Madrid, January 19, 2018 – Norwegian Cruise Line, considered one of the world's best and most innovative cruise companies, with unparalleled quality standards, celebrated its ninth annual “Norwegian Cruise Line Partners First Awards” yesterday, Thursday. These awards recognize the outstanding work of its travel agents, honoring the leading companies in sales in the Spanish market. Tour operators, travel agencies, management groups, and company representatives gathered at the gala, which took place in Madrid, during FITUR, at the Club Allard restaurant.
The event was presented by Christian Böll, Managing Director Europe, as well as the great team from Norwegian Cruise Line.
Christian Böll stated: “The Spanish market is one of our most important. Over the past few years, we have experienced continuous growth, largely thanks to the excellent work of our partners. We are delighted to have them on board to introduce Spanish passengers to the wonderful advantages of cruising with us. The unprecedented freedom and flexibility on board, along with our diverse cruise program featuring five ships in European waters in 2018, positions us for another excellent year.”
Agents are a key partner for Norwegian Cruise Line, and this has led to the creation of the “Partners First” philosophy, which reflects the company’s strong commitment to them and is based on four pillars: 'Recognition and Reward', 'Training', 'Communication' and 'Easy Collaboration'.
The list of winners was announced by Sonia López Corrales, Senior Manager of Business Development, who presented the awards to the winning companies. Within the six categories of the commercial sections that make up the awards, the following companies were recognized: Logitravel SL(Number 1 online travel agency in sales); Viajes El Corte Inglés SA (Number 1 travel agency chain in sales); Viagens Abreu (Number 1 fastest-growing travel agency chain); Negoservicios (Number 1 management group in associated agencies with sales); Vayacruceros.com (Number 1 online travel agency in advance sales); Halcon Viajes/Viajes Ecuador (Number 1 travel agency chain in points of sale).
