Our Team

Fully Escorted by CMEatSEA Team

This conference is facilitated by a dedicated CMEatSEA team. Our goal is to take a group of individuals who have dedicated their lives to looking after others and for that time, turn it upside down and take care of them. From lavish cocktail parties, private shore adventures, daily colour newsletter, nightly pillow gifts, to signature events, we promise to turn your conference into a grand adventure where every detail is taken care of.


Sanjay Goel, MBA

Sanjay Goel, President of Cruise Connections Canada, has played a major role in the Cruise Industry for over 20 years. Well-known throughout the industry for his business acumen, Sanjay founded Cruise Connections in 1993. Under his leadership, Cruise Connections has won several travel industry awards and has been Canada’s largest cruise-only retailer for more than a decade.

His career in Travel has spanned nearly three decades and has seen him excel in every facet, including marketing, consolidation, and sales. Additionally, Sanjay has traveled extensively and has been on over 300 cruises, personally becoming acquainted with numerous ports worldwide.

An innovator to many, Sanjay’s recent initiatives have seen Cruise Connections form exclusive partnerships bringing about some of the biggest travel programs in Canada, including the highly successful Mediterranean Odyssey, in collaboration with Canada’s national newspaper The Globe and Mail.


Catherine McLellan

Catherine McLellan is a CMEatSEA Coordinator and a founding member of the Cruise Connections Canada and the CMEatSEA Team. She has been a Cruise Specialist with Cruise Connections Canada for over 20 years and has traveled extensively on land and sea. Catherine will be pleased to assist you with all your cruise needs – in English or French.


Judy Branner

Judy Branner is one of the founding CMEatSEA Coordinators. She has been in the Cruise Industry since 1992 – where she worked on board Cruise Ships for 5 years before returning home to continue a career on land. In Judy’s current role, she leads the design and execution of all CMEatSEA programs.