Celebrity Recognizes Agency Excellence
It has been a transformative year for Celebrity Cruises, filled with awards and recognition, and now the cruise line is taking a moment to look back and show appreciation to the travel agencies and advisors who made it all possible.
2019 was marked by several significant milestones for Celebrity:
- The inaugural year of Celebrity Edge
- The launch of Celebrity Flora
- The unveiling of a new brand campaign
- And the dramatic modernization of Celebrity Millennium, Celebrity Summit and Celebrity Equinox as part of THE CELEBRITY REVOLUTION
Dondra Ritzenthaler, senior vice-president, sales, trade support and service for Celebrity Cruises, said, “None of the incredible milestone moments we have unveiled as a brand in 2019 would have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our amazing travel agency partners and travel advisors.”
Ritzenthaler continued, “We look forward to continued collaboration in 2020, starting with the launch of our newest ship, Celebrity Apex, but first we want to stop and take a moment to simply say ‘thank you’ for all you do and for yet another hallmark year.”
In 2019 award winners included:
- Breakout Account of the Year: Travel Experts
- Canada Account of the Year: The Travel Agent Next Door
- Canada Strategic Market Account of the Year: Voyages Optimistes
- Celebrity Cruises Rising Star of the Year: Go Travel
- Central Region Account of the Year: KHM Consulting
- Central Region Strategic Market Account of the Year: Crown Cruise Vacations
- Chairman’s Award: Cruise Planners
- Consortia Partner of the Year: American Express
- Corporate Meetings and Incentives Account of the Year: 3D Cruise Partners
- Field Sales Account of the Year: Palm Coast Travel
- Franchise Network Account of the Year: Dream Vacations/CruiseOne
- Future Cruise Account of the Year: Ensemble Travel
- Host Agency Account of the Year: Nexion, LLC
- Inside Sales Account of the Year: Leisure Travel Enterprises
- North America Partner of the Year: Expedia Group
- Northeast Region Account of the Year: Yankee Trails
- Northeast Region Strategic Market Account of the Year: Protravel International
- Online Partner of the Year: Online Vacation Center
- President’s Award: Virtuoso
- Southeast Region Account of the Year: Cruise Vacation Outlet
- Southeast Region Strategic Market Account of the Year: Expedia CruiseShipCenters OVC
- Strategic Account of the Year: World Travel Holdings
- West Region Account of the Year: Bon Voyage Travel
- West Region Strategic Market Account of the Year: Travelstore
Sail on over to www.celebritycruises.com for more.
