Cruise groups & charter management
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.
Planning an event or seeking sponsors? See event consulting & sponsorship funding
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.
For groups sailing together, plus consulting and sponsorship funding for the events around them.
Typically 10 cabins to several hundred
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.
The whole ship, or a defined share of it
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.
Built into the voyage
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.
For event organizers, cruise lines & brands
Operational consulting for the events inside a program, and sponsorship funding that pairs those events with brands that want to reach the guests sailing.
Have dates or a guest count in mind?
Group and charter programs follow the same four stages, so you always know which one you are in.
Guest count, dates, budget, ports and the program's must-haves.
A structured request for proposal to the cruise lines that fit, with responses compared side by side.
Space contracted with the cruise line, payment milestones tracked, rooming lists and onboard needs kept current.
Support during the voyage, with onboard attendance by arrangement, and help with the final group reconciliation.
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.
Typically from a 10-cabin affinity group up to full ship charters, depending on availability.
We source across ocean, river and expedition cruise lines, subject to each line's availability and group policies.
Hands-on venue and event planning that shapes the onboard details to the group sailing, from large general-interest programs to specialized niche groups.
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.
