cruisePAL’s Itinerary Planner module is a cloud-based solution designed to streamline cruise itinerary planning. It automates manual processes, optimizes routes, and enables real-time collaboration with port agents, ensuring efficient, end-to-end cruise operations. Traditionally, cruise itineraries are managed using complex Excel spreadsheets, demanding significant manual labor and specialized expertise. This module addresses these challenges by providing an all-in-one application that syncs in real-time with agencies, offering instant access to all the information cruise lines require. The Itinerary Planner optimizes sea routes between ports, allowing users to view possible routes, plan and predict fuel consumption and costs, estimate distances between ports, and determine the ETA at destinations. It also supports viewing canals and straits, defining special zones such as ECA and HRA, and accommodates all fuel types. By automating manual operations, providing an intuitive interface, and seamlessly integrating with existing systems, the Itinerary Planner transforms cruise operations.

Features:

• Automatization of manual operations: Our cloud-based cruisePAL Itinerary Planner is an all-in-one application that syncs in real-time with agencies and instantly gives all the information cruise lines need.

• **Operations optimization: **cruisePAL Itinerary Planner enables the planning department of a cruise line to plan cruise itineraries well in advance based on various key factors related to the ship, ports, sea-routes and fuel, optimizing the planning work.

• **Holistic solution: **All crucial operations can be performed from just one solution – a user can manage itineraries of a ship/ships for an entire season from a single dashboard.

• **Intuitive interface: **cruisePAL Itinerary Planner does not require extensive training. A user will quickly learn how to easily select ports and agents, build itineraries, send them for approval, what significantly decreases the time to value.

• **Simplified communications with agents: **Real-time syncing with agencies for instant access to vital information is possible. cruisePAL Itinerary Planner allows for quick responses from agents on berthing and terminal availability, port costs, waste disposal, water and electricity supply, and more. Agencies are able to provide instant info about terminal details, access, pictures and alternatives. Port and terminal information can also be stored over long periods of time which the itinerary planner will use for cost direct calculations.

• **Integration to cruisePAL ship and shore systems: **Once an itinerary or full program has been created, the entire cruise can be synched to our CRS and/or SMS systems which reduces the manual effort for users on board and on shore of uploading or creating itineraries in the systems.

• Manage Segments for Optimal Itinerary Planning

  • Alter ETD/ ETA
  • Add/ Reduce a sea-day
  • Add/ Reduce port stay duration
  • Insert/ Remove/ Replace a port
  • Chose an alternative sea-route
  • Radius port search using distance or duration
  • Compare individual & seasonal itinerary versions

• Port Status and Agent Collaboration​

  • Raise & track berth reservation requests with port agencies
  • Raise & track port cost-info requests with port agencies

• Optimize Sea-routes Between Ports

  • View possible sea routes
  • Fuel consumption & cost planning/prediction
  • Distance estimation between ports
  • ETA on destinations
  • View canals & straits
  • Define special zones (such as ECA, HRA)
  • Supports all fuel types