A travel agent can earn $80,000 for selling one charter of a SeaDream yacht. Aside from its loyal clientele, SeaDream Yacht Club has had “some nice group bookings” for its inaugural Asia/Australia season, according to company president Bob Lepisto. One voyage has been chartered by a European client and another...
A travel agent can earn $80,000
for selling one charter of a
SeaDream yacht.
Aside from its loyal clientele, SeaDream
Yacht Club has had “some nice group
bookings” for its inaugural Asia/Australia
season, according to company president Bob
Lepisto.
One voyage has been chartered by a
European client and another by a Brazilian, he
said.
Speaking to CW, Lepisto said chartering
continued to be popular for the luxurious
112-passenger vessels, SeaDream I and
SeaDream II.
“There is more and more interest in
celebrating milestone events in very special
and unique ways,” he said.
“If a client charters the whole yacht, the
agent can earn US$70,000-80,000 on one sale.”
Lepisto said he was “very pleased” about
sales for this year’s Asia/Australia program,
with more bookings by locals and Europeans
than North Americans, but it was not yet sold
out.
“There’s an indication we’ll be coming
into the period where we’ll get additional
bookings,” he said.
“Everybody’s talking about Myanmar, and we
have two 13-day voyages with two nights in
Yangon that’s really got people excited.”
Lepisto confirmed that the company’s
signature ‘Champagne & Caviar Splash’ beach
parties would be held on islands in Myanmar
and Thailand.
“The Cairns to Bali itinerary, via Papua New
Guinea, is also a really interesting one”, he
said.
“It was important to come up with new
destinations because we have so many very
loyal guests and great travel agents who
promote us, as well as crew who wanted to
experience new areas.”
Immediately prior to the Asia/Australia
season, SeaDream II will undergo a 16-day
drydock in Singapore, only two years after the
last refurbishment.
“To command the kind of price points we
command, we need to keep our yachts in
impeccable condition,” Lepisto said.
He urged local agents to contact the
company’s director of business development
Australia, Julie Denovan, for any assistance.
“We sincerely appreciate their support, and
I personally love to hear from our friends in
Australia – we’ll do anything for their selling
needs for us.”
For more details, phone (02) 9958 4444 or
head to www.seadream.com.
