New Year's cruise

A unique opportunity to earn 100% of your required 50.0 Mainpro+ credits for 2018—while exploring the southern Caribbean aboard one of the newest ships in the entire Princess fleet. 

The Royal Princess is the 2nd newest of the 17 ships in the Princess line

Dec 30, 2017 to Jan 9, 2018

50.0 Mainpro+ credits

Tuition $1,295 USD

This CME respects your time. This workshop is certified at the highest level (three-credits-per-hour) by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Our 3:1 CME saves you an incredible amount of time (and therefore money) over 1:1 CME. Just have a look at the five-year benefit calculations. 

This CME cruise earns you 50.0 Mainpro+ credits, which is 100% of what the CFPC requires per one-year cycle. 

Vacation CME has many advantages over local CME. See what your colleagues are saying, and explore the case for it being four-credit-per-hour CME. 

The workshop will be held December 30, 2017 to January 9, 2018 aboard the ultramodern Royal Princess, the 2nd newest in the 17-ship fleet. Workshop hours are only during sea days, to ensure there's zero interference with port activities. 

The CME is the extended "triple strength" CBT Tools module (16.7 hours / 50.0 Mainpro+ credits). Join us sailing the Southern Caribbean and you'll learn a multitude of ultra-brief CBT techniques to make your work much easier with both medical and psychiatric patients (cases).

Head instructor Greg Dubord, MD is nicely broken-in after giving over 400 CBT workshops, and a University of Toronto CME Teacher of the Year.

Terrific workshop... 'spot on' relevant... engaging & enthusiastic... high impact professionally & personally... I will definitely be back for more.

Madeleine Montpetit, MSc, MD, FCFP

Physician Lead, Faculty Development 

Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa 

A wonderful medley of interesting Southern Caribbean islands
Day   Date   Date     Location     Arrive   Depart
1   Sat   Dec 30     Ft Lauderdale         4:00PM
2   Sun   Dec 31     Princess Cays, Bahamas     9:00AM   4:00PM
3   Mon   Jan 1     At sea          
4   Tue   Jan 2     St Thomas, USVI     8:00AM   5:00PM
5   Wed   Jan 3     Martinique     10:00AM   7:00PM
6   Thu   Jan 4     Grenada     7:00AM   2:00PM
7   Fri   Jan 5     Bonaire     12:00PM   7:00PM
8   Sat   Jan 6     Curacao     7:00AM   5:00PM
9   Sun   Jan 7     At sea          
10   Mon   Jan 8     At sea           
11   Tue   Jan 9     Ft Lauderdale     6:00AM    

The CME will be held in the Chapel Conference Center during the following five times, none of which conflict with any port activities (break times are indicated in parentheses): 

  1. Mon, Jan 1 from 1:00PM to 3:45PM (2:30PM)
  2. Thu, Jan 4 from 2:00PM to 4:00PM 
  3. Fri, Jan 5 from 8:30AM to 11:45AM (10:00AM)
  4. Sun, Jan 7 from 8:30AM to 4:00PM (10:00AM, 11:45AM & 1:45PM) 
  5. Mon, Jan 8 from 8:30AM to 12:00PM (10:00AM)

Social gatherings include our All Aboard Cocktail Party on New Year's Eve (Sunday, December 31) starting at 5:00PM, and our CBT Family Luncheon on Monday, January 8 starting at 12:00PM. And throughout our journey we'll be providing travel tips from our experience with the ship and itinerary to ensure you get the most out of your experience.

CBT Canada won the National CME Program Award from the College of Family Physicians of Canada for the combination of this CBT Tools module along with the CBT for Anxiety and CBT for Depression modules (details, including video).

Royal Princess

Royal Princess is the 2nd newest in the 17-ship fleet. Features include:

  • on-board casino 
  • 24-hour room service 
  • 24-hour internet cafe and library 
  • 9-hole putting course (Princess Links) 
  • extensive pools, hot tubs, and sun deck areas 
  • world-class art collection, gallery, and auctions 
  • state-of the art gyms with a full range of equipment
  • Skywalkers top-deck nightclub and the Explorers Lounge
  • three kids' zones: The Tree House (ages 3-7), The Lodge (ages 8-12), and The Beach House (ages 13-17) 
  • first-run feature-length films shown under the stars at night
  • duty-free shops, including Chanel, Citizen, Clinique, Estée Lauder, Lancôme, Swarovski, and Tissot
  • Princess Theatre is the largest in the fleet, with state-of-the-art featuring Broadway-style production at sea 
  • Multiple dining options including 5 specialty restaurants (Crab Shack, Crown Grill, Sabatini's Italian, Ultimate Balcony Dining, and Vines) 
  • The SeaWalk, a dramatic over-the-ocean glass walkway. At 60 feet long, cantilevered 128 feet above the waves and extending 28 feet beyond the edge of the ship, it affords thrilling vistas of the ever-changing seascape.
  • Princess Watercolor Fantasy Show, a mesmerizing spectacle of water dancing to the sounds of music. While brightly colored lights illuminate the water, you’ll see a captivating show of waltzes, pirouettes and fountains shooting water up to 33 feet high.

A brief video tour (5:00) of the Royal Princess is here. For a very thorough video (28:02) of Her Royal Highness The Dutchness of Cambridge Kate Middleton christening her namesake in Southhampton, click here. 

Inside staterooms start at $4,816.28 CDN (including all taxes) and your companion cruises free. Balcony staterooms are from $6,072.30 CDN 

Please register soon to avoid weeping & gnashing of teeth.

Mark our words: This cruise will sell out fast.  

To book your cruise vacation package, 

call Arlene at 877.466.8228 x 333

or email vacation@cbt.ca

CBT Canada Refund Policy

You may transfer 100% of your tuition to another workshop (free)
or receive a full refund (minus a 25% processing fee)