Travel and Leisure

Business Case

Building customer loyalty: turning first-time cruisers into repeat buyers

The third-largest cruise company in the world, a leader in Europe, South America, the Gulf region, and South Africa.

Industry
Travel and Leisure

Objective

Our client aimed to retain customers acquired through direct channels after their first cruise by encouraging them to join the loyalty program, fostering long-term engagement, and converting them into repeat buyers. The challenge was to create a personalised and proactive relationship model that would strengthen customer connections and enhance brand loyalty.

What we delivered

Since 2018, our client has entrusted us with managing and commercially developing a share of its Italian client portfolio through a dedicated team of Personal Cruiser Assistants (PCAs).

These are our key activities to enhance customer engagement and loyalty:

  • Outbound Campaigns: we conducted targeted outreach to engage customers after their first cruise, encouraging them to join the company’s loyalty program.
  • Personalised Customer Management: each outbound team member managed a dedicated customer portfolio, establishing a direct and personal relationship.
  • First contact approach: during the initial interaction, the PCA introduced themselves as the customer’s personal assistant, providing direct contact details for future communication.
  • Customer profile enrichment: gathered and updated customer preferences based on interactions, all customer emails were sent directly from the personal assistant’s company email account, reinforcing the relationship and trust, enhancing personalisation and engagement.

A winning experience

  • Customers subscribed to loyalty program

    94%
  • Revenues per PCA per year

    600000