CruiseOne Recognizes Top Agents at Conference

Cruises Inc., CruiseOne and Dream Vacations just held their annual awards ceremony for their top travel agents. Also at the event, the brands announced the venue for their 2017 National Conference

This year’s awards ceremony was a Broadway-style production, complete with “Grease” sing-a-longs and a celebration of agents’ accomplishments throughout the year. More than 100 agents were recognized for their achievements in sales, marketing, public relations, social media, IT and more, with a record number of agents being inducted into the 2016 Circle of Excellence, the highest achievement for CruiseOne and Dream Vacations. 

 
Cruises Inc. Agent of the Year (From L to R): 2015 Cruises Inc. Agent of the Year Donna Abenne, 2016 Cruises Inc. Agents of the Year Dinah and Michael Cohen, and Senior Vice President Debbie Fiorino // Photo by www.TheLXA.com

Richard and Cheryl Butz of Northampton, PA, were recognized as CruiseOne Franchise of the Year, while Michael and Dinah Cohen of Burke, VA, received the Cruises Inc. Agent of the Year award. In addition, the home-based travel agencies announced that Dream Vacations Franchise Owner Mara Hargarther was recognized as the first-ever “Godmother of National Conference,” for her contributions to the network.

 
2016 Godmother of Conference (From L to R): Senior Vice President Debbie Fiorino, Vice President of Sales & Marketing Rosemarie Reed, Dream Vacations Franchise Owner Mara Hargarther, and World Travel Holdings Vice President of Product & Operations Jennifer Gasser // Photo by www.TheLXA.com

Dressed as a member of the Pink Ladies from “Grease,” Vicki Freed, senior vice president, sales, trade support and service for Royal Caribbean International, surprised the crowd with the announcement that the 2017 National Conference will take place aboard the brand new Harmony of the Seas

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