Carnival names 2015 Excellence Awards winners

Carnival Cruise Line has honoured 15 top travel agencies across North America with its second annual Excellence Awards, including two Canadian companies.

The winning agencies were selected by Carnival’s sales team based on their innovative marketing techniques, brand advocacy and sales success strategies, the cruise line said.

Carnival’s 2015 Excellence Award recipients include:

• Robert Q Travel (Windsor, Ontario)
• Universal Travel (St John's, Newfoundland)
• AAA Carolinas (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Caladesi Travel/Dancin’ at Sea (Hendersonville, N.C.)
• Cruise Brothers (Providence, R.I.)
• Cruise Planners - Clayton Travel & Tours (Clayton, Ga.)
• Cruises Etc. (Cleveland, Ohio)
• Dream Cruises by Terri Howell (Baton Rouge, La.)
• Lincoln Tours (Monterey Park, Calif.)
• McGehee Cruise & Vacation, Inc. (Jackson, Miss.)
• Nexion, LLC (Irving, Texas)
• Pulaski Tickets & Tours, Inc. (Pulaski, N.Y.)
• Tania Travel & Tours (Miami, Fla.)
• Travel Affiliates (Gulfport, Miss.)
• Travel Planners International (Maitland, Fla.)

This year’s honorees will attend an Excellence Awards celebration in Miami on Nov. 10, with complimentary airfare to Miami for the event, a gala awards reception, hotel accommodations, meetings with Carnival’s leadership team, and a balcony stateroom for two on a seven-day Carnival Caribbean cruise.