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  Cruises.....Brits love cruising. Every time I cruise out of Miami on all major cruise lines, I hear British pasesngers throughout the ship, many even having flown in direct from the UK----Patricia.
[Photo below of PK next to QM2 at an inaugural ceremony/onboard lunch for invited guests Jan. 2004 in Ft. Lauderdale]
TO BOOK A CRUISE FROM FLORIDA ON ANY
CRUISELINE. FABB'S OFFICIAL CRUISE AGENT
PARTNER is JoEllen Shatz with CruiseOne. I have worked with
Joellen on planning FABB's Briillant Brits cruises on the QM2 to the Caribbean
and in 2008 on our Brits cruise on Costa Cruiselines to Bermuda. Many of
our FABB members have booked their own family cruises with JoEllen and report
great satisfaction and great savings. I recommend JoEllen highly. A fulltime
cruises specialist since 1999, she will save you money and research on your next
cruise and has unparalleled agent experience with every cruiseline in
existence. There is not a Florida-based ship she has not sailed on or booked
clients on. So, before you book with anybody else we encourage Brits to
contact JoEllen Shatz. CONTACT INFO: Her office is in
Miami [305] 374-6477 Tollfree 1-877-277-6414 Email:
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ABOUT CRUISEONE: JoEllen is an agent with
CruiseOne franchise with offices in Coral Springs, Miami and Orlando. Since 2003
their office has ranked number one producer of
sales for the national franchise operation of CruiseOne, Inc. The owners and
associates both have vast personal experience sailing all of the major
contemporary, premium and luxury cruise lines and are able to provide clients with first hand experience sailing these vessels. They are experts in both
group and individual sailings, offering programs ranging from family reunions at
sea, honeymoon cruises, corporate meetings, incentives and ship
charters. ----Patricia Kawaja FABB
President 
ATTENTION Cruiseline PR/Media Departments: CRUISELINE EXPERIENCE by Patricia Kawaja at the British Bureau in Miami, since 1982 in Europe, Caribbean and USA ports. As media professional on fam trip, and/or group leader for my British members or personal vacation, I have experienced most cruiselines listed below. I track the industry closely, maintaining files on each cruiselines and feature cruise updates for the British readers of my column in Union Jack Newspaper and before that Florida Brit Magazine, reaching the British community in Florida, the USA and UK. I have written the British column since 1991. As owner of the British Bureau/ FABB, I've promoted and/or organised group trips for hundreds of my British members, friends and clients in the past, outlined below:
COSTA CRUISES
---April 2008. Patricia Kawaja organised and sailed on the Brilliant Brits crusie to Bermuda [and Nassua] by Costa Cruises from Ft. Lauderdale. A group of 52 Brits from all over Florida were in our group.
---April 2007 I promoted [via my newspaper column and www.BritishFlorida.com Costa's cruise to Bermuda out of Ft. Lauderdale. As a result, I sold a group trip to members of my British Bureau members. Could not sail myself--just sold the trip. Featured it often in my British ndewspaper column prior to the cruise.
CUNARD
----In January 2007 I sold 60 cabins on the
QM2 sailing out of FT. Lauderdale. Both cruise group sales were to my
British FABB members, in my capacity as FABB President. Florida Brits
love cruiisng and often take their relatives visiting from the UK.
----January 2004 was Cunard's guest onboard QM2 for media lunch, as
part of inaugural festvities. Sat with Cunard's top executive Pamela
Conover who headed up the worldwide team responsible for the QM2
project.
----In October 2000, I sold 100 cabins on the QE2 sailing out of FT. Lauderdale.
-----October 2000 on QE2 out of Ft.Lauderdale--7 day cruise to the Caribbean. Was onboard as media guest of Cunard, interviewing the captain Paul Wright. Cunard did me proud, dining in Queen's Grill for dinner and treating me to huge stateroom. Also I promoted the same cruise trip to Ft Lauderdale's British community and sold 100 cabins. Wrote full page feature and interview with December 2000 issue of Union Jack Newspaper.
CARNIVAL CRUSES
March 18, 2007. Onboard Carnival Valor for Fam/promotional lunch with media and travel agents.
CELEBRITY
----1997 Ft. Lauderdale. Was guest onboard for a media lunch---can't remember ship name.
CRYSTAL CRUISES
---January 20, 2008. In a private of 5, I was guest of the cruiseline for lunch and private tour on Crystal Symphony in Port of Miami.
DISNEY CRUISES
Mentioned them in my Florida coumn in Union Jack Newspaper, national publication for the British community. Invited by Disney to sail on media cruise for first Disney ship but too busy to attend.
MSC CRUISES
December 2004 Onboard the MSC Opera [Sophia Loren--christened it] overnight as guest of MSC for media previiew .
-----NORWEGIAN CRUISELINES
-----October 24, 2006 9 days cruise to Southern Caribbean on Norwegian Spirit.
----August 2006 9 day cruise around Hawaii on Pride of Hawaii.
REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES
---February 15, 2008. Onboard Regent Seven Seas in Ft. Lauderdale for a business luncheon and tour.
---ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISELINES
-----June 2006 was guest of RCCL for preview cruise on Freedom of the Seas out of Miami
-----February 2005 sailed on Majesty of the Seas [One week to western Caribbean--with family, not as media].
---Wrote full page feature on the Fredom in my national column for Union Jack Britsh Newsppaer.
[FYI: I am a great personal fan of RCCL and often recommend it to Florida Brits who are deciding on a cruise].
PRINCESS CRUISELINES Over the years, Princess has invited me as media/PR to every one of their naming ceremonies/inaugurals out of Ft. Lauderdale
----JULY 2004 on DAWN PRINCESS Alaska 10 day crusie and landtrip to Denali State Park staying in Princess Cruises' Lodge.
----February 2000 OCEAN PRINCESS--guest of Princess Cruiseline at naming ceremony in Ft. Lauderdale.
----SEA PRINCESS December 1998 --guest of Princess Cruiseline at naming ceremony in Ft. Lauderdale.
---SUN PRINCESS December 1995 --guest of Princess Cruiseline at naming ceremony in Ft. Lauderdale.
----August 1991 Was ---REGAL PRINCESS a guest at the the naming ceremony for Regal Princess by Lady Thatcher in New York. Wrote front page article about the inaugural for Florida Brit magazine.
----1984 On Island Princess 7 day Caribbean cruise to Virgin Islands/Puerto Rico etc.
P&O LONDON
---in 1983 on another Princess ship I cruised around the Mediterranean, Israel, Egypt, Greek Islands, Italy, Jugoslavia.
---In 1982 on P&O's SS UGANDA took a Baltic cruise to ports in Finland, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Sweden.
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