Hosted by Cathy Tees from Crystal Cruises and Catherine Allison from Helloworld Travel, the top 20 national cruise consultants – fifteen wholesale and five cruise line agents – set sail for Alaska recently, on the exclusive Cruise STARS experience with Crystal Cruises.
The recognition program rewarded the consultants with an extravagant experience, flying Air Canada to Vancouver and, on arrival, enjoying morning tea at the Pan Pacific Hotel before sailing from Vancouver to Alaska aboard Crystal Symphony.
The 10-night roundtrip from Vancouver included six-star service and all-inclusive luxuries with a choice of elegant dining venues, unlimited fine wines, premium spirits and champagne. The itinerary visited the Inside Passage, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Hubbard Glacier, Sitka, Ketchikan, Prince Rupert, Queen Charlotte Sound and Victoria.
The group also spent a day exploring Vancouver, courtesy of Tourism Vancouver, discovering Stanley Park, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Ocean Wise Vancouver Aquarium, Granville Island, Yaletown, Chinatown, Gastown, FlyOver Canada flight simulation and Vancouver Lookout.
IMAGE: The group on their final formal night
Back row L to R:
Linda Bennett, HLO Whangarei; Leah Morresey, YOU Travel Fielding; Brian Bennett, Travel & Cruise Professionals; Alex Facy, Phil Hoffmann Travel Hyde Park; Gerald Patterson, HLO Howick; Margaret Boak, Quay Travel; Mark Pearman, Epping Travel; Gemma Smith, City Beach Travel; Ian Mollison, HLO North Balwyn; Jacquie Capuano, HLO Travel Lake Haven; Ceri Pritchard, Black Rock Travel; Kerrilyn Page, HLO Buderim; Tammy Fitzgibbon, HLO Narellan
Seated front L to R:
Debra Natoli, HLO Miramar; Ellen Lee, HLO Waipukurua; Anita Wenn, HLO Marion; Catherine Allison, Helloworld Travel Head Office; Cathy Tees, Crystal Cruises; Rechelle Dare, HLO Helensvale Westfield; Deb Long, Weston Cruise & Travel; Dianne Garbin, Floreat World of Travel
