First web site for the cruise meetings industry debuts

The media got their first look at Seasite.com, the first online web portal designed solely for the cruise meetings industry, at the Motivation Show in Chicagto.

At the press conference, Seasite’s CEO, Josephine Kling along with Joyce Landry, CEO of Landry & Kling, unveiled their groundbreaking new product to the international media. Also participating were executives of the nine group-savvy cruise lines who view Seasite as an innovative productivity tool that will expand the global cruise group market. Seasite’s founding marketing partners are Royal Caribbean International, Carnival Cruise Lines, Regent Seven Seas, Silversea Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Lines, MSC Cruises, SeaDream Yacht Club, and Sea Cloud Cruises. Each line has a deep and rich “mini-site” within Seasite.

“It’s a planner’s dream,” said Lori Cassidy, Royal Caribbean’s director, corporate & incentive sales, adding,“It’s something the industry has needed for years, and will definitely help our industry grow.” Sean Mahoney, Silversea’s global vice president, corporate sales stated: “I am thoroughly impressed… Seasite provides planners with a powerful and independent resource.” Rick Sasso, pesident of MSC Cruises, added, “Seasite's innovative tools, such as those meeting space grids and the unique charter search will help every group make sound cruise choices.” And Aideen Mulholland, Carnival’s director, corporate & incentive, calls Seasite “a cutting edge tool…they’ll have to see it to believe it! What a time saver.”

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