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Well, it is that time of year. The geese fly south and the bears go into hibernation. And believe it or not, so does TRO—but just for a little bit. As the year winds down, we ease up on our daily publishing, spend some time with our families, and focus on the loose ends that invariably exist in our own travel businesses.  About a month ago, we all celebrated Thanksgiving. Now we are in the midst of the December Holidays—Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and a few others I probably left off; but I want to take this time to offer my personal thanks to some individuals who have made working on TRO a true pleasure. Besides, my thanks can stay up for two weeks! Read the rest of this entry »

At Royal Caribbean International® home-based agents are extremely important to us. In fact, three years ago, we were the first cruise line to officially recognize the value of our home-based travel partners by providing tools and resources specific to their needs. We do this because home-based agents are a very influential sector of the travel agent community.

Why are home-based agents so vital to our business? Because they love to travel and put their heart and soul into everything they enter into the marketplace, truly changing the environment we work in for the better. Their grass-roots marketing efforts are the best for recruiting first-time cruisers. From soccer games to PTA meetings, social clubs to local commerce and networking events, home-based agents have the uncanny ability to bring non-cruisers into the industry. And non-cruisers are statistically the most difficult target market to hit. Read the rest of this entry »