Weekly for the Cruise & Tour Virtual Tradeshow. This exciting event takes place on March 30 & 31 from 11am - 6pm EDT and includes two days of education, relationship building, and new product offerings. Amazing prizes will be awarded throughout the show! Visit the industry's leading suppliers and hear exciting presentations designed to help you sell more even in this challenging environment. Login details will be sent to you via email the day of the show. Reserve your spot by registering today.

Join us in the auditorium for these exciting sessions

Click here to register

March 30, 2010

1pm eastern - A Conversation with Carnival's John Heald
More than 6 million consumers have logged on to www.johnhealdsblog.com. John Heald is Carnival Cruise Line’s Senior Cruise Director and Brand Ambassador, and on March 30 you’ll be able to hear him – live, for free, at your desk – as he kicks off the two-day Travel Weekly Cruise & Tour Virtual Conference and Tradeshow

2:30pm eastern - Building Your Cruise Sales 
Want to build your cruise sales? Following an entertaining opening keynote on the cruise experience from Carnival Cruise Line’s Senior Cruise Director and Brand Ambassador John Heald (http://johnhealdsblog.com), Carnival will offer a 45-minute training session hosted by Wendy Whitener, one of Carnival’s Business Development Directors. Whitener promises valuable training on a host of topics that were designed to help build travel agency sales and marketing knowledge and boost profit potential.

March 31, 2010

1pm eastern - A Conversation with Taucks's Scotty Johnston
Scotty Johnston has led thousands of travel agency clients on tours around the world as a Tauck World Discovery Tour Director for the last 50 years. On March 31 you’ll be able to hear him – live, for free, at your desk – as he kicks off day two of Travel Weekly’s Cruise & Tour Virtual Conference and Tradeshow.

 

4pm eastern - Connecting Your Online Marketing – Establish and Optimize Your Digital Footprint
Presented by Marilyn J Macallair, Vice President Business Development for Passport Online Inc. Session will explore travel agency website solutions, social media opportunities including Facebook, Twitter and blogging. Passport will also share details on its newest product, Tandem, a cruise booking engine.

Here is a great opportunity for you to get some ship inspections in for your CLIA requirements!  These are CCL inspection weeknds.  Check under this category for specific cities and dates.  The rates listed on each city include accommodations, shipboard luncheons, breakfast and one dinner.  The requirements for any of these are:

-6 months minimum leisure experience

-Must have made a minimum of 3 Carnival bookings (you will need to provide booking numbers)

-Events are capacity controlled based on first come, first serve

-Hotel arrangements based on double occupancy; if you are traveling alone you will be paired with another agent of the same gender; no single occupancy stays

Cities include:

Miami

Tampa

Orlando

Long Beach

Galveston

New Orleans

Baltimore

You will need to contact Support VIA EMAIL ONLY for more info and for the registration form.   To request this, please e-mail Support@OutsideAgentLink.com

 $100.00 per agent

Tour the Carnival Pride

4/23 - 25

7/16 - 18

8/13 - 15

10/15 - 17

 $100.00 per agent

Tour the Carnival Triumph

5/21 - 23

8/6 - 8

 $100.00 per agent

Tour the Carnival Ecstasy and the Carnival Conquest

5/14 - 16

7/9 - 11

8/20 - 22

$100 per agent

Tour the Carnival Splendor and the Carnival Paradise

5/15 - 17

7/10 - 12

7/24 - 26

8/28 - 30

10/23 - 25

$100 per agent

Tour the Carnival Inspiration and the Carnival Legend

7/30 - 8/1

8/27 - 8/29

9/10 - 12

10/8 - 10

11/5 - 7

 $100.00 per agent

Tour the Carnival Dream and the Carnival Sensation

4/9 - 11

5/14 - 16

6/4 - 6

8/6 - 8

9/10 - 12

$150 per person

Tour the Carnival Destiny, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Valor and Carnival Imagination:

4/9 - 12

4/23 - 26

5/21 - 24

6/4 - 7

7/16 - 19

8/13 - 16

9/24 - 27

10/22 - 25

11/5 - 8

Tour all of the above PLUS the Carnival Freedom

5/14 - 17

6/25 - 28

10/15 - 18