European cruises are like exquisite appetizers. Your ship gives you a taste of the delicious culture capitals, allowing you to decide which cities and countries are most intriguing and appealing. Each stop on the cruise ship’s itinerary is designed to provide convenient access to the primary attractions, but the cruise ship must maintain a schedule, limiting port calls to 10 hours, occasionally overnight.
I have no intentions of stealing Old Blue-Eyes’ thunder –he was the first one to suggest this option in his song, “That’s Life.” At face value, this option comes with limited future promise. There must be another way.
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The Cycladic Islands, properly termed The Cyclades are a Greek island group in the Aegean Sea, south-east of the mainland of Greece. The Cyclades is where the native Greek breed of cat (the Aegean cat) first originated.
The Cyclades comprise about 220 islands, including the major ones of Mykonos, Paros, and Santorini. Most of the smaller islands are uninhabited.
The islands are simply the peaks of a giant underwater mountain range with the exception of Milos and Santorini which are volcanic. The climate is generally dry and mild and does not support too much in terms of agriculture. Wine, fruit, wheat, olive oil, and tobacco are about all these islands produce.
Fiona Jeffery is the founder and chairman of Just a Drop, a U.K. based charity that focuses on supplying sustainable clean water sources for communities in need. Ms. Jeffery is also a Chairman of the World Travel Market. She has been an avid proponent of responsible and sustainable tourism for many years, and founded the World Responsible Tourism Day at World Travel Market. In 2008, Ms. Jeffery was named Shine Woman of the Year.
TRO: What inspired you to establish Just a Drop?
FJ: It was 1998 and I was pregnant with my second child, my daughter Lauren. I was also responsible for running the World Travel Market. I became very conscious that I was pulling the world of tourism together to do business. Having children helped me to realize even more just how precious their lives are and I wanted to give back to the areas in which the World Travel Market was operating. That inspired me to investigate different things we could do. I knew I wanted to do something global and environmentally sound, as well as to aid children. That’s when I came across the issue of clean water. I learned that that the lack of clean water is the biggest killer of children under the age of five throughout the world.
Come on, did you really think that I was that stupid? I’m not going to name any names for the simple reason is that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I like supplier “A” but my colleague hates them. It is a give-take, love-hate, relationship between travel agents and the suppliers. But there is something we can learn.
How many times a week do you talk to a client who tells you how stressed out they are? Work, the kids, and the house – egad they just need to unplug and get away for a while and recharge! We nod and smile knowingly. “Yes, yes…it’s very important for not only your mental health but your physical health as well to get away from all the everyday stresses!” We tell them, “Not only will it make you feel better, but you will be a better employee, parent and spouse when you take a little time away.” Then away we go to plan an awesome adventure for them.
Hmm…let me ask you though, when was the last time YOU went on vacation?
Last week I had the opportunity to address a group of people representing a Fortune 100 company.