Elaine's Column

Elaine Lerner, President of National Discount Cruise Co is pictured with Alan Buckelew, President of Princess Cruises.

Elaine recently attended the Princess Gold I-Excel Awards which was held on the beautiful Coral Princess from Vancouver to Los Angeles.

This elite group of only 60 travel companies ( from over 33,000 in the U.S.) had the opportunity to meet with Princess executives to discuss new enhancements to the Princess products. Especially interesting was the presentation by Charlie Bell, President of Princess Alaska division outlining the new enhancements to the very popular Alaska product.

Exclusive to Princess is the new ship to train to Denali National Park, permitting guests to enjoy more time at one of the two Princess Denali area lodges. Another new feature with the Alaska cruise product is the extended schedule of the popular privately Escorted Tours.

Here, Elaine is pictured with Bill Smith, Sr. Vice President of Crystal Cruises. NDC was recognized by Crystal Cruises as one of the "Top 50" cruise companies in the United States on a recent Cruise in Europe on the Crystal Serenity.

Here, Elaine Lerner is pictured with Bob Binder, President of Oceania Cruises and Tina White, Regional Sales Director, Mid Atlantic States, receiving the prestigious CRUISE CONNOISSEUR AWARD for outstanding sales. National Discount Cruise Co is the largest seller of Oceania cruises in the Mid Atlantis comprising over 15 states!