[Blindtlk] Fwd: Cheryl Echevarria, President - NFB Travel and Tourism Division becomes first of 8 Travel Partners to sit on the Norwegian Cruise Lines Advisory Board

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Cheryl,

Congratulations! From what the press release tells me, this is a big
accomplishment, and I think you deserve this recognition! Congratulations!

Chris Nusbaum

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Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 9:11 PM
To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Blindtlk] Fwd: Cheryl Echevarria, President - NFB Travel and
Tourism Division becomes first of 8 Travel Partners to sit on the Norwegian
Cruise Lines Advisory Board


>
>For Immediate Release:
>
>Echevarria Travel of Brentwood, NY
>
>
>
>NCL U Advisory Board Position with Norwegian Cruise Lines
>
>
>
>Brentwood, NY - August 7, 2012 - Today at the monthly webinar for 
>Travel First Partners with Norwegian Cruise Lines, they had announced 
>their Norwegian Cruise Lines University Board Program and the 8 people 
>that will hold these positions on a 1 year term.  It was announced that 
>Cheryl Echevarria, Owner/Agent of Echevarria Travel, located in 
>Brentwood, NY, will be the first of the 8.
>
>To complete such a feet with Norwegian Cruise Lines, there is criteria 
>that must be met and all these people have completed this task, plus 
>help others in the travel community, as well as with their clients.
>
>      Andrew Stuart, Executive Vice President of Global Sales and 
> Passenger Services, stated on the webinar, there were so many travel 
> partners to choose from and a difficult decision, but there were over 
> 76 people nominated for the new board, and these 8 people are our pick 
> for the 2012-2013 year.
>
>Comments from Cheryl Echevarria
>
>      Cheryl Echevarria says "It is an honor and wasn't an easy task to 
> accomplish.  You first must have completed the Norwegian Cruise Lines 
> certification courses and the PhD. Program, which consists of online 
> training through the NCL University, and also take a 7 day cruise when 
> offered for the PhD completion of the program, which includes 3 days 
> of Cruise Lines International Association Class (CLIA) seminars, which 
> I hold a membership with for travel professionals to sell cruises and 
> other travel destinations, and must be renewed on a yearly basis."  
> She also says, "This has taken almost 2 years to finish. Plus, I had 
> to sell a certain amount of cruises for the company as well to be even 
> considered."
>
>Partnership with Norwegian Cruise Lines and Echevarria Travel
>
>      Since starting Echevarria Travel in 2009, she has been working 
> extremely hard with Norwegian Cruise Lines to make the ships 
> accessible for everyone, being blind from diabetes and kidney failure 
> since 2001, and is the current President of the National Federation of 
> the Blind, Travel and Tourism Division.  She says that Norwegian has 
> welcomed all her comments and has improved greatly on the 
> accessibility for all travelers, including the implementation of 
> Braille on all their ships, when others are going the way of 
> electrical devices, and they have an Access Department on every one of 
> their ships, and so much more in the works.
>
>
>
>#########
>
>
>
>To Contact Echevarria Travel:
>
>            Cheryl Echevarria, Owner/Agent, 631-456-5394, 
> <mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com>reservations at echevarriatrave
> l.com
>
>
>
>For more information on Echevarria Travel:
>
>
>
>            Echevarria Travel started in 2009, by the only blind 
> owner/agent in the Tri-State Area, making travel accessible for 
> everyone.
>
><http://www.echevarriatravel.com/>http://www.echevarriatravel.com/
>
>
>
>About the National Federation of the Blind
>
>
>
>           With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of 
> the Blind is the largest and most influential membership organization 
> of blind people in the United States. The NFB improves blind people's 
> lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs 
> encouraging independence and self-confidence.
> It is the leading force in the blindness field today and the voice of 
> the nation's blind. In January 2004 the NFB opened the National 
> Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and 
> training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.  
> <http://www.nfb.org/>http://www.nfb.org
>
>
>
>
>Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
>Cheryl Echevarria, Owner
>http://www.echevarriatravel.com
>631-456-5394
>reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>http://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
>
>2012 Norwegian Cruise Line University Advisory Board Member.
>
>Help fuel the "Dream Machine" of the Imagination Fund by visiting 
><http://www.nfb.org/imaginationfund>www.nfb.org/imaginationfund
>to make a donation using your credit card or text the word "blind" to 
>85944 and you will automatically donate $10 worth of fuel via your cell 
>phone bill.
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