The Flagg Agency

May your Thanksgiving be happy and bright.

When you consult with us because you are planning a cruise, you soon come to realize that cruises are not what we sell. You may have found a “deal” online some where and you want us to validate that the price you see really is a “deal”. Or you may have received a mailing from a cruise line, and you would like us to book you and your family on the featured cruise. Or you have always wanted to take a cruise, but you know there are over 200 ships sailing to 1,000 destinations and want advice about which one is right for you and your family.

Our meeting at sea has come to an end. The franchise owners of Cruise Holidays have spent the past five days hearing about new programs being offered by our headquarters. These are tools that will increase our value to our clients as the services we will be able to offer have increased by a factor of ten or probably more.

We had 45 minute sessions this morning covering everything from website customization and SEO optimization to a review of the new features announced earlier this week. The day ended with a 90 minute question and answer session with the president of our company and vice president of our division.

Hello and welcome to our penultimate day of our meeting at sea. The day’s events included a presentation from one of the divisions under our corporate parent that does a great deal of business in the luxury cruise market. He shared what he had learned about serving this market with an interesting presentation.

Next up was a presentation from one of our suppliers that really brought their product to my forefront. It is now something I want to learn more about in an effort to serve a larger audience. I can personally think of several clients who might be ready to give this supplier another look.