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Seatrade Cruise Talks: Powering Up Your Destination's Story Part 2

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👁️ 89 views📅 5 years ago⏱️ 1:23:32
What This Creator Said
Creator Had Mixed FeelingsTips & AdviceCasual Creator

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

the destination leisure industry and specifically the cruise driven destination laser industry will be back and all indications uh are that we'll be back strong

a really well constructed story that's well understood is is a great foundation for for experience design for improving what really happens with a guest

please don't fall for the trap of something for everybody it's just a it's just a bad idea

access is the new luxury you know make it easy make me part of the club and i'll go

Creator's Tips & Advice

Design for a specific audience rather than trying to appeal to everyone
Make the destination experience easy and non-intimidating for guests
Use storytelling as a design system to create distinctive guest experiences
Focus on demonstrating safety through actions, not just statements
Create a sense of guest ownership and connection to the destination

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Intimidation about engaging with destination experiencesMake experiences easy, non-threatening, and simple to navigate

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow can destinations activate their distinctive story in the new normal?
QWhat are the key elements of a compelling destination narrative?
QHow can storytelling improve guest experience design?
QWhat strategies can increase guest engagement and satisfaction?

Topics Covered

Service Crew1½ Sad BaconExcursions2½ Happy BaconPort Destination2 Happy BaconValue Pricing1 Happy BaconBooking Process½ Happy BaconCrowd Capacity1 Sad Bacon

Port Highlights

Arica4 Happy Bacon
Top: Desert and lake tour
Dartmouth3 Happy Bacon
Top: Kayaking up river to a vineyard
Liverpool3½ Happy Bacon
Top: Magical Mystery Tour
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Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this
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YouTube Video Description

Identify how to activate your destination's distinctive story with Bob Allen, Chief Storytelling Officer of IDEAS. This session will help stakeholders harness their distinctive brand narrative's power to engage cruise, fly-in, and resident audiences. In part 2 of the Seatrade Cruise Virtual workshop, participants used homework from part 1 to build a framework for activating their experience story in the “new normal.”