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Cruise groups & charter management

Cruise groups and ship charters,managed from brief to final reconciliation.

We source cruise options, coordinate group bookings and plan the onboard details for corporate, incentive and affinity programs.

Bears Eat World Consulting is a Miami cruise group and charter firm: one partner between your organization and the cruise line.

Woman-owned & veteran-owned
Miami, Florida, 25°51′ N, 80°12′ W

One partner from the request for proposal (RFP) to the final reconciliation, working between the client and the cruise line so the program sails the way it was planned.

Services

For groups sailing together, plus consulting and sponsorship funding for the events around them.

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Meetings & incentives

Typically 10 cabins to several hundred

Group & incentive bookings

Group space for corporate meetings, incentive trips, associations and affinity groups, typically from 10 cabins to several hundred, subject to each cruise line's group policies and availability.

  • Group space and amenity negotiation with the cruise line
  • Deposit and final payment milestone tracking
  • Rooming lists, name changes and guest communication, as agreed for the program
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Full & partial charters

The whole ship, or a defined share of it

Full & partial ship charters

Charter sourcing for programs that need the whole ship or a defined share of it. We take the request to the cruise lines that fit and compare their bids like for like.

  • Charter request for proposal (RFP) preparation and distribution
  • Bid comparison: rate, inclusions, itinerary and terms
  • Commercial review of contract terms and milestone tracking (not legal advice)
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Private functions

Built into the voyage

Onboard events & venues

Private functions built into the voyage: theater buyouts, venue rentals, receptions, brand activations and conference sessions at sea, subject to each ship's venues and the line's event policies.

  • Venue requests and run-of-show planning
  • Beverage and catering packages for group functions
  • Coordination with the line's onboard event teams
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Events & sponsors

For event organizers, cruise lines & brands

Event consulting & sponsorship funding

Operational consulting for the events inside a program, and sponsorship funding that pairs those events with brands that want to reach the guests sailing.

  • Event operations planning: venues, timing, staffing and run of show
  • Sponsorship packages that match brands to the right programs
  • Sponsor activation onboard and a recap after the event

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A clear path from brief to sail date

Group and charter programs follow the same four stages, so you always know which one you are in.

  1. 01

    Brief

    Guest count, dates, budget, ports and the program's must-haves.

  2. 02

    Go to market

    A structured request for proposal to the cruise lines that fit, with responses compared side by side.

  3. 03

    Contract & manage

    Space contracted with the cruise line, payment milestones tracked, rooming lists and onboard needs kept current.

  4. 04

    Sail & reconcile

    Support during the voyage, with onboard attendance by arrangement, and help with the final group reconciliation.

How engagements are scoped

  • Cabins, fares and onboard services are contracted with the cruise line. We coordinate the sourcing, planning and follow-through around that contract.
  • Onboard attendance, guest communications, payment milestone tracking and final reconciliation support are confirmed for each engagement.
  • Availability, engagement scope and fees are confirmed for the specific program before work begins.
  • Contract support is a commercial review of terms, not legal advice.
  • Sponsorship funding depends on brand interest and each cruise line's policies, and is not guaranteed.

Built on 20+ years in the cruise industry

Bears Eat World Consulting LLC is a woman-owned and veteran-owned Florida limited liability company based in Miami, the home port of the cruise industry. Our team brings more than 20 years of cruise industry experience across groups, charters, incentives and a wide range of events, from entertainment to sales meetings. Each program is planned around the group sailing and what the ship can deliver onboard.

Group size

Typically from a 10-cabin affinity group up to full ship charters, depending on availability.

Ocean, river & expedition

We source across ocean, river and expedition cruise lines, subject to each line's availability and group policies.

Onboard detail

Hands-on venue and event planning that shapes the onboard details to the group sailing, from large general-interest programs to specialized niche groups.

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Plan a program or discuss a project

Email us your dates, guest count and must-haves, or tell us about the event or sponsorship you have in mind. You can also use the brief to lay it out. Briefs go to the Bears Eat World team, and we reply by email to talk through options.

Please don't include passports, payment details or guest lists in a first inquiry. We use what you share only to reply about your program.

Send a project brief

Fill in what you know; "not sure yet" is a fine answer. The button opens an email to hello@bearseatworld.com with your brief filled in, or you can copy the brief into any email.

Venues, events, dietary needs, cabin mix, anything that matters.

If your email app doesn't open, copy the brief and send it to hello@bearseatworld.com from any email account.