You Had Me At Miami
In April, Niamh and Kerrie made the annual pilgrimage to Miami for Seatrade Cruise Global which as always started with a bang at the Seatrade Kick-Off Party. The renowned spectacle is in its tenth year and as always was hosted by SMS, Excursions Ireland and Destination North America at the iconic Smith and Wollenskys on […]
A Four-City Sprint Across the US
The trip kicked off with a minor hiccup – a missed connection in Chicago. But who needs timetables when you’ve got great company? Lynn made the most of it by sharing a glass of vino and a few laughs with Ronan from Newbridge Silver, who also found himself temporarily grounded. Cheers to networking at 30,000 […]
Guides Galore
With a total of 7 full day training events these sessions attracted approximately 250 guides and along with training Excursions Ireland’s existing guiding team this venture also recruited approximately 60 new guides for the Atlantic Ports. From West Cork to Donegal, ships are quickly discovering the beauty of the Wild Atlantic Way and the harbours […]
Exploring Beyond the Brand
Twenty years is a long time with the same logo, the same cheesy tagline and the box ticking attitude the company had towards the official “shopfront” that was put out there and the tiredness of these things was made all the more evident by the bold logo Lauren created for the anniversary. It was clear […]
Strive for Sustainability Success
In a world of ever-changing trends it is very easy to get caught up in each passing one. Each new trend becomes a trend because it is deemed successful or important or time saving or fashionable or economic however by its very definition a trend is transient, temporary, fickle even. In the last 5 decades […]
Cruise Ireland Taking the US By Storm
In November Niamh and Kerrie joined fellow Cruise Ireland members from Belfast Harbour, Visit Belfast and the Port of Cork and travelled across the pond to the US. The whistle-stop tour brought them whizzing across time zones between Seattle, LA & Miami where they met with clients from some of the biggest cruise lines in […]
Networking & Know-How
September & October were packed full of networking opportunities and FAM trips. From the Ledden Ladies enjoying the Irish weather in Dublin Bay to Niamh and Kerrie toughing out the sunshine at Seatrade Malaga it has been a productively enjoyable couple of months. Melissa from Royal Caribbean finally made it for a FAM trip after […]
Getting Whisked Away in Cork
These events are exclusively offered to guests who have sailed the entire world cruise which lasts 274 nights & includes 8 World Wonders & visits 7 continents & 60+ countries. The other locations for their events were, A Vineyard in Montevideo, Uruguay, The 89th floor observation deck of Taipei 101, Taiwan and A Musical Experience […]
