Seabourn, has selected the winner of Seabourn’s 2020 Global Partner Appreciation Event Sweepstakes. Judy Vandeman from American Express Travel in Phoenix, Arizona, is the lucky winner of a seven-day Seabourn cruise for two.
The cruise giveaway was part of the line’s annual Global Partner Appreciation Event, a two-month-long event that demonstrates Seabourn’s gratitude to dedicated travel advisors around the world. During the promotion, travel advisors who made a qualified booking for a Seabourn cruise between March 2 and April 30, 2020, were automatically entered into the sweepstakes.
“Our annual Global Partner Appreciation Event has been a great opportunity for us to show our support for travel advisors and wanted to give them an extra incentive to book their clients on a Seabourn cruise,” said Chris Austin, Seabourn’s senior vice president of global marketing and sales. “We look forward to welcoming Judy on board once we resume operations and experience the personalized service and luxuries of a Seabourn cruise that she can then share with her friends, family and clients.”
While the 2020 Global Partner Appreciation Event has ended, Seabourn continues to show its commitment and support for the travel advisor community during challenging times, including a special four percent bonus commission on new bookings made on 2021 sailings to Alaska, Europe and Canada/New England. The special bonus commission can be earned when booking any of Seabourn’s current promotions, including the line’s Sensational Suite Savings valid through July 31, 2020. In addition, travel advisors can receive commission sooner by taking advantage of booking their clients on Seabourn’s new 10% Early Bonus Savings promotion, providing an additional 10 percent in savings off the base cruise fare for select voyages when guests pay in full by July 31, 2020.
In addition, travel advisors can share with their clients Seabourn’s enhanced “Book with Confidence” policy, providing travelers with even more flexibility, assurance and options to cancel their booking up to 30 days prior to departure on any new bookings and receive a future cruise credit. The updated policy also includes a new “Best Fare Guarantee” benefit, which will provide guests who booked a Seabourn voyage by July 31, 2020, with the opportunity to request an adjustment in the event fares are lowered for their specific voyage and suite category.
In further support of its travel advisor partners, earlier this season Seabourn also announced that it will honor travel agency current commission levels in 2021, regardless of performance in 2020, and has extended commission protection on paid in full bookings and on Future Cruise Credits for voyages impacted by Seabourn’s pause in global operations, regardless if the guest selects an FCC or a refund.