Doing business with the cruise lines
Want to do business with the cruise lines? The Alaska Office of Economic Development can help.
The office developed an educational DVD called "Navigating Tourism Business Opportunities with the Alaska Cruise Industry." The DVD features information and advice from Alaska cruise industry representatives and Alaskan tour operators. The video is designed to help tourism entrepreneurs learn about the process and the steps necessary to work with the cruise lines and potentially secure a cruise line contract for their tourism business. Some of the topics covered include: developing a proposal, pricing your tourism product, how the planning cycle works in the Alaska cruise industry and the expectations that cruise lines require from potential business owners (i.e. safety, insurance, etc.).
Funding for this project was provided through a USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant and project partners, including the Alaska Office of Economic Development, the Alaska Cruise Association and the Alaska Channel.
To obtain a free copy of the "Navigating Tourism Business Opportunities with the Alaska Cruise Industry" DVD, contact Dru Garson, Office of Economic Development, (907) 465-2162, or the Alaska Cruise Association, (907) 743-4529. The video can also be downloaded and viewed at the Department of Commerce website.