  How can we earn fundraising dollars and have our leaders travel for free?
Fundraiser:
This cruise
can be a significant fundraiser for your church or Christian
organization. We want to bless you! We strongly support the
body of Believers and will cheerfully offer your organization
$100 per cabin on a 7 - 9 day cruise or $50 per cabin on a
3 - 5 day cruise for each person that registers for the cruise.
With a group of only 20 passengers (10 cabins) $1000 can be
earned for the organization, a group of 100 passengers (50
cabins) would provide the ministry with $5000 (on a 7 day
cruise). Additionally, we give each organization 1 free cabin
for 2 people (excluding taxes and port charges) for every
16 cabins booked. Some groups decide to add some Christian
programing to their cruise ie: speakers, musicians, etc. and
charge a small conference fee to earn additional fundraising
dollars. Cruises can be a very effective way to earn much
needed funds for the organization while blessing people abundantly
with a very special vacation.
How can my organization create our own cruise?
Select a date: You select the date and give us an approximate budget for your group, and we go to work to prepare a proposal for you including the cruiseline and ship recommended for your group along with pricing info, deposit deadlines, and cancellation terms.
How
can All Christian Cruises help my church make this a successful
and "hassle free" venture?
Brochures:
All Christian Cruises can provide you with a PDF file or floppy
disk containing the information about your cruise including
info about the cruiseship, ports of call, ministry (that you
provide for us to include on the brochure) and a reservation
form to be copied onto an 11 X 17 4 color shell provided by
the cruiseline of your choice.
All Christian Cruises can send you 11 X 17 4 color shells
provided by the cruiseline of your choice. You can make attractive
brochures to help you in promoting your cruise.
We will e-mail the file to you for your approval and have
multiple shells mailed directly to you, so you can make as
many copies as you desire.
Registration:
Your cruise passengers can call
our toll free number and/or register and pay for their cruise
online through our website and secure server
Website
Exposure: Your
cruise can be added to All Chrisitan Cruises' website (www.allchristiancruises.com)
identifying the cruise as one that is sponsored by your church
with your church name in the title if you desire. Our website
averages close to 200,000 hits per month and thankfully we
are growing. It is very possible that you will obtain additional
reservations simply due to our presence on the web. You will
still receive $100 per cabin if you are promoting a 7 - 9
day cruise or $50 per cabin for a 3 - 5 day cruise and the
additional reservations coming from the website would increase
the number of free sailings given to the church. We give you
1 free cabin for every 15 cabins booked (excluding taxes and
port charges), so if 20 cabins are booked by your church members
and friends, and 10 cabins are booked by those that have found
your cruise through our website, you will earn 2 free cabins
(excluding taxes and port charges) and $3000 (if it is a 7
- 9 day sailing).
Your church members and friends can get information about
your cruise and register online via our website with a url
that is customized for you ie: http://www.allchristiancruises.com/nameofyourorganization.
This way your church members and friends can go right to the
site with all the details describing your cruise and can register
online through this site as well.
Extra
Special Touches: All Christian Cruises will
provide you with canvas welcome bags for your participants
which will include name badge with lanyard and holder for
sail and sign card, pen, and t-shirt, (the t-shirt will be
custom designed for this cruise and the and pen will say the
name of your church/organization or indicate the theme name
of your cruise).
Confirmation:
All Christian Cruises will provide
your passengers with a confirmation sent via e-mail or through
the US postal service if an e-mail address is not provided
Mailing Cruise Documents: All Christian Cruises will mail
cruise documents to your passengers via express service so
they can be easily tracked to ensure prompt delivery...leave
the mailing to us!
Meeting
Planner: All Christian Cruises will assign
a program coordinator to assist your group in the planning
of on board meetings and special events for your group. Private
meeting space can be arranged for your group at no charge.
Meeting times and rooms will be determined in advance and
provided to you in writing, so you will have a full itinerary
much before the cruise sails. Additionally, All Chrisitan
Cruises will assist you in booking a recording artist, speaker,
etc. if you desire.
Hotel
the night before the cruise and transfers:
Many people like to arrive at the
city the cruise departs from the night before the cruise.
In addition to the cruise, we gladly arrange group space at
hotels such as Embassy Suites or Hilton for those that desire
to come into the departure city the night before the cruise.
We select fine hotels that are close to the airport, so the
passengers can take the complimentary shuttle from the airport
to the hotel. In the morning, we have a transportation company
come to the hotel to pick up the passengers and bring them
as a group to the cruise terminal for boarding. On the return
to the airport after the cruise, we recommend that the passengers
use the shuttle provided by the cruiseline or for groups that
prefer a private shuttle service, this can easily be arranged.
There are minimal fees associated with these types of transportations
services, and we can generally obtain a discounted group rate.
Passengers can indicate when they make their reservations
online or via the reservation form provided on the brochure
if they want to take advantage of these additional services
ie: hotel and transfers.
Early
Boarding: Your
leadership will have the opportunity to board the ship early
in order to meet with the shipboard staff to review all meeting
rooms that you will be using on board the ship.
Welcome desk and reception: A hospitality desk can be provided
to you free of charge if you desire...this is useful in welcoming
your passengers when they arrive on board the ship. Additionally,
a festive welcome reception can be arranged on the day of
embarkation.
All
Christian Cruises On Board Rep: If
your group size consists of at least 75 passengers, All Christian
Cruises will send at least one experienced representative
to accompany your group (will meet the group at the airport
hotel, sail with the group and assist in the coordination
of all meetings on board the ship). Smaller groups do not
need to worry...we make sure that all bases are covered in
advance and your leaders board the ship with confidence that
your group will be very well taken care of by the shipboard
staff.
We
are here for you every step of the way:
We are with you from start to finish
to help make your cruise a blessing for everybody involved...participants,
ministry staff, and even the other cruise passengers on the
ships that will be able to see the light of the Lord in your
group!
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