Strong Marriages take Work!

For most couples, marriage relationships change over time. Often, it becomes coexístanse and the romance seems to have waned. Strong marriages take work and attention. Sometimes it really helps to know many other people are facing the same challenges and pressures you are. 

A Marriage Retreat can help you refocus and renew the energy, excitement and affection of your marriage relationship. Getting away in a relaxed environment a cruise offers and sharing with others who have similar interests and goals is a great way to find new meaning and happiness with the one that captured your heart and you dreamed of a life of happiness with. We will help your group create a meaningful, enjoyable and inspirational Marriage Retreat that will give you memories for a lifetime and practical tools you can use to help you improve and maintain that special relationship and bond.

Why Choose Us to Manage Your Marriage Retreat?

A Marriage Retreat on a cruise ship is romantic, enjoyable and affordable. Your participants will love it and it is the perfect setting for renewing vows and exploring ways to improve marriage relationships. CEALS is very experienced in helping create the perfect Marriage Retreat on a cruise ship.

A natural question may be "Why should we use you instead of doing it ourselves directly with the cruise line?" Fair question. There are many good reasons why you should use us to make your event much more hassle free and efficient plus you will save a lot of hours in administrative time.  We have been extensively involved with the cruise industry since 1999. In 2002, we launched our website www.meetingsonships .com. Since that time, we have assisted organizations of all sizes conduct their meetings, conferences, workshops and incentive programs on ships sailing itineraries throughout the world. We know the cruise industry well and our experience helps you have a cost-efficient, cost-effective program that is smooth as clockwork and meets your program and budget objectives. Some of the advantages of using us are:

• It Does Not Cost You More to Use Us 

We are compensated by the vendor through commissions so there is no separate fee or expense for you to book the cruise*. The price we give you will be the same or lower than the cruise line will give you. They are not going to discount the cruise by the commission amount  to you if you book directly, they just keep that savings as extra profit. They have their best interest at heart and all your dealings with them will be centered around what's good for the cruise line. They hope your inexperience will leave money on the table for amenities and other things you may not know to ask for. Booking a large group, particularly a meeting and incentive group is not the same as booking an individual vacation cruise.  We are an independent advocate for you. Our client is you and we do everything we can to get you the most for the money you are spending and to take advantage of every program available to do it. Booking directly with the cruise lines generally means you will be dealing with a large call center and may or may not deal with the same person twice. With us, you know exactly who you will be dealing with and we know how to take care of whatever needs to be done.

• Experience Counts

We know how to get the most for your money and how to negotiate with the cruise lines to ensure your program is a success. Most importantly, we know the unique differences in the cruise lines and cruise ships to ensure the right one is selected that will best serve the unique characteristics and demographics of your group. We recently completed a Marriage Retreat with over 350 couples for one of the largest Southern Baptist Churches in the southeast United States. It went off seamlessly and organizing 700 people for various sessions over four days was challenging, but went just fine. We will ensure your group, regardless of size, is managed just as well.

• Attention to Detail

There are a wide variety of issues related to the Department of Homeland Security and a myriad of other requirements that can be costly or disruptive if not done properly.  Look at it this way, if your group is 100 people for example and you make a $1.00 mistake in the bookings, you have just spent $100 you didn't have to. If you make a $10 mistake, which is not hard to do for the inexperienced or untrained, you are suddenly incurring significant unnecessary expenses. This is all avoidable.  We have sophisticated software and systems coupled with experienced and knowledgeable staff that pay close attention to detail so we protect your interest.

*We do offer special optional fee-based services such as a unique event website for your program with online registration and booking and site management at a nominal fee but again, those are strictly optional to you.