CRUISE MEETINGS vs LAND MEETINGS

Compared to most land vacations and hotel based conventions, cruises offer so much more.

For a start, your initial fare includes your accommodation, all meals and in-between snacks, entertainment, lectures, social functions, participation events, movies, and use of the ships facilities, including the fitness center, pools, library, and other recreational activities.

The hassles of an ordinary land based vacation are completely eliminated in one neat package.

To the right is a comparison of what cruise vacations offer in relation to land based vacations.

What's included:	Cruise	Hotel/Resort
Sleeping rooms (some with robes, mini-bar, VCR and more)	yes	yes
Complimentary private cocktail parties	yes	no
Transportation to multiple destinations	yes	no
Seated breakfast/lunch/dinner with ample menu choices	yes	no
Daily snacks/midnight buffets/room service	yes	no
Use of beautiful public rooms for private events (no décor budget needed)	yes	no
Meeting break coffee service	yes	no
Meeting room/AV equipment	yes	rental fees
Variety of complimentary activities for spouses/children	yes	no
Nightly entertainment--floor shows/cabaret/dancing	yes	no
Photographer's services free--photo purchase extra	yes	no
Health & fitness club free	yes	no
First-run movies free	yes	no
Casino gambling, enrichment lectures, sports and deck games	yes	no
Duty-free shopping on premises	yes	maybe
Duty-free liquor/wine prices	yes	no
24-hr medical services	yes	no
24-hr security on-site (fee for service)	yes	no
Printed schedule of ship's daily activities delivered daily	yes	no
Cruise line's document wallet, bag tags, port info/tips brochure	yes	no
City/State and occupancy taxes	yes	no