►   ATTENTION ADVENTUROUS BRITS WHO WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT    Did you know three British cruise lines have an office in Ft. Lauderdale ?  Burgess Hill-based All Leisure Holidays’ three cruise divisions -- Voyages of Discovery, Swan Hellenic and Hebridean Island Cruises are especially popular with British people. These UK brands epitomize “discovery cruising:”  unique destinations appealing to Brits, expert guest lecturers, small ships and great value.  The lines sell only in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand – who knows who you’ll meet on board!?  Summer cruises start over in the UK. Websites:  http://us.voyagesofdiscovery.com.  www.swanhellenic.us and  www.hebridean.co.uk.  INFO/BOOK:  Phone FABB's cruises agent Joellen Shatz in Miami on [305] 374-6477 or tollfree 1-877-277-6414

 ►  CRUISES FROM FLORIDA ON ANY CRUISELINE.   FABB'S OFFICIAL CRUISE AGENT PARTNER  is JoEllen Shatz with CruiseOne.   We 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 or booked clients on.  ABOUT CRUISEONE:   JoEllen is an agent with CruiseOne, with offices in Coral Springs, Miami and Orlando. JoEllen is expert on both group and individual cruises, ranging from family reunions at sea, honeymoon cruises,  corporate meetings and ship charters. She has vast personal experience sailing all of the major contemporary,  premium and luxury cruise lines and is able to provide clients with first hand experience sailing these vessels.        So, before you book elsewhere we encourage Brits to contact JoEllen Shatz.   Use the research and personal service only an agent working for YOU can provide.   CONTACT INFO:  Miami office [305] 374-6477 Tollfree 1-877-277-6414  Email:   This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it       ----Patricia Kawaja FABB President.

 
BRITISH BUREAU DEALINGS WITH CRUISELINES.  Note from Patricia Kawaja :    As media professional on fam trip, and/or group leader for my British members or personal vacation,  I have experienced most cruiselines.    I track/promote 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:
► October 2008.   Promoted 2008 Repositioning cruises in UK to Florida Brits [Princess/Carnival/Royal Caribbean and others] via Union Jack Newspaper column and BritishFlorida website and other media.
► COSTA CRUISES
----April 2008. Patricia Kawaja organised and sailed on the 9 day Brilliant Brits Costa cruise to Bermuda 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 website 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. Featured it often in my Union Jack Newspaper column prior to the cruise.
►CUNARD
----April 2009.   Promoted the October 2009 QM2 Anniversary cruise to Florida British community via Union Jack Newspaper column and BritishFlorida website and other media.
----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 cruising and often take their relatives visiting from the UK.
----January 2004 was Cunard's guest onboard QM2 for media lunch, as part of inaugural festivities. 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. Also [unrelated] was onboard 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 [with Sophia Loren who named 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 -----October 26, 2008 Was a guest onboard the Freedom of the Seas in Port of Miami for a gala charity luncheon.
----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 Freedom in my national column for Union Jack British Newspaper.
►  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 DAWN PRINCESS Alaska 10 day cruise 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 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 organised and led a Baltic cruise for 50 British students to ports in Finland, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Sweden.