Hello Wofford-ga,
The Cruiselines Concessionaires
“Concessionaires are companies who take control of certain on board
facilities such as: Casinos, Hairdressers, Beauticians, Duty-Free and
Gift Shops.”
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cabana/1590/contact.html
List of Concessionaires
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/5933/addresses.html#GIFT
It appears that Starboard Cruise Services is the only cruise ship gift
shop concessionaire which services cruise ships that sail to the
Caribbean. Below I am providing relevant information in order to
verify this and a list of cruise ships that are affiliated with
Starboard Cruise Services.
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Starboard Cruise Services
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Q : What is Starboard's affiliation with the cruise lines?
“We are a concessionaire, which means we lease the shop space on
board; staff the retail sales teams and supply the merchandise that is
presented and sold.”
“Starboard Cruise Services, Inc. formerly known as Greyhound Leisure
Services, is the worlds largest and leading duty free retailer on
board 80 cruise ships worldwide.”
http://www.starboardcruise.com/ship-faq.htm
Starboard Cruise Services is the largest duty-free shipboard retail
concessionaire in the world and is affiliated with the following
Cruise Lines :
Carnival Cruise Lines
Celebrity Cruise Lines
Costa Cruise Lines
Discovery Cruise Line
Holland America Lines
Norwegian Cruise Lines
Radisson Seven Seas Cruises
Residen Sea
Royal Caribbean International
Silversea Cruises, Ltd
Sun Cruises
http://www.starboardcruise.com/ship-cruise.htm
“Starboard Cruise Services, Inc., is the world's largest and leading
onboard retailer, offering cruise ship passengers world-class brands
and exclusive merchandise with tax and duty free savings. Together
with our cruise line partners, our goal is to provide an
unforgettable, exciting vacation and destination shopping experience.”
“Formerly known as Greyhound Leisure Services, Starboard has been a
duty-free retailer since 1958 and in January 2000 was acquired by the
multi-national company LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc., the
world's leading luxury brand group. Starboard operates duty free and
travel retail operations on 80 ships worldwide, representing ten
cruise lines.”
http://www.starboardcruise.com/
Contact Information:
Starboard Cruise Services, Inc.
8052 N. W. 14th Street
Miami, Florida 33126
Phone: 786-845-7300 OR (305) 592 6460
Fax 305-593-0545
e-mail: hrships@starboardcruise.com
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Here are two more gift shop concessionaires.
Cruise Ships:
Harding Bros. Limited
Avonmouth Way,
Avonmouth, Bristol,
BS11 8DD England
Tel: +44 (0)117 982 5961
Fax: +44 (0)117 982 8100
Email: info@hardingbros.co.uk
URL : http://www.hardingbros.co.uk/
Airport Retailer:
Nuance Global Ships (formally known as Allders International)
1510 SE 17th Street, Suite 200
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone: (954) 763-8551
Email: nuanceus@super-hub.com
URL: http://www.thenuancegroup.com/aboutus/operations/
Search Criteria:
Cruise ship gift shop concessionaires
Caribbean cruise ship gift shop concessionaires
Cruise ship retail shop concessionaires
Greyhound Leisure Services
Starboard Cruise Services
I hope this helps. If anything is unclear, please ask for
clarification before rating my answer and I'll be glad to offer
further assistance.
Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga |
Request for Answer Clarification by
wofford-ga
on
09 Sep 2003 07:13 PDT
Starboard Cruise Services is the major concessionaire for Caribbean
cruise ships and I already knew about them. Triton is international
and Harding is basically an airport concessionaire.
What I need is a list of concessionaires that service the cruise lines
that Starboard doesn't. These cruise lines are: Clipper Cruise Lines,
Commodore Cruise Lines, Crystal Cruises, Seawind Cruise LIne, and
Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, and possibly Silversea Cruises,Majesty
Cruise Line, Dolphin Cruise Line,Premier Cruise Lines, and Renaissance
Cruises.
Can you come up with a list of these concessionaires?
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Clarification of Answer by
bobbie7-ga
on
09 Sep 2003 09:39 PDT
Dear Wofford,
Thank you for your clarification request. I answered your original
question stating that Starboard Cruise Services is the major
concessionaire for Caribbean cruise ships. As a researcher, it is
impossible to know what you may have already seen before unless you
tell us first. I provided the contact information for Triton and
Harding only as additional information.
I did additional research and this is what I discovered.
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Commodore Cruise Lines
======================
“Commodore Holdings, Ltd. filed for protection under Chapter 11.
Parent Company for Commodore Cruise Line and Crown Cruise Line Files
for Bankruptcy and Ceases Operations Commodore Holdings Ltd. filed for
protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of U.S. bankruptcy laws in
the hope of reorganizing its operations. Financial problems for
Commodore started earlier in the year when the company refurbished one
of its cruise ships, the Enchanted Sun, and offered gambling day
cruises from California to Mexico.”
“Based in Hollywood, Florida, Commodore operated the Enchanted Capri
and the Enchanted Isle from New Orleans. A third cruise ship, the
Crown Dynasty, sailed to Aruba. This was the second major bankruptcy
this year in a sector dominated by Carnival and Royal Caribbean.
Florida-based Premier Cruises, which operated the Big Red Boat ships,
halted operations in September.”
Source: Cruise Law
http://www.cruiselaw.com/news2000.html
Read more about it at CNN:
“The parent company of Commodore Cruise Line and Crown Cruise Line has
filed for bankruptcy protection and suspended all cruise operations.”
http://money.cnn.com/2000/12/28/news/commodore/
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Premier Cruise Lines
====================
“Premier ceased operations on September 13th, 2000. The cruise line's
banker, investment firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ), made the
decision to pull the plug after a summer of highly visible mishaps on
a fleet of aging ships that were becoming more expensive to maintain
each passing day as fuel prices increased. The cruise line which
targeted families and first time cruisers looking for bargains faced
unexpected competition from the larger cruise lines this summer who
discounted prices heavily to fill rapidly expanding capacity as a
flood of new ships entered service. DLJ held a first mortgage on most
of the Premier fleet in exchange for a $55 million line of credit
which was extended to the troubled cruise line in 1998. It is expected
that the ships will be put up for sale.”
Premier Cruises
901 South America Way
Miami, FL 33102
(305) 358-5122
(800) 990-7770
Source: Cruise Server
http://www.cruiseserver.net/travelpage/cruiselines/premier.asp
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Dolphin Cruise Line
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“ As of September 1997, Dolphin, Seawind and Premier Cruise Lines are
now marketed under the Premier Cruises name.”
Premier Cruises –Bankrupt (read above)
Dolphin Cruise Line
901 So. America Way
Miami, FL 33132
(305) 358-5122
(800) 992-4299
Source: Cruise Server
http://www.cruiseserver.net/travelpage/cruiselines/dolphin.asp
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Renaissance Cruises
===================
“Renaissance Cruises ceased operations on September 11th, 2001. The
cruise line has advised customers with upcoming bookings should
contact their credit card companies or travel agents for refund
arrangements. It is expected that the ships will be put up for sale.”
Renaissance Cruises, Inc.
350 East Las Olas Blvd.,
Suite 800
P.O. Box 29009
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33302-9009
(954) 463-0982
(800) 590-8863 - Reservations
Source: Cruise Server
http://www.cruiseserver.net/travelpage/cruiselines/renaissance.asp
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Clipper Cruise Lines
====================
It appears that the gift shop does not have a concessionaire - The
gift shop attendant position is a full crew position. Global H.R.
Services is in charge of Gift Shop employment opportunities.
Contact information:
Global H.R. Services
Human Resources/ gift shop
11969 Westline Industrial Drive, Suite 300
St. Louis, Missouri 63146-3221
Fax: 1-314-655-6670
Phone: 800-325-0010 or 314-655-6700
http://www.clippercruise.com/employment/other.asp
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Crystal Cruises
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Gift Shop
CRYSTAL CRUISES
Attn: Gift Shop
2049 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 785-9300
http://www.crystalcruises.com/about.aspx?BG=9&PG=18
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Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, Ltd.
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Windjammer Cruises are on sail boats
They do not appear to have gift shops on board. If they do in fact
have a small stand, they would be operating them directly without a
concessionaire.
P.O. Box 190120, Miami Beach, FL 33119-0120
Reservations:
1-800-327-2601
Phone: (305) 672-6453 Fax: (305) 674-1219
E-mail: windbc@windjammer.com
Source: Cruise Server
http://www.cruiseserver.net/travelpage/ships/wj_legacy.asp
Additional information that may interest you:
The following websites are selling a package that they say includes
addresses of cruise lines and concessionaires offering employment on
ships.
http://pme-concept.freeyellow.com/cruisejob.html
We have put together the contact details for more than 60 cruise lines
and concessionaires that are hiring right now (hundreds of hours of
research) and it is all available to you!
Cruise Jobs
http://www.cruisejobs2000.com/download.html
In addition I've sent out a couple of email inquiries. Will let you
know if I hear anything.
Best regards,
Bobbie7
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Clarification of Answer by
bobbie7-ga
on
09 Sep 2003 09:53 PDT
Wofford,
Doug Bolnick of Clipper Cruise Lines replied to my email inquiry.
He said that their onboard gift shops are staffed, serviced, and owned
entirely by their company. He added that they only sell material that
is produced by Clipper Cruise Line such as apparel and small,
regionally-themed gifts.
Contact information:
Doug Bolnick
Manager, Public Relations
INTRAV/Clipper Cruise Line
Email : dbolnick@intrav.com
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Clarification of Answer by
bobbie7-ga
on
09 Sep 2003 11:39 PDT
Clipper Cruise Line ~ 11969 Westline Industrial Drive ~ St. Louis,
Missouri 63146-3220 ~ Phone: 800-325-0010 or 314-655-6700 ~ Fax:
314-655-6670
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