Similar to a convention and visitors bureau, but with an industry wide and global reach, we simplify your ship selection process, finding you the ship and cruise itinerary that best meets the needs of your meeting, special event or incentive trip. This includes identifying the ships and any affiliated shore-side venues, hotels and vendors that can accommodate your specifications, distributing RFPs
and collecting as well as reviewing proposals. Once the options are narrowed, we will coordinate and escort you on your ship/site inspections. Lastly, we will use our relationships, expertise and industry insight to facilitate the contracting process, saving you time, maximizing your value and reducing your risk. Once the cruise is contracted, we make the planning process manageable, providing a dedicated cruise event services manager, your one-stop resource, to deliver the support services you typically receive from a hotel’s convention services manager and a destination DMC. The key to success is continuity, so our cruise event services manager sails with you serving as your liaison with the ship and shore-side vendors, making your entire experience seamless from inception to post event wrap-up. As additional services, we can provide individual registration, marketing and promotional support as well as experienced travel staff to help out on board. Steve Milo is the Managing Partner of CruiseEventGPS, a joint venture with Whet Travel, specializing in corporate meetings end events at sea. He is a meeting industry veteran with more than 25 years of sales and management experience that includes positions with Disney Resorts, Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Marriott and two successful event management companies. This uncommon mix of experience working for hotels, resorts , cruise lines and independent third parties enables him to transform most land-based programs into exceptional cruise events . His understanding and focus on the business purpose of corporate meetings and events helps him bridge the gap between the client’s position and the cruise line’s, aligning all involved toward one goal, success at sea. Adopting a consultative business model, we operate as a professional business adviser vs. a cruise seller with a goal of becoming an indispensable adviser to every client. Our priority is building lasting relationships that are high-value vs. That said, we don’t hesitate to share the pros and cons or tell a client when a cruise simply is not a good fit for a meeting or event.
