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Cruising for Causes Meetings at Sea

Take the Meeting Beyond the Conference Room.

Combine meetings, training, planning, networking, professional development, recognition, and meaningful travel in one coordinated cruise experience.

Cruising for Causes helps organizations bring people together while creating space to work, learn, connect, celebrate, and travel.

Professional organization meeting at sea

Who Can Meet at Sea?

Bring Your Organization Together

Meetings at Sea is available to businesses, nonprofits, associations, churches, professional groups, leadership teams, educational communities, membership organizations, and other groups that need to bring people together.

Businesses & Companies

Leadership meetings, employee development, recognition, planning, retreats, and team experiences.

Associations & Organizations

Membership meetings, networking, education, leadership development, and annual gatherings.

Nonprofits & Ministries

Board meetings, staff retreats, training, planning, fellowship, and organizational development.

Professional Groups

Professional development, workshops, peer learning, industry education, and networking.

What Can Be Part of a Meeting at Sea?

Build the Experience Around Your Objectives

Meetings & Workshops

Organized sessions, presentations, discussions, planning meetings, and workshops.

Training & Development

Leadership development, workforce training, professional education, and skill development.

Networking

Create opportunities for attendees to connect during and beyond formal programming.

Recognition

Celebrate employees, members, volunteers, leadership, achievements, and milestones.

Group Dining

Explore shared dining opportunities for attendees.

Meeting Space

Coordinate appropriate requests for available meeting and gathering spaces.

Group Activities

Incorporate shared onboard experiences where appropriate.

Destination Experiences

Explore opportunities for attendees to experience ports and destinations together.

Meeting rooms, audiovisual equipment, internet access, private spaces, dining arrangements, private functions, onboard programming, excursions, and other services vary by cruise line, ship, sailing, group size, availability, applicable policies, and associated costs. Requested arrangements are not guaranteed until confirmed.

Why Meet at Sea?

Change the Environment. Change the Experience.

Work Together

Create dedicated time for planning, learning, discussion, and organizational development.

Connect Differently

Relationships continue developing beyond the scheduled meeting or workshop.

Experience More

Combine organizational objectives with dining, entertainment, destinations, and shared travel.

What Cruising for Causes Helps Coordinate

Bringing the Meeting and Travel Together

Group Travel

Help evaluate cruise options based on group size, timeframe, travel needs, and program objectives.

Meeting Coordination

Help coordinate applicable meeting-space requests, scheduling, group functions, and selected programming.

Attendee Process

Establish an organized reservation and communication pathway for participating travelers.

Your Meeting Can Help Support the Mission

Professional Travel That Can Do More

Revenue generated for Cruising for Causes through the Meetings at Sea Program helps support our programs, operations, and charitable mission.

Your Organization Gets the Service. CFC Strengthens the Mission.

Depending on the scope of the program, applicable planning, coordination, administrative, registration, or program-service fees may apply. Any applicable CFC fees will be identified before the organization commits to those services.

Payments for cruise travel, meeting coordination, registration, administrative services, programming, or related services are payments for the applicable services and are not represented as charitable contributions.

Choose the Right Cruise Program

What Does Your Group Want to Accomplish?

Group Cruises

For groups whose primary goal is simply traveling and experiencing a cruise together.

Meetings at Sea

For organizations combining travel with meetings, training, planning, networking, professional development, or recognition.

Fundraiser Cruises

For eligible organizations that want an approved fundraising objective incorporated into the cruise.

Start Planning Your Meeting at Sea

Tell Us What You Want to Accomplish

You do not need to have every detail developed. Tell us about your organization, estimated attendance, meeting objectives, preferred timeframe, and the type of experience you are considering.

Cognito Forms - Meetings at Sea Planning Form

Place the Meetings at Sea Cognito Forms embed code here.

Recommended fields: Organization Name, Organization Type, Primary Contact, Email, Phone, Meeting Purpose, Estimated Attendees, Preferred Travel Period, Preferred Cruise Length, Meeting-Space Needs, Programming Needs, Budget Range, and Additional Information.

Submitting a planning request does not create a reservation, guarantee cruise inventory, guarantee meeting space, or establish final pricing. Arrangements are confirmed only after availability, requirements, costs, and applicable terms have been reviewed.

Take Your Next Meeting Somewhere Different

Meet. Learn. Connect. Travel.

Bring your people together, accomplish the work that matters, and create a shared experience that extends beyond the traditional meeting room.

Travel With Purpose. Create Impact That Lasts.

Turn the Journey Into Something More

Whether you travel with us, support a cause, partner with our organization, or explore the Cruising for Causes Method, every connection can become part of a larger impact.