TravelBrands Named Celebrity's Tour Op Of The Year On First Day Of Sea U

Image: TravelBrands was named Tour Operator of the Year for 2022 by Celebrity Cruises. L to R: Brenda Yeomans, Director National Accounts for Celebrity; Dondra Ritzenthaler, SVP Sales, Celebrity; Frank DeMarinis and Natalie Thanious, TravelBrands and Alan Brooks, Canadian Sales Director, Celebrity. (TravelPulse Canada)
Image: TravelBrands was named Tour Operator of the Year for 2022 by Celebrity Cruises. L to R: Brenda Yeomans, Director National Accounts for Celebrity; Dondra Ritzenthaler, SVP Sales, Celebrity; Frank DeMarinis and Natalie Thanious, TravelBrands and Alan Brooks, Canadian Sales Director, Celebrity. (TravelPulse Canada)
Bruce Parkinson
by Bruce Parkinson
Last updated: 7:27 AM ET, Mon March 27, 2023

Over 250 professional travel consultants from across Canada arrived en masse in Florida over the weekend to board Celebrity Beyond for a week of workshops and training known as 'Sea U.'

Retailers were welcomed aboard by the entire Canadian sales team for host Celebrity Cruises.

Dondra Ritzenthaler, SVP Sales, The Americas, Celebrity
Dondra Ritzenthaler, SVP Sales, The Americas, Celebrity Cruises, welcomes over 250 Canadian travel advisors aboard Celebrity Beyond. (John Kirk)

During the opening address, TravelBrands President & CEO Frank DeMarinis, along with group COO Nathalie Tanious were welcomed on stage by Celebrity's Canadian Sales Director Alan Brooks, Brenda Yeoman, Director National Accounts, and the well-known Dondra Ritzenthaler, Celebrity's SVP Sales for the Americas.

DeMarinis and Tanious were presented with Celebrity's 2022 'Tour Operator of the Year' award, celebrating the company's success in selling the line's products.

Sea U Participants at Opening cocktail party.
SeaU participants and Celebrity Cruises sales team leaders at the opening cocktail party. (John Kirk)

The annual Sea U event by TravelBrands is back in full swing for 2023 and advisors are geared up for a week of intense workshops, training and enjoying all that the innovative Celebrity Beyond has to offer.

Throughout the course of the week, suppliers from across the cruise space will have their opportunity to educate and update front line sellers of their products.

TravelPulse Canada's John Kirk is onsite to report on the event, and he reports that early indications are that "work hard, play hard" seems to be the tone for the week.

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