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	<title>The Meeting Planners Guide &#187; Cruise Ships</title>
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		<title>The Value of Meetings at Sea for Participants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When many people start planning meetings at sea they forget to remember that the meetings are as much for the company as they are for the participants. The participants are usually the main focus of the meetings at sea, so they should certainly never be forgotten in the shuffle. Here is how participants might view [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise Meetings vs Hotels From a Meeting Planning Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning meetings is a tried and true practice that evolves in large jumps more often than it does in small increments. The cruise meeting is a great example of this as it is an entirely new format that is barely a few decades old. Despite that many meeting planners do not truly understand the difference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Meeting Planners Need to Know About Cabins and Meeting Options on Cruise Ships</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people liken planning a cruise to planning to regular event planning with a few twists. One of those twists occurs when it comes time to figure out who is sleeping where. There are a few things that many people might not know about cabins on cruise ships, and some questions people may not ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise Destinations Worth Contemplating</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cruise ships span the globe and tour nearly every major waterway. Some are large, some are small, and many are tied to cultures and their unique traditions. For example, there are ancient Chinese-looking ships of modern design cruising the Yellow River and similarly antique-looking modern ships cruising the mighty Mississippi disguised as traditional steamboats. Some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save Money On Incentive Meeting Events</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest problems that incentive meetings have is a loss of control over attendees who would rather be at home cleaning their bathrooms. Even participants who enter a business meeting with the best intentions can become bored and restless if equipment is malfunctioning or there are lengthy pauses in the presentation due to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The ABCs of Meetings at Sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meetings have traditionally been held at hotels, conference centers, and other land-based public venues, but all of that is changing. The new way to host meetings and major events is to do at sea on a luxury cruise ship. Why? Because of the ABCs of meetings at sea: A is for awesome service &#8211; Cruise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Do You Need to Hold a Cruise Event?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cruise events have been a popular choice for meetings and events of all kinds for years now, but not every meeting/event planner knows all that they need to know about planning cruise events. In fact, the lack of knowledge might turn some away from cruise ships. Here&#8217;s what a cruise ship has to offer: Low [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could a Cruise Meeting be In Your Organization’s Future?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cruise meetings are a time honored and tested alternative to holding meetings in more traditional locations, yet they strangely remain a secret. The tendency of cruise meetings as an alternative to land-bound meetings is puzzling, especially with the amazing incentives and tantalizing prices being offered by cruise lines. Could a cruise meeting be right for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise Ship Meeting Secrets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While many people planning cruise ship meetings simply make the meetings on cruise ships somewhat similar to landlocked meetings, this does not have to be the case. In fact, planning meetings and events on a cruise ship that do not take advantage of the inherently unique nature of a cruise ship are missing the point. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Your Company Afford NOT to Hold Cruise Events?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have been looking at cruise meetings as an alternative that is not cost-effective, then you may be missing out on some of the math. Here is how you should be looking at the whole picture: even if your company does not pay for the meals and entertainment of participants at a meeting or [...]]]></description>
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