Partnership will facilitate fans traveling to West Indies games, Semi-Finals and Final
MIAMI – Island Vacations, an official travel agent for the ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007, announced that it has joined forces with the South Florida Cricket Alliance in order to facilitate travel for West Indies fans going to the games.
The games include: West Indies vs. Pakistan Group Stage match on March 13, West Indies vs. Zimbabwe on March 19; West Indies vs. Ireland on March 23, and the Semi Final in Jamaica on April 24.
Standing L-R : Richard Lue, director, World Cup Cricket, Air Jamaica; Jeff Miller, president, South Florida Cricket Alliance; Pauline Nelson, communications manager, Jamaica Cricket 2007; Mike Norton, vice president, Island Vacations; Javier Morales, director of marketing, Island Vacations.
Seated: L-R: Robert Bryan, executive director, Jamaica Cricket 2007; Ambassador Courtney Walsh, Jamaica’s sporting Ambassador.
Joined by former West Indies Captain and record breaking fast bowler Ambassador Courtney Walsh, Island Vacations executives and members of the South Florida Cricket Alliance announced their newly-formed partnership to ensure South Florida cricket fans get to see their favorite team in the World Cup games.
“West Indies fans are some of the most loyal fans on the face of the planet and if you are a cricket fan, it should not be missed,” said Mike Norton, vice president of Island Vacations. “Island Vacations has forged an important pact with the South Florida Cricket Alliance to get more fans to the games of a lifetime,” he added.
Among its variety of customized cricket vacation packages, Island Vacations is offering, the Steal Away, Back the Same Day package with air transportation on Air Jamaica Flight 38 departing from Fort Lauderdale at 6:30 a.m. and returning from Kingston on Air Jamaica Flight 39 at 8 p.m. the same day. Packages include air transportation and category 1 match tickets. Other customized itineraries to all venues including the Final in Barbados and the Semi-Finals in Jamaica and St. Lucia, and Super 8s are also available.
Stay in Jamaica, See All Three is a 7-day/6-night air-inclusive vacation package that makes it simple for die-hard cricket fans to attend the semi-final matches in Jamaica and St. Lucia April 24-25, and includes a much sought-after ticket to the final match in Barbados on April 28, 2007. Package includes category 1 tickets, transfers to the matches, air transportation on Air Jamaica, on-island airport/hotel transfers, hotel accommodations in Jamaica, hotel taxes, service charges, and 24-hour on-island customer care.
The Jamaica Match package offers fans the unique opportunity to attend the India vs. West Indies (Warm Up) match, the opening ceremonies, and the West Indies vs. Pakistan (Group Stage) match from March 8 -14, 2007. Packages also include category 1 tickets, transfers to the matches, air transportation on Air Jamaica, on-island airport/hotel transfers, hotel accommodations, hotel taxes, service charges and 24-hour on-island customer care.
Cricket fans booking with Island Vacations will be treated to 24-hour on-island customer care, Caribbean-themed meals and snacks, as well as unlimited champagne and legendary Lovebird hospitality on all Air Jamaica flights, experiencing a high quality of customer service uncommon in air travel today.
