It’s a well known fact that cruising for groups, meetings and incentives offers outstanding value with savings of up to 40 percent off land-based venues, but is it right for you? According to a recent report in Corporate Meetings & Incentives magazine, 34 percent of their readers had booked a cruise for an incentive event and an astonishing 72 percent said they planned to book one – an unmistakable indication of where the industry is moving.

If you are planning a group cruise for your next incentive travel event, you may be considering whether chartering a ship would be a more appropriate option than booking reservations on a cruise containing unaffiliated passengers. It may or may not be, contingent on a number of issues.

Primarily, it is crucial to recognize your alternatives. When chartering a cruise ship, you generally can select between group, half-ship and full-ship charter options. Full ship charters undoubtedly allow for the ultimate freedom, customization, exclusivity and prestige, while group-level charters will in all probability be most cost saving.

All of these alternatives has pros and cons; but, they each present distinctive advantages for those event planners deciding if chartering a cruise ship is their top option.

In order for chartering a cruise ship for your next incentive cruise to be a good proposal, you will need to have a tight number of attendees, a good idea of your conference space requirements and the budget to make a significant financial commitment upfront, normally guaranteed by a letter of credit.

As soon as these things are in place, your next job is selecting the optimal cruise ship to fit your incentive event needs. This will need to include appropriately-sized meeting spaces, overall costs that are within your planning budget, a suitable itinerary and an overall quality that suits the level of service and prestige required by your meeting at sea client.

If you are planning a business incentive travel , make it easy for yourself and delight your attendees when you go to Seasite.com start planning group cruise event .

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