Ralph Williams, MCC

Current

• Owner, Master Cruise Counsellor at Cruise Planners (Self-employed)

Past

• CEO at CapStone Technologies, LLC
• V P Sales & Marketing at Industrial Electric Reels

Education

• Loyola University of Chicago
• Purdue University

Recommended

17 people have recommended Ralph

Connections

300 connections

Industry

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Websites

• My Blog
• My Website

Ralph Williams, MCC’s Summary

Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you rich. It makes you more interesting, more fun and more understanding. We are travel specialists whose only goal is to make sure the travel experience we help you plan becomes exactly the experience you want to have that will make you rich, interesting, fun and more understanding – whether it’s a honeymoon in Cancun or an around the world cruise. Why use us to help you plan that travel experience? We’ve been there! We’ve traveled to over 300 cities in 27 countries on 5 continents. We’ve been on most of the cruise lines and know the ships. If we haven’t actually been where you want to go, we know someone who has been in our extensive client and partner network so we can always provide first person knowledge of destinations and products.

Ralph Williams, MCC’s Specialties:

CRUISE SPECIALTIES: Ocean & River Cruises; Wine & Culinary cruises; Family Reunion cruises; Company annual meetings at sea; Corporate incentive cruises; Non-profit fund raising cruises; High School or College Reunion cruises; Special interest group cruises; Honeymoon cruises.

Ralph Williams, MCC’s Experience

• Owner, Master Cruise Counsellor

  Cruise Planners (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)

  Cruising is the very best value in vacations available today and Cruise Planners has a tremendous reputation for quality, service, and competitive pricing. Our high sales volume and buying power enables us to offer you cruising at the lowest prices withthe best service in the business.
  
  Cruise Planners is a licensed, bonded, and insured agency. We are members of CLIA (Cruise Line International Association), NACOA (National Association Of Cruise Only Agencies), and ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents.
  
  When Cruise Planners arranges your cruise, you can feel confident that you will receive an exceptional cruise vacation - at an exceptional value. We work extremely hard to ensure that your cruise experience meets your needs and exceeds your expectations.
  
  We have top national account status with all major cruise lines.
  
  Visit our websites at:
  
  www.cornerstoneglobalcruising.com
  www.cornerstoneglobalcruising.blogspot.com

• CEO

  CapStone Technologies, LLC

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  August 1999 — September 2006 (7 years 2 months)

  CapStone Technologies is a business engineering firm helping clients worldwide identify and solve business problems by implementing unique solutions that create business opportunities.

• V P Sales & Marketing

  Industrial Electric Reels

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  1989 — 1995 (6 years )

Ralph Williams, MCC’s Education

• Loyola University of Chicago

  MBA , Marketing , 1970 — 1972

• Purdue University

  BS , Geology , 1959 — 1963

Additional Information

Ralph Williams, MCC’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Website

Ralph Williams, MCC’s Interests:

Family, travel. food & wine, gourmet cooking, books, fly fishing, Airedales, movies

Ralph Williams, MCC’s Groups:

CLIA (Cruise Line International Association)
Business Breakfast Club
Rotary Club of Western Douglas County
Omaha Dining Club
Foodies
BNI - President Multiply Your Profits Chapter
Living Faith United Methodist Church
Western Douglas County Chamber of Commerce
Meeting Professionals International - Heartland Chapter

•    Purdue University Network
•    MBAs Without Borders
•    Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Group
•    Friends of Finland
•    Hospitality & Travel
•    Winefellow
•    Foodies
•    Purdue Alumni
•    Omaha Networking Group
•    Wines & Spirits (Number 1 W&S group on Linked)
•    BNI Group (Business Network International)
•    International Entrepreneur Club
•    World Tourism Network
•    First Data Networking
•    Event Planning & Management - the 1st Group for Event Planners
•    Linked Global Travel
•    THAT's Professional (Travel, Hospitality, Aviation & Tourism)
•    The Cruise Ships Professionals
•    Travel Insiders
•    Leisure/Tourism/Hospitality/Wellness innovation (Entrepreneurs, Investors, Services Providers)
•    The Friends of / Amigos de Chile
•    Fly Fishing
•    Travel & Tourism Industry Professionals Worldwide
•    White Castle lovers
•    9/11 - Never Forget
•    World Travellers
•    Cruise Aficionados.
•    Meeting Professionals International- Heartland Chapter
•    Cruise Planners - American Express
•    Cruise Ship Lovers
•    BNI Omaha - The official group for BNI members in Omaha only
•    Wine Evangelist Group
•    Business Breakfast Club of Omaha
•    Midlands Venture Forum
•    Expand Omaha

Ralph Williams, MCC’s Honors:

Master Cruise Counsellor by CLIA

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines University of WOW - Cruise Expert

Omaha Top 25 Company - three years running (CapStone Technologies, LLC)

Who's Who in Executives and Professionals

Nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year by Millard Business Association

Ralph Williams, MCC’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
• expertise requests
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• reference requests
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