Carnival celebrates rewards program anniversary

Carnival Cruise Lines is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Travel Agent Rewards Program with a special gift of 500 bonus points for current members, as well as for travel agents who enroll by Feb. 28. The popular program, which currently has nearly 20,000 members, allows agents to earn points for completing various booking actions through GoCCL.com and their GDS, as well as participating in educational activities, attending Carnival events and more. Since the program launched one year ago, more than 375,000 activities have been entered by agents and nearly 4,000 items have been redeemed such as Carnival-branded logo items, gift cards and Apple iPads. Current activities eligible for point earnings through the program include: creation of new online bookings; completing training activities through Carnival Passport; booking Cruise Rookies; reading Carnival e-mails and visiting GoCCL.com; participating in various marketing promotions; and attending events including ship visits, the From Your Home to Our Home Port program and more. (http://www.Carnivalagentrewards.com)