Play Bridge At Sea™ Expands Bridge Experiences
At Sea, On River And On Land
Play Bridge At Sea™ rolls out 2026 Program
New York, N.Y. (December 15, 2024) – Play Bridge At Sea™ --Dream Vacations is a New York based travel and event travel agency that specializes in operating a multi-channel program for guests who play the game of bridge.
Originally started more than 10 years ago, the company has evolved into the preeminent operator of Bridge events at sea, on land and online. The brand has grown and evolved over the past 8 years. Our guests appreciate the quality of professionals we engage and the nurturing teaching style we offer. Play Bridge At Sea is enjoying a 40% repeat booking ratio on the bridge experiences we offer.
New destinations in 2026 will include New Zealand and Australia in January, the Caribbean in February, Greece and Turkey in March. River cruising from Amsterdam to Basel in August and a trans-Atlantic - cruise from Lisbon to New York in September. All our sea cruises are on Silversea, our Luxury cruise partner. River Cruising will be on AMA Waterways.
We will again return to Palm Springs in October for the Bridge Academy™ and plans are in the works for a Bridge Academy in June as well.
The vision for the company from co-founder James Gundell, has been to bring expert bridge education to our guests, regardless of their starting knowledge, while elevating their skills and understanding of the game. "Our unique mix of teaching and playing Bridge online, at sea, and on land, offers our students the opportunity to gain experience from our amazing Bridge Team, anywhere. We strive to get you out of your comfort zone and try new concepts and confident that it will improve your game."
Corey Krantz, our Bridge Director, comments that "we teach on tablets using custom software to enhance education and always put the student in the decision seat. Therefore, our students can put to work what they just learned and practice the concept over and over.”
Many of our students are American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) members, and we offer ACBL sanctioned games with master point awards. Most of our students do not join us for the games, but for the education and the environment. “Rather than teach a few conventions and focus on master points, we strive to explain the logic behind bidding and play and to give our students the tools to think more critically in making their bridge decisions. Good results flow from there!” says Sylwia McNamara, one of our bridge professionals.
“Bridge is more fun to play when you are doing well, and we teach you how to think about bridge the way experts do, so you can play better. Bridge is more fun to learn when on vacation in a beautiful location. Our travel events let you learn bridge around the world. Of course, if you prefer to learn in the comfort of your home, our online lessons are as convenient as your internet connection” according to Ed Brill.
“Our goal is to provide an exceptional and complete worry travel experience. We are here not only for this trip but for the future travel of our guests” according to Ed Brill, Managing Director Play Bridge At Sea.
Dream Vacations is part of World Travel Holdings, Americas largest seller of cruises. More information can be seen at our web site www.playbridgeatsea.com
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Media Contact:
Ed Brill
(212)862-2706
