Alpha Holidays together with Air France KLM airlines sailed 10 of its top sellers in the UAE on a fabulous six-night cruise in the Mediterranean with Costa Cruises in September.
The intention of the Fam trip was to promote MICE travel on board the cruise ship and to give agents first-hand experience of all the facilities that Costa ships can offer for both business and leisure travel.
Onboard the Costa Magica for the cruise was Russell Pereira from Air France KLM; Rochell Saleem from Alpha Holidays — preferred sales agents for Costa Cruises; Jitendra Pania, Omeir Travel; Ayoma Nissanka, Al Naboodah Travel & Tourism; Syed Mohammed Shah, Al Tayer Holidays; Sera Raju, Belhasa Travel & Tourism; Janet Moses, ITS; Waseem Rahmany, Orient Travels & Tours, and Shivanka Santiago from SNTTA Holiday and Aldrino Silveira.
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The agents boarded the Costa Magica — a 103,000 tonne ship with a passenger capacity of 3,470 and 1,358 cabins — for a cruise from Italy to Spain and France.
Each participant enjoyed an Ocean View stateroom with private balcony and all the comforts of home including full-board meals, snacks throughout the day and midnight-feasts.
At each port participants took shore excursions such as a visit to Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii in Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia and Marseilles whilst the ship was docked during day.
During the evening as the ship sailed on to its next destination, the group was entertained by sound and laser-light shows, broad-way style performances, musicals and ventriloquists in the Urbino Theatre spanning three levels of the ship. The agents were also invited to two gala dinners with the Captain as a special treat.
Air France KLM and Alpha Holidays also conducted a product presentation onboard focusing on the advantages of promoting incentive travel and groups through their respective products.
Air France KLM provides convenient connections to many European cities to board a Costa Cruise — Amsterdam, Rome, Milan, Venice, Barcelona, Marseilles and Copenhagen name a few.
This was followed by a ship’s visit showcasing Costa Magica’s cabin categories and business facilities such as conference rooms and internet points, recreational facilities including the multiple swimming pools, multipurpose sports pitch and outdoor jogging track which could also be used for team-building activities.
In addition agents visited the 1,300 square metre wellbeing centre which features a gym, treatment rooms, a sauna and Turkish bath and entertainement options such as the disco, casino and Play Station entertainment centres.
They also witnessed a variety of entertainment such as cooking classes, dance classes, aerobic classes and ice sculpting held throughout the day and experienced all the benefits a Costa Cruise has to offer.
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Jan 14, 2012 , Netherlands
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