Carnival celebrates agent support program with contest, tour

Carnival Cruise Line is celebrating the first year of its Onboard with You trade support platform with a new trade ad campaign, travel agent contest and 100-city tour hosted by the line’s sales team.

The new “Together We’re Better” ad campaign celebrates the importance of the strong partnership between Carnival and the travel agent community, the cruise line said.

The Onboard with You Anniversary Contest gives agents the opportunity to share the most helpful sales tip they have learned over the past year by submitting it on the line’s trade Facebook page beginning today through Sept. 18. A panel comprised of members from Carnival’s sales team will select a grand prize winner who will receive a complimentary Carnival cruise for two in the Caribbean with balcony accommodations. A runner-up will win a $100 gift card and 100 additional winners will receive one of the line’s “Travel Agents Rock” t-shirts.

Carnival is also celebrating the anniversary with a new “Together We’re Better” travel partner tour hosted by the line’s business development managers in more than 100 cities in North America. The tour will feature small-scale events that are designed to give travel partners more opportunities to engage one-on-one with Carnival’s sales team while learning sales success strategies and new product information. The tour will conclude in March 2017.

To learn more about “Onboard with You,” including the complete rules and regulations related to the anniversary contest, as well as a full list of cities included in the “Together We’re Better” tour, travel partners can visit GoCCL.com or visit the line’s trade-dedicated Facebook page.