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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Two To TangoTM Cruise Brings
Couples Face-To-Face
With Their Relationship Challenges
GASTONIA, NC (November 15, 2000) -- Anyone who is married or involved in any other serious relationship knows that maintaining healthy compatibility is one of the top challenges of living today. When you add stressful jobs, children, financial obligations and other tasks, couples can easily loose their connection.
"At one point, my husband and I were like two ships passing in the night," said Deirdre Pippins, VP of Sales & Marketing of Cruises For Causes. "Shortly after the birth of our baby and once I started back to work in my previous sales job, all of a sudden we had additional stressful activities to attend to. It took all of our energy to just say hello to each other. That’s why I created Two To TangoTM. I truly feel that couples need tried and true instruction on how to reconnect. Just like someone who has had to learn to walk and talk again after a serious car accident sometimes couples need to re-learn how to touch each other, look in each other’s eyes and develop a teamwork system that will carry over into the family."
"I found that most couples don’t hate each other or haven’t fallen out of love; they just don’t have the essential skills to deal with each other appropriately," Pippins continued.
The Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment (A.C.M.E) does just that. The mission of A.C.M.E is to promote enrichment opportunities and resources that strengthen couple relationships and enhance personal growth, mutual fulfillment and family wellness.
"Marriage enrichment is important because marriages are under much more stress today. External forces that used to hold marriages together are now gone. Today’s marriages must be held together from the inside -- by the actions of the partners themselves," said Bob Button, Executive Director of A.C.M.E. "Marriages have to be strong enough to withstand the stress and lifetime of changes that occur during adulthood. In addition, most couples have high expectations for marriage. They expect joy and fulfillment -- not just survival."
"My philosophies on marriage matched that of A.C.M.E. therefore, I invited their Executive Director, Bob Buttons and his wife, Elaine, to be featured speakers at Two To TangoTM," Pippins said. The marriage enrichment courses that they will conduct are for all couples at any stage of their relationship: pre-married, newlyweds, remarried, young parents, long-term marriages, two-career couples, mid-life couples and senior couples.
The Two To TangoTM Cruise will take place on Celebrity Cruise Line’s Century July 21 - July 28, 2001. Couples will set sail from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Grand Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Mexico and Key West, Florida.
Two To Tango (TM) activities will include:
Tango and other dance lessons
Couples Olympics
The Art of Sensual Massage
Cocktail Party
Stateroom Goodies
Other surprises!
Cruising with Two To TangoTM is also going to offer: 24-hour personalized service, 24-hour five-star food, basic beverages, pools, movies, activities, free gym and fitness programs, Vegas-style shows and other late-night entertainment. You will also have access to spa and salon treatments and tour excursions.
Cruises For Causes is committed to providing an atmosphere where people with a similar focus can share their experiences, challenges, goals and solutions. Rather than
being "stuck in a box," interactive seminar cruise meetings tend to elicit added creativity, compared to the average event held in a hotel.
"Our cruise events create long-lasting memories for clients. Our first goal is making sure that the event fits our clients. We also try to create as much added value as possible not only are you getting practical help for your marriage, you are also getting a great, world-class, relaxing vacation."
To book Two To TangoTM, call 877-550-0599, customer service agents are available 24-hours a day or go to www.cruisesforcauses.com.
About Cruises For Causes
Based in Gastonia, North Carolina, the meeting/event planning and travel management firm, Cruises for Causes, specializes in corporate cruise meetings and incentives, college alumni cruises, radio station listener appreciation cruises and specialty cruises. The company is a member of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and the Charlotte (NC) Chamber of Commerce.
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