Good cruise deals

Ray · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:11 pm Post subject:

That Still doesnt answer the question. The question is:

Does the travel agency not have to tell you of any changes?

Yes. / No. ?

Maybe its a daft question but would be nice to know the answer!
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melissa1700 · Flight Steward Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 76 87 ants

yes if they are notified by the cruiseline they will call you but what im trying to get across to you which i know you understand what im saying to you
is these situatiions can fall through the cracks sometimes it is best if you check your trip prior to departure
thats my answer
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Ray · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:28 pm Post subject:

That wasnt so hard! I was getting your point about making sure nothings change to be on the safe side..

I just wanted to know if they had to. Im sure if they didnt tell you of any changes they could claim compensation providing it messed up the holiday in some way!
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melissa1700 · Flight Steward Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 76 87 ants

usually the cruiselines will send us a read out if there is a change but as you know that can fall through the cracks
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whereshegoes · Flight Steward Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Posts: 86 145 ants

Just about to get on the Carnival Liberty (biggest and newest ship) for a 16 day transatlantic cruise...paid less than $1000 US ...thats less than 60 a day... I am pretty happy about it Smile

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melissa1700 · Flight Steward Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 76 87 ants

you must be so excited carnival has great prices !!
Have a great time Cool

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bryaninnj1 · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:14 pm Post subject:

searching for cruises is a tough thing. sometimes you can get a better rate by just going right to the cruise line's website, but not always. they can only sell at a certain rate because they cant short their affiliates otherwise nobdoy would use an affiliate. up until 3 months ago you would be able to search the web and you could find the same exact cruise from 3 sites yes the price would be a major difference. I have seen them as much as 300 per person difference. this was because larger distributors would cut into their commissions to give you a better price. the major cruise lines have since stopped this because it is unfair to the smaller shops who dont recieve as high of a commission. this basically means taht most places will over you the same deal no matter where you go. there are some stipulations to this. if the compnay has purchased group rates ahead of time they will offer you a better rate. if they have a special going on that others arent offering. for the most part you will only see a minor difference in price. the only time you will see a big difference in price is when one company is charging way more than they should for the trip. the best advice i can give you is that you need a compnay that provides good customer service because prices will be almost the same give or take, but how you are delt w/ as far as recieveing tickets, answer questions and things like that are goign to be important to you down the road. if the agent blows you off teh second he has your deposit, youll see how tough it can be to get answers to any of your questions.
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melissa1700 · Flight Steward Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 76 87 ants

In every business you have your good eggs and bad eggs the c0onsumer has to use common sense when dealing with any product especially when you are spending money
Customer service is the key
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Heldo · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject: Uk based cruise specialists

I have been checking out different websites that help with detailing cruises and looking at good value cruises ,

I use www.cruisedirect.co.uk for my cruises they offer great competative prices on all cruises from fly cruises to alaska , caribbean med, and all the rest of the cruises ,

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melissa1700 · Flight Steward Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 76 87 ants

You should know before hand what your looking for and than have the agents help you from there meaning what desitinations your interested in
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rjbowman · Trainee Steward Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 31 48 ants

i've been doing some research and it seems pretty tough to get deals on cruises unless you're willing to wait until the last minute.

I was able to find a few good deals in a discount club that I'm a member of. It was any $ savings but they gave a free shore excursion.
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hennry · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:46 am Post subject: RE:Good cruise deals

Cruise deals to the Caribbean are offered all the time and for various reasons. Sometimes good deals are offered because the ship is disembarking during an off peak travel season and sometimes it' s because there aren' t enough cabins filled to justify the cruise ship taking off.
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