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Subject: Cruise ship entertainment production companys
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Performing Arts
Asked by: annmariegarvin-ga
List Price: $50.00
Posted: 07 Jan 2004 14:50 PST
Expires: 06 Feb 2004 14:50 PST
Question ID: 294165
We are a new production company and wish to pitch show ideas to cruise
ships in general, Crystal Cruises specifically. They have offices in
Los Angeles, but the personnel are probably not at the level we need
to reach. The company is privately held and Japanese owned. How do I
find out who makes decisions and the name or names of who I need to
contact?
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Subject: Re: Cruise ship entertainment production companys
Answered By: umiat-ga on 07 Jan 2004 23:15 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello, annmariegarvin-ga!

 Crystal Cruises is a subsidiary of the Japanese company Nippon Yusen
Kaisha (NYK). The NYK line has one ship that sets sail from Tokyo (the
Asuka). Three other ships (Harmony, Symphony and Serenity) are
operated through the Crystal Cruise Headquarters based in Los Angeles.

You can read more about the NYK line on their website: 
http://www.icma.no/Pages/NYK_profil.html

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The Crystal Cruises are profiled on the NYK site on the following page:
http://www.icma.no/Pages/Crystal_profil.html

"Crystal Cruises, a subsidiary of NYK Line (Nippon Yusen Kaisha), was
established in May 1988......The establishment of Crystal Cruises was
a direct outcome of NYK`s strategic decision to re-enter the passenger
service business. The decision was based on NYK`s goal to become a
leader in the marine leisure industry."

"Crystal Cruises took delivery of its first ship, the 49.000 ton
Crystal Harmony in June 1990 followed by the sister ship Crystal
Symphony in April 1995. The two Six-Star vessels Crystal Harmony and
Crystal Symphony, the most spacious and luxurious ships afloat, has
been joined in the summer of 2003, by Crystal Serenity. The 69.000
ton, 1080-guest Crystal Serenity was built by Chantiers de
l`Atlantique in St.Nazaire, France and was delivered in July 2003."

"Every aspect of design and service make these the finest large luxury
ships afloat-earning Crystal Cruises a SIX-STAR rating from
"Fielding`s Guide to Worldwide Cruises 1997".


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 The NYK website refers all inquiries for entertainment positions to
the Crystal Cruises headquarters in Los Angeles. The main website for
Crystal Cruises can be found at www.crystalcruises.com
 

For the Entertainment Department, refer to the following page:
http://www.crystalcruises.com/about.aspx?BG=9&PG=18#Specialty%20Acts

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIALTY ACTS/
CABARET ACTS/SOLO ARTISTS/LECTURERS:
=======================================

"Our entertainment department caters to the most discerning traveler
with extensive onboard programs second to none. For consideration as a
Specialty/Solo Entertainer or Destination/Special Interest Lecturer,
please submit your promotional materials to:

Crystal Cruises
2049 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
ATTN: David Stewardson - Manager, Guest Programs


====


I have provided the Entertainment contact information for some other
cruise lines in case you might be interested.

Holland America Cruise Lines
http://www.hollandamericaentertainment.com

Carnival Cruise Lines
http://www.carnival.com/entertainment/ 


Additional
-----------
The "Cruise Ship Entertainment Employment Guide 2004® CD-ROM" is
available for $33.85 from Cruise Ships Entertainment at:
http://www.cruiseshipentertainment.com/

A list of Cruise Line links may be found at:
http://www.cruiseserver.net/travelpage/cruiselines/index.asp


===

 
 I wish you the best of luck in finding a cruise line that will allow
you the opportunity to provide some new entertainment to a fun and
happy group of sea-faring folk!

Sincerly,

umiat-ga

Google Search Strategy
site:.jp "crystal cruises"
"NYK cruises"
Crystal Cruises
"crystal cruise lines" Japan 
cruise ships

Request for Answer Clarification by annmariegarvin-ga on 09 Jan 2004 10:24 PST
Dear umiat-ga,
     Employment opportunities on web sites are for salaried positions.
For instance, Holland America uses Stiletto Entertainment, a
production company that produces shows for their ships. I need to find
out who hired Stiletto. As stated in my original query, personnel in
the LA office will not be at the level we seek. This is privileged
information and hard come by. I will gladly pay accordingly
(name yor price) if you can find the names and locations of CEO's and
top management for Crystal.(ICMA/NYK) I tried by asking Chas. Schwab -
a prospectus would list top management- but as they are a private co.,
no luck. Somewhere exists such a list, but these global companies seem
reluctant to divulge where or how they operate. I hope you can help!
Ann Marie Garvin

Clarification of Answer by umiat-ga on 09 Jan 2004 17:55 PST
Ann Marie wrote:

"I will gladly pay accordingly (name your price) if you can find the
names and locations of CEO's and top management for Crystal."

Name my price.....let's see...a couple hundred?? Just kidding! 


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The most up-to-date names for the top management of Crystal Cruises follow.

The following contact names are from a May 19, 2003 Crystal Cruises
Press Release: http://www.crystalcruises.com/mc_release.aspx?PR=217

The line's senior management has more than 100 years of combined
experience in the luxury travel market. They include:

* President Gregg Michel, who has been with the line since its
inception in 1988 and who was appointed president in July 2001.

* Chairman Mitsuhiko Takahashi;

* Executive Vice Presidents Naomasa Sakuma and Mike Igarashi; 

* Senior Vice President, Finance Dale Gordon

* Vice President, Hotel Operations Thomas Mazloum; 

* Senior Vice President, Marine Operations Joseph Valenti; 

* Senior Vice President, Sales David Morris; 

* Senior Vice President, Marketing Adam Leavitt;

* Senior Vice President, Passenger Services Diane Revnes Moore.



Contact Information
-------------------
There is no freely available contact information for the persons
listed above except by writing or calling Crystal Cruise Lines. You
will have to call Crystal Cruises and ask for the contact information
for each individual, whether via telephone, email or company address.

* Assuming that the President of Crystal Cruises lives in California,
I did a White Pages search and came up with only two matches for the
same name. Only one seems applicable. Is it the correct person? I
don't know. If you think that the President of the company can help
you, and you are daring enough, you can try calling the number or
sending a personal letter!!! Otherwise, I assume it is safer to call
Crystal Cruises and ask for Gregg Michel's personal extension. Though
I will not divulge a personal phone number on GA, even if it may be
wrong, you can try www.whitepages.com. Simply list the state as
California with no city information.

* I performed a similar White Pages search for the Senior Vice
President of Marketing and found one match which happens to be in the
Los Angeles area. You can try it as I described above.

* The other names came up with no matches. 


* Chairman Mitsuhiko Takahashi is listed in the "Foreign
Representatives Yellow Book" that can be found at
http://www.leadershipdirectories.com/for.htm or in the "Leadership
Library on the Internet."

 I found out that he is listed in the above reference by performing a
search for his name, with the following result:
http://www.leadershipdirectories.com/forInfo/FORLink58.html 

 "Complete contact information, including address, U.S. and
international telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail for ambassadors,
corporate and financial executives, and international press and law
firms representatives in the U.S."

Unless you know someone who has this book, the price may be more than
you want to pay for a single name. Ordering information is available
on the following site.
https://www.leadershipdirectories.com/locked/form2.htm

 If you have an endearing way about you, (which I'm sure you do!) you
might persuade someone at "Leadership Directories" to look up that one
name for you! Phone numbers are listed on the left column.
 
==

The Industry Profile for "Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha" along with
the names of the President and the top management can be found on
Yahoo Finance. However, since NYK is a large shipping company with
Crystal Cruises as only a small subsidiary, I don't know how contact
with any of these particular "higher-ups" will do you much good.

NYK Company Profile
http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/52/52513.html

President: Takao Kusakari  
Senior Managing Director and CFO: Yukio Ozawa  
Managing Director: Koji Usami  


Contact Information 
Address: 3-2, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005, Japan  
Phone: +81-3-3284-5151 
Fax: +81-3-3284-6361 

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 I think this is the best I can do for you in terms of contact
information. However, if you can think of something else, I will
certainly give it a try!!

umiat
annmariegarvin-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $50.00
Dear uniat-ga,
You are amazing!! If we nail a contract, maybe you'll come and work
your magic for us. Many, many thanks. Ann Marie Garvin

Comments  
Subject: Re: Cruise ship entertainment production companys
From: umiat-ga on 10 Jan 2004 23:21 PST
 
Ann Marie,
 I'd say you are quite amazing as well! Thank you so much! I wish you
the very best of luck in your endeavors.
umiat

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