Imperial Majesty Cruise Line moves hub

Jason · September 12, 2006

Imperial Majesty Cruise Line moves hub to Plantation

Source: Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Imperial Majesty Cruise Line has completed the relocation of its headquarters from Pompano Beach to Plantation.

The new offices, at 4161 NW Fifth St., are closer to its base of operations at Port Everglades and offer a better backup power system for use after hurricanes.

"It's important for our staff to have quick and convenient access to the ship," said Imperial Majesty President Arthur Pollack.

Earlier this year, Imperial Majesty signed an agreement to offer cruises at the port through October 2010, in exchange for a preferential rate on port fees. It offers two-night cruises to the Bahamas.

>Online Vacation Centers Holding Corp., also in Plantation, has acquired a British publisher of consumer magazines and guides about travel to the United States and Canada. The firm, Phoenix International Publishing, has annual sales of $1.9 million. It was acquired in exchange for 1,450,000 restricted shares of Online Vacation common stock.

Among the titles Phoenix publishes is Essentially America, which has a distribution of more than 50,000, Online Vacation said. "The ability to market our cruise and travel packages to this population of travelers outside of the U.S. should provide an excellent opportunity to build our customer database and expand our sales," Online Vacation CEO Ed Rudner said.

>The Broward Trust for Historic Preservation will hold a panel discussion on Thursday on the future of small beach hotels in Broward County. In announcing the workshop, the trust said the small hotels from the 1950s and 1960s could benefit from more sympathetic government policies on code adjustments and property tax relief.

The panel will include Broward County Appraiser Lori Parrish, hotelier Michael Landry, architect Steven Suchman and others.

The event will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Broward County ArtServe Auditorium, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd., and is open to the public. For more information, contact Warren Adams at 954-522-1606 or e-mail browardtrust@bellsouth.net.

>Cendyn, of Boca Raton, has finished a Web site redesign for the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa that includes flash animation on every page.

"The re-creation of our signature Web site allows us to convey the full breadth of our resort offerings to potential guests," Marriott sales and marketing director MaryGrace McCaffrey said.

Charles Deyo, Cendyn's president, said the new site should drive business to the Fort Lauderdale resort and make "a substantial impact on its e-commerce efforts."

>American Airlines in August said its planes flew 81.9 percent full on average, up from 81.5 percent in August 2005. The airline carries more than 50 percent of the passengers flying from Miami International Airport,

>Carnival Cruise Lines said its 21 ships have met the criteria for certification under the ISO 14001 environmental management system administered by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance. The Geneva-based International Standards Organization sets benchmarks for quality in various areas, including environmental management, a Carnival statement said.

>Royal Caribbean Cruises has named Maria Del Busto vice president of human resources, succeeding Tom Murrill, who retired.

Del Busto had previously been vice president of corporate human resources. Her new job adds responsibility for global facilities and shipboard human resources, Royal Caribbean said.