Carnival Cruise Line recently held a two-day ‘Grand Finale’ event in Prague for its group of travel agent Fun Ambassadors.
The trip featured a full day dedicated to analysing the success of the programme across the past 12 months, including developing agents’ brand knowledge and growing awareness of Carnival Cruise Line’s itineraries amongst their clients.
Day two included a tour of Prague followed by a dinner overlooking the Charles Bridge.
Jamie Stephen, from Hays Travel, said: “Being a Fun Ambassador has been a great opportunity to learn about Carnival. There have been many fun activities and events, including the visit to Prague. I am very grateful for the opportunity it has provided.”
Jackie Corbett, from Barrhead Travel, said: “It has been an exciting year full of fun and learning. As a store, we have doubled our Carnival Cruise Line bookings.”
Iain Baillie, vice-president international sales at Carnival Cruise Line, said: “It’s been a pleasure to work with our Fun Ambassadors over the last 12 months and the ‘Grand Finale’ visit to Prague was the perfect way to thank them for their support. Our trade relationships are vital to our continued success and it is through initiatives such as this that we can develop a deeper level of engagement with agents.”
The Fun Ambassadors programme was established in 2019 and sees 11 travel agents – hand-picked each year for their knowledge of the cruise industry – work with Carnival to provide advice, ideas and feedback on how the line collaborates with its agent partners.
Agents attend quarterly meetings with Carnival executives, receive priority access to events and benefit from 10 Loyalty Rocks points per booking, to be used on LoyaltyRocksClub.com, the line’s agent rewards platform.
Further details about the 2025 programme will be revealed shortly.
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