Tripping Cool Named Carnival Cruise Line's First ‘Tour Operator of the Year’
MIAMI (January 26,
2015) – Tripping Cool – which hosted thousands of Carnival Cruise Line guests
on exciting and memorable shore excursions over the past year – has been named
the cruise line’s first-ever “Tour Operator of the Year.”
Cozumel-based Tripping
Cool was selected from hundreds of tour operators who work in tandem with
Carnival to provide guests with unforgettable landside experiences throughout
the Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.
Carnival Cruise Line’s
Tour Operator of the Year award is based on nominations by the company’s
shoreside tour operations personnel in its Miami headquarters and shore
excursion managers on board its ships, as well as guest ratings and
feedback. Tour operators were evaluated on a points-based system on the
following criteria: innovation, creativity, quality, professionalism,
communication and overall guest reviews. After all the results were
tabulated, Tripping Cool was selected as the winner.
“We work with hundreds
of highly qualified tour operators who play a huge role in delivering
exceptional landside experiences and we’re delighted that Hector Zapata and his
talented team at Tripping Cool have earned their well-deserved distinction,”
said Mico Cascais, Carnival’s vice president of tour operations. “Amazing
experiences provided by our valued shore excursion partners like Tripping Cool
– combined with groundbreaking programs such as our Shore Excursion Best Price
Guarantee – have enabled Carnival to achieve a leadership position in this
all-important area,” he added.
Established in 2012,
Tripping Cool offers a wide range of unique and memorable on-shore adventures,
many of which are exclusive to Carnival Cruise Line. One of Tripping
Cool’s signature excursions is “Casa en la Playa - A Select Retreat,” an
exclusive luxury experience limited to 30 participants where guests are
provided with their own five-star beach house for the day complete with a
personal chef and wait staff. During the five-hour tour, participants can
learn how to cook authentic Mexican cuisine, as well as make refreshing
Margaritas, mojitos and other popular cocktails, or simply relax on their own
private beach while enjoying pampering service by attentive staff.
Nominees from other destinations
included:
·
Antigua:
Coral Island Tours & Tropical Adventures Antigua
·
Aruba:
De Palm Corporation
·
Barbados:
Caves of Barbados Ltd. – Harrison’s Cave
·
Belize:
H2O Tierra, Ltd.
·
Cozumel:
Cancun Sea Adventure Sapi & Alaska Mountain Guides de Mexico
·
Curacao:
Funbini
·
Freeport:
Freeport Bahamas Adventures, Ltd.
·
Grand
Cayman: Nautilus Grand Cayman
·
Grand
Turk: Oasis Divers
·
La
Romana: Central Romana Corp.
·
Nassau:
Island Hotel Company Limited & Bahamas Experience Tours and Transfers
·
Montego
Bay: World Tours & Cruises Limited
·
Ocho
Rios: Dolphin Cove
·
Port
Canaveral, Fla.: Fun Day Discovery Tours
·
San
Juan: Eco Quest, Inc.
·
St.
Kitts: St. Kitts Scenic Railway Lmtd.
·
St.
Lucia: Elite Shore Excursion Foundation
·
St.
Maarten: Snorkel Safari & Dutch Tours)
·
St.
Thomas: Cruise Ship Excursions & Aqua Adventures LLC
With Carnival’s
one-of-a-kind Shore Excursion Best Price Guarantee, guests who find the same
tour offered by another operator at a lower price than their booked excursion
either before or during their cruise can receive 110 percent of the difference
in the form of a shipboard credit, providing peace of mind knowing they are
getting the best price available.
For
additional information on Carnival’s cruises, contact any travel agent, call
1-800-CARNIVAL or visit carnival.com.
Carnival can also be found on:
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www.twitter.com/carnivalcruise
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Journalists
also can visit Carnival’s media site, www.carnival-news.com or follow the
line’s PR department on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CarnivalPR.
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About
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival,
a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The
World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 24 ships operating three- to
16-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii,
Canada, New England, Bermuda, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Islands. The company currently has two 133,500-ton ships on order - Carnival
Vista, scheduled to enter service in 2016, and an-as-yet unnamed vessel set to
debut in 2018.
