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ABOUT US In 1982, Joyce Landry and Josephine Kling founded Landry & Kling, Inc., the first company to specialize in corporate cruises. Today, Landry & Kling is the premier cruise resource for meeting and event planners worldwide, providing ship selection and complete cruise management services for groups and full ship charters. VISION & MISSION We are the global leader in corporate cruises and all kinds of events at sea, professionally fulfilling our clients’ needs with speed, integrity and care to produce phenomenal results and value. “The most incredible experience and highest-rated program we’ve ever run.” —Lance Wieland, Global Events Group ADVANTAGES OF USING A CRUISE VENUE When the goal is to motivate, educate or entertain, people return from a cruise event having experienced so much more! An event at sea offers excitement, engagement, a new life experience, and multiple travel destinations with minimal hassle, all in a self- contained environment. And there are significant savings for event organizers, compared to a traditional venue. SPECIALIZED SERVICES SET US APART Our exclusive focus is planning meetings and events at sea. We listen to your needs, help you select the right ship, and work as a virtual member of your team to translate your vision to the seagoing environment. We offer a wide range of services and options as needed. TYPES OF CRUISE EVENTS Corporate Meetings, Conventions, Congresses Sales Incentives, Employee or Customer Recognition Music Festivals, Special Interest/Theme Cruises Dockside Charters for Global Events, Housing Solutions Board Meetings, Retreats, Seminars MAXIMIZING YOUR ROI Working with us removes the “unknowns” related to cruising, ensures you get unbiased advice, and helps maximize your return on investment. It’s not just about knowing which ships go where. Our long and deep relationships in the cruise industry and our annual purchasing volume give us more leverage to negotiate best contract prices and terms, anticipate the unexpected, and create safety nets to protect your interests. “I wanted to let you know how impressed I am with you and your staff, with your professionalism, attention to detail, and the ability to make things happen. Without these qualities this cruise would not have been as successful.” —David Nelson, VP Travel, Meetings & Incentives, Aflac SHIP SOURCING With over 300 ships plying the oceans and rivers of the world, our knowledge of each brand’s performance saves you time and money while reducing risk. You can count on us to present several ship options, compare pricing, and negotiate among cruise lines for the biggest cost savings. Cruise and hotel contracts differ widely, so we simplify it all for you and protect your interests. CRUISE EVENT PLANNING & LOGISTICS Under your direction, our dedicated Cruise Event Manager will coordinate all details, document everything during the planning phase, and provide “continuity”, overseeing program implement- ation aboard ship, all the way through budget reconciliation, making it easier for you to focus on the main program objectives. OPTIONAL SERVICES Our resources for other program-related services include professional cruise travel staff, air and transfers, pre/post hotels, online registration software and custom website, custom shore excursions or themed events/decor, production, teambuilding, speakers, room gifts etc. Meetings and Events At Sea... Go Beyond the Ordinary

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ABOUT USIn 1982, Joyce Landry and Josephine Kling founded Landry & Kling, Inc., the first company to specialize in corporate cruises. Today, Landry & Kling is the premier cruise resource for meeting and event planners worldwide, providing ship selection and complete cruise management services for groups and full ship charters.

VISION & MISSIONWe are the global leader in corporate cruises and all kinds of events at sea, professionally fulfilling our clients’ needs with speed, integrity and care to produce phenomenal results and value.

“The most incredible experience and highest-rated program we’ve ever run.” —Lance Wieland, Global Events Group

ADVANTAGES OF USING A CRUISE VENUEWhen the goal is to motivate, educate or entertain, people return from a cruise event having experienced so much more! An event at sea offers excitement, engagement, a new life experience, and multiple travel destinations with minimal hassle, all in a self-contained environment. And there are significant savings for event organizers, compared to a traditional venue.

SPECIALIZED SERVICES SET US APART Our exclusive focus is planning meetings and events at sea. We listen to your needs, help you select the right ship, and work as a virtual member of your team to translate your vision to theseagoing environment. We offer a wide range of services and options as needed.

TYPES OF CRUISE EVENTS• Corporate Meetings, Conventions, Congresses• Sales Incentives, Employee or Customer Recognition• Music Festivals, Special Interest/Theme Cruises• Dockside Charters for Global Events, Housing Solutions• Board Meetings, Retreats, Seminars

MAXIMIZING YOUR ROIWorking with us removes the “unknowns” related to cruising, ensures you get unbiased advice, and helps maximize your returnon investment. It’s not just about knowing which ships go where. Our long and deep relationships in the cruise industry and our annual purchasing volume give us more leverage to negotiate best contract prices and terms, anticipate the unexpected, and create safety nets to protect your interests.

“I wanted to let you know how impressed I am with you and your staff, with your professionalism, attention to detail, and the abilityto make things happen. Without these qualities this cruise would not have been as successful.” —David Nelson, VP Travel, Meetings & Incentives, Aflac

SHIP SOURCINGWith over 300 ships plying the oceans and rivers of the world, our knowledge of each brand’s performance saves you time and money while reducing risk. You can count on us to present several ship options, compare pricing, and negotiate among cruise lines for the biggest cost savings. Cruise and hotel contracts differ widely, so we simplify it all for you and protect your interests.

CRUISE EVENT PLANNING & LOGISTICS Under your direction, our dedicated Cruise Event Manager willcoordinate all details, document everything during the planningphase, and provide “continuity”, overseeing program implement-ation aboard ship, all the way through budget reconciliation, making it easier for you to focus on the main program objectives.

OPTIONAL SERVICESOur resources for other program-related services include professional cruise travel staff, air and transfers, pre/post hotels, online registration software and custom website, custom shore excursions or themed events/decor, production, teambuilding, speakers, room gifts etc.

Meetings and Events At Sea...Go Beyond the Ordinary

FULL SHIP CHARTERS - OUR SPECIALTY Landry & Kling is the world’s leading ship charter specialist. We’ve chartered ships of every size around the world for corporate programs, music festivals at sea, sporting events – even disaster relief. And for city-wide events, we’ve arranged dockside ship charters many times for supplemental housing,

SHIPCHARTERS.COM No one has handled more full-ship cruise charters than Landry & Kling. Our experienced team is familiar with the planning required to charter a wide variety of cruise ships, mega-yachts and river-vessels. You benefit from our depth of experience chartering with 33 different cruise lines for events on 75 different ships -- many of them chartered multiple times. Our website, ShipCharters.com, has many resources and FAQs about ship charters.

TYPES OF CLIENTSHere’s a sampling of clients we’ve had the pleasure to work with over the years, many on a frequent repeat basis:

CONTINUOUS INNOVATION – SEASITE.COM Landry & Kling created Seasite.com -- a robust sourcing tool to help group organizers search, select and plan cruise events. It offers ship data that is not available elsewhere, including meeting/function room capacities and more.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION • CLIA 2009 Hall of Fame: Cruise Lines International Association recognized Landry & Kling as “visionaries who led the way in seagoing corporate meetings and incentive travel”• WBENC certified women owned business • Incentive Magazine named Joyce Landry & Jo Kling two of the industry’s “Top 10 Women Incentive Leaders”

AdvoCareAflacAmwayCarmaxHarley-DavidsonJacksonville Super Bowl Land O’ Lakes Liberty Mutual

Livescape Asia – Music FestManulife/John HancockMasterCard International McKinsey & CompanyMet LifeMicrosoftRio 2016 Organizing CommitteeToyota

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“Landry & Kling was the invisible force that brought it all together.”– Beverly Kahn, National Secretariat for the 5th Summit of the Americas