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.

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.

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.