Helping friends & family understand “travel buying myths”. You'll be a winner ! WAVE SEASON is here !

January 2 beings the new Wave Season.

What is Wave Season ?  It’s when folks, folks who have yet to plan their yearly vacation, go into a "rush" to get booked !

Unfortunately, it’s also the season where many consumers try & buy a cruise on their own.  Lead to, but not limited to,  unknown surprises, mis-information, stuck in an unwanted vacation, loss of vacation money and even lack of added value savings.

Many consumers are under the "myth conception", due to mis-guided advertisement, that they must turn to the net or to the cruise line for their best rates ... So they go out on the net or call the cruise lines direct, and “buy on their own”.

To begin with, there are a lot of myths about pricing !

·         Past guest are under the assumption that they can only get their special rates “at” the cruise line !  WRONG !  Every Travel Agent/Cruise Specialist can have these same available rates for all past guest.

·         Some consumers think lower rates can be received at the cruise line.  WRONG.  Cruise Line can not give lower rates to callers that they have not given to the Travel Agent/Cruise Specialist.

·         Some consumer think the Internet companies are the ones holding the lower rates.  WRONG.  Actually the Internet Travel companies (such as Orbitz, Hotwire, Priceline, the Airlines, Cruises.com) are a 3^rd party vendor.  They do not buy the cruises from the cruise lines.  They actually get their rates by purchasing cruises directly from a Cruise Specialist Distribution House. 

·         Many consumers think they can’t buy their cruise directly from a Cruise Sprecialist Distribution House.  WRONG.  If consumer may have a Cruise Specialist Distribution House right in their own city !  Consumers my go directly to the Cruise Specialist Distribution House and get these same lower rates, directly.

 

Next, many consumers think, that the cruise lines want them to come to them direct.  That the Travel Agent/Cruise Specialist are in competition.  WRONG.  The cruise line is not in fear of folks buying from the Travel Agent/Cruise Specialist … What they often fear, is the consumer moving over to a different cruise. 

Ever notice the cruise line ads … Call your Travel Agent ! 

Cruise Lines want consumers to have the best information they can have about an upcoming cruise, so they come onboard, not only educated, but happy !  Cruise Lines spend lots of dollars in education Travel Agents/Cruise Specialists, for the consumers benefit !

Next, many consumers think most most Travel Agents/Cruise Specialist charge a fee to buy your cruise for you ?  WRONG.  Most do not.  When you want other products, outside services from your cruise, or need research outside of your cruise, then sometimes they do.  But not usually if the other products, such as hotel, is purchased through the cruise line.    

KNOW … Buying a cruise is MORE THAN price !  Its about ... Security, safety, correct information, protected vacation dollars, & expertise know-how for the unknown.

Even if consumers don't realize, they truly need the backing and expertise of a Travel Agent/Cruise Specialist … In helping to make this your best vacation ever !

If you … Or a family member/friend has just one question, like … “Which cruise line should I chose” or “when should I go” … Then one question will usually lead to another !

Please call your Travel Agent … Or find a Cruise Specialist Distribution House near YOU !  Plan to make 2015 your best vacation ever !  And share this insight with family/friends/co-workers … They’ll thank you.