At Sea, Caribbean (October 22, 2008)
— Cruise Holidays, North America’s oldest
and largest cruise-specialty retail franchise, presented
its “2008 Top Producing Store” award to
Denis Lim and Blaine Lambert of Cruise
Holidays of Vancouver. For the third straight year,
they have earned this award which is given the store
with the highest sailed revenue during the previous
year, from July to June. Lim and Lambert were honored
during the 2008 Cruise Holidays Annual Convention held
aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Pearl,
October 19-26, 2008.
“Denis and Blaine epitomize the best of business
leadership and entrepreneurship. They have developed
a business model that incorporates the cutting-edge
technology and personal service excellence to continue
growing their business in uncertain economic times,”
said Peter D. Thomson, Vice President and COO of Cruise
Holidays. “Their willingness to share their expertise
has significantly contributed to the continued growth
and development of the Cruise Holidays franchise network.
I congratulate Denis, Blaine and the entire team at
Cruise Holidays of Vancouver on attaining this honor
for the third consecutive year.”
Also during this year’s convention, Cruise
Holidays of Vancouver, and its staff, received the
following recognition and awards:
President’s Circle –
Cruise Holidays of Vancouver was named a member of the
2008 Cruise Holidays’ President’s Circle.
This group is comprised of the top 20 performing Cruise
Holidays stores based on a scorecard system measuring
total revenue, revenue growth, and participation in
Cruise Holidays programs between July 1, 2007, and June
30, 2008.
2008 Outstanding Sales Achievement
– Jay Ilhareguy, Matthew Vaughan, Sandy Drover,
Shawn, Power, Edward Infanti (2-time winner), Wes Ewing
(3-time winner), and Kirk Olson (4-time winner).
Community Service – Kirk Olson
for “Caring for Babies in Crisis.”
Cruise
Holidays of Vancouver opened in 1994 and is located
at 2979 W. 41st Avenue. For more information about Cruise
Holidays of Vancouver, stop in, call 800-565-2784
or 604-737-8100, or visit their Web site at www.CruiseExpertsOnline.com