The Volunteer Cruise Ship Ambassadors - Airlie Beach

The Volunteer Cruise Ship Ambassadors - Airlie Beach The purpose of the Volunteer Cruise Ship Ambassador Program is to give each and every passenger a warm welcome to the Whitsundays.

The Volunteer Cruise Ship Ambassadors are a group of dedicated volunteers who are passionate about promoting the Whitsundays coordinated through Tourism Whitsundays. The program was established in 2004 as an initiative of the Airlie Beach Chamber of Commerce. Judi and Keith Dunn established and managed the program for the first 10 years. Five years ago, Brian Richardson took the reins. Recently th

e program has come to sit under the umbrella of Tourism Whitsundays

The volunteer ambassadors meet every cruise ship which anchors in the Whitsundays, they are at the forefront of welcoming passengers to Airlie Beach, providing maps, local information, answering questions and much more. The Ambassador Program started out by welcoming only 5 cruise ships in 2004. This number has increased 1,200% to welcoming 60 cruise ships in 2019. The group of loyal volunteer's have been there every step of the way ensuring our visiting cruise ship guests get a warm welcome and a wealth of local knowledge.

We look forward to welcoming Pacific Encounter passengers into Airlie Beach this week. 🌴💙
28/10/2024

We look forward to welcoming Pacific Encounter passengers into Airlie Beach this week. 🌴💙

Wohoo we won GOLD! 🏆 Congratulations to all cruise ambassadors. 👏💖
19/10/2024

Wohoo we won GOLD! 🏆 Congratulations to all cruise ambassadors. 👏💖

In the Outstanding Contribution by a Volunteer or Volunteer Group category, The Volunteer Cruise Ship Ambassadors - Airlie Beach takes home the GOLD WINNER 🎉 🏆

SILVER being taken away by Bowen Tourism & Business & BRONZE by Grand View Hotel

We excited to have three cruise ships visiting The Whitsundays this week. Welcome off-board to explore our beautiful reg...
13/10/2024

We excited to have three cruise ships visiting The Whitsundays this week. Welcome off-board to explore our beautiful region! 🥰

Welcome back to The Whitsundays, Pacific Encounter. 🙌💙
07/10/2024

Welcome back to The Whitsundays, Pacific Encounter. 🙌💙

Welcome back to paradise Carnival Splendor and Pacific Encounter! 🐬🥰
30/09/2024

Welcome back to paradise Carnival Splendor and Pacific Encounter! 🐬🥰

A heartfelt thank you Boatys Airlie Beach for giving us an absolute royal treatment at our Morning Tea this week. Such a...
22/09/2024

A heartfelt thank you Boatys Airlie Beach for giving us an absolute royal treatment at our Morning Tea this week. Such a great selection of delicious food. 👌😋

Thank you Airlie Adventure Tours for another great day out and making sure that most of us can have a firsthand experien...
15/09/2024

Thank you Airlie Adventure Tours for another great day out and making sure that most of us can have a firsthand experience on the Airlie Hopper tour. 🚌💙

Welcome back to the Whitsundays Pacific Encounter and Carnival Splendor ⛴ 🥰
08/09/2024

Welcome back to the Whitsundays Pacific Encounter and Carnival Splendor ⛴ 🥰

We look forward to meeting and greeting passengers from two cruise ships this week. 🐬 Welcome to our piece of paradise!
01/09/2024

We look forward to meeting and greeting passengers from two cruise ships this week. 🐬
Welcome to our piece of paradise!

Excited to welcome two P&O Cruises Australia ships into The Whitsundays this week! 🐬 Visit Whitsundays, Queensland, Aus...
26/08/2024

Excited to welcome two P&O Cruises Australia ships into The Whitsundays this week! 🐬



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Last week we had the pleasure of catching up again at our beautiful homebase Whitsunday Sailing Club. Thank you for host...
06/08/2024

Last week we had the pleasure of catching up again at our beautiful homebase Whitsunday Sailing Club. Thank you for hosting us with another lovely Afternoon Tea. 🩵

One of our favorite events of the year is starting this Thursday - Airlie Beach Race Week⛵️!!! Make sure to follow their updates and program here👉 https://www.facebook.com/airliebeachraceweek/

A huge shout out to Airlie Adventure Tours who have been taking all of us out on their cruise ship friendly Airlie Hoppe...
31/07/2024

A huge shout out to Airlie Adventure Tours who have been taking all of us out on their cruise ship friendly Airlie Hopper sightseeing tour! 🙌
Dartagnan and his team have a wealth of knowledge about the region and are such wonderful hosts. Thank you 🩵

A warm welcome to all the guests from Pacific Encounter and Pacific Adventure cruise ships that will be visiting the Whi...
19/06/2024

A warm welcome to all the guests from Pacific Encounter and Pacific Adventure cruise ships that will be visiting the Whitsundays this week. 🥰
Click below for latest cruise ship schedule (until the end of December). 👇
https://www.tourismwhitsundays.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/UPDATED_-Cruise-Ship-Schedule_June-Dec-2024_June-2024-update60.pdf

Thank you Mackay and Whitsunday Life for sharing our success and celebrating with us. 👏💙 Tourism Whitsundays
08/06/2024

Thank you Mackay and Whitsunday Life for sharing our success and celebrating with us. 👏💙


Tourism Whitsundays

Airlie Beach's Volunteer Cruise Ship Ambassadors celebrated a major milestone, welcoming their one-millionth visitor! 🛳💙

For 20 years, these dedicated volunteers have been the friendly faces greeting cruise ship passengers, boosting local businesses and making Airlie Beach a special destination.

Discover more about this incredible achievement and their impact by clicking here: https://tinyurl.com/27tsjbj7

We have reached the magical number of welcoming 1 MILLION cruise passengers into the Whitsundays! 🙌🎉What a beautiful jou...
02/06/2024

We have reached the magical number of welcoming 1 MILLION cruise passengers into the Whitsundays! 🙌🎉

What a beautiful journey it has been.
Almost 20 years since the start of the program and over 640 cruise ships welcomed across the world to our piece of paradise that we are so lucky to call home. 🩵

Thank you to Whitsunday Sailing Club for hosting a beautiful Afternoon Tea and to Tourism Whitsundays for celebrating the National Volunteer Week and this magical milestone with us.
And a warm thank you to Cruise Whitsundays, Ocean Rafting and Just Tuk'n Around.airlie Beach Pedicabs for your wonderful gifts. We can't wait to join your experiences. 🥰

We are delighted to welcome two cruise ships into the region this week 🩵🙌
27/05/2024

We are delighted to welcome two cruise ships into the region this week 🩵🙌

Thank you, Whitsundays community. 🙏🩵Happy National Volunteer Week to all volunteers across the nation! 🎉
22/05/2024

Thank you, Whitsundays community. 🙏🩵
Happy National Volunteer Week to all volunteers across the nation! 🎉

📣Callout to all our friends and fans of the Whitsundays! Vote for our beautiful towns, Airlie Beach, Bowen and Collinsvi...
12/05/2024

📣Callout to all our friends and fans of the Whitsundays! Vote for our beautiful towns, Airlie Beach, Bowen and Collinsville, and give them a chance to win at the Queensland Top Tourism Town Awards 🩵🙌

Finalists for the Queensland Top Tourism Town Awards have been released and for the first time, The Whitsundays has a finalist in every category 🎉

- Airlie Beach: Top Small Tourism Town (population 1,500 - 5,000)
- Bowen: Top Tourism Town (population over 5,000)
- Collinsville: Top Tiny Tourism Town (population under 1,500).

Now it's over to the public vote. So if you love The Whitsundays, get your vote in here: https://bit.ly/3AUG9KH - but hurry, it closes next week!

Thank you Whitsunday Green for inviting us for a site inspection ⛳️and a beautiful Morning Tea last week. 🥰
30/04/2024

Thank you Whitsunday Green for inviting us for a site inspection ⛳️and a beautiful Morning Tea last week. 🥰

Always happy to welcome Pacific Encounter into Airlie Beach - our most frequent visiting cruise ship 🫶
15/04/2024

Always happy to welcome Pacific Encounter into Airlie Beach - our most frequent visiting cruise ship 🫶

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🤗🤩 It is exciting to have Island Rythm welcoming cruise visitors as they make their way through the terminal & into Airlie Beach today, with their relaxed tropical tones 🌺🌴🎶🛳 🙏 Thanks to funding support through Tourism Whitsundays, Whitsunday Regional Council & Cruise Whitsundays Lions Airlie Beach Community Markets

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Our dedicated group of volunteers are very passionate about promoting the Whitsundays via The Volunteer Cruise Ship Ambassador Program, coordinated through Tourism Whitsundays.

The Volunteer Cruise Ship Ambassadors Program was created in 2004 as an initiative of the Airlie Beach Chamber of Commerce. The program was established by Judi and Keith Dunn who managed the program for the first 10 years. Five years ago, Brian Richardson took the reins and recently the program has come to sit under the umbrella of Tourism Whitsundays coordinated by their Information Services Coordinator Tracey Tyler.

The sole purpose of the Cruise Ship Ambassadors is to give each and every passenger arriving by cruise ship a warm personal welcome and “bon voyage” on their departure.

Every Cruise Ambassador has a passion for where we live, along with what we have to offer in The Whitsundays and will take pride in telling anyone that’s prepared to listen. The Volunteer Cruise Ship Ambassador Program is unique in that, to the best of our knowledge, there is no other program such as ours that meet and greet on a one on one basis and stay to say farewell to all cruise ship passengers. We consistently have 15-20 volunteers at every event & we have fun! The Program has a number of supporters throughout the business community that see and or receive a direct or indirect benefit from the cruise ship visitors through out the Whitsundays. We appreciate all of our supporters very much and are always grateful for their support.

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