We are cruise event navigators with one purpose:
To help meeting and event planners achieve success at sea. Steve Milo is the Managing Partner of CruiseEventGPS, a joint venture with Whet Travel, specializing in corporate meetings end events at sea. He is a meeting industry veteran with more than 25 years of sales and management experience that includes positions with Disney Resorts, Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Marriott and two successful event management companies. This uncommon mix of experience working for hotels, resorts , cruise lines and independent third parties enables him to transform most land-based programs into exceptional cruise events . His understanding and focus on the business purpose of corporate meetings and events helps him bridge the gap between the client’s position and the cruise line’s, aligning all involved toward one goal, success at sea.
Adopting a consultative business model, we operate as a professional business adviser vs. a cruise seller with a goal of becoming an indispensable adviser to every client. Our priority is building lasting relationships that are high-value vs. maximizing transactional cruise bookings. That said, we don’t hesitate to share the pros and cons or tell a client when a cruise simply is not a good fit for a meeting or event.
CruiseEventGPS is the result of the collaborative efforts of Whet Travel and Steve Milo.
WHET TRAVEL
Whet Travel, our partner company, creates outrageous memory making travel experiences. They specialize in chartering cruise ships for large scale music festivals and affinity events (2000+ people). Whet Travel was recently recognized by the South Florida Business Journal and Inc. Magazine:
• #1 Fastest Growing Travel Company (#4 overall) in South FL (South Florida Business Journal 2014)
• #4 Fastest Growing Travel & Hospitality Company in America (Inc. 5000 2014)
• #288 Fastest Growing Company in North America (Inc. 5000 2014)
In addition, his company and cruise brands have been featured in the media:
• Travel Channel (#1 in the WORLD to ‘Get Your Groove On’!)
• New York Times
• Travel Weekly
• NBC, FOX , CNN and TELEMUNDO
STEVE MILO
Steve Milo is a meeting industry veteran who brings more than 20 years of experience working for such industry leaders as Disney, Royal Caribbean and Marriott to our organization. His mix of experience working for hotels, resorts and cruise lines, enables us to better understand the client’s perspective. This unique expertise allows us to adapt land-based meetings and events to the cruise environment without compromising the business purpose behind these events. Steve also maintains an affiliation with ConferenceDirect as a global account executive. That relationship allows him to save clients additional time and money by helping them find perfect land-based locations for their meetings and events.