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Common Misconceptions about Booking Cruise Packages Through a Cruise Travel Agent
Common Misconceptions about Booking Cruise Packages Through a Cruise Travel Agent
High travel agent fees and service charges are some of the common misconceptions associated with booking cruise vacations through travel advisors.
Calgary,
Alberta,
Canada
(prbd.net)
06/05/2011
While most everyone agrees that cruise vacations offer great value for money, not everyone is in agreement with the method of booking these packages. Alberta cruise travel agent, Samuel Spencer of Cruise Holidays discounts misconceptions associated with booking a cruise package through a travel agency.
“The biggest misconception related to booking a cruise package through an online agency is that travelers get to save money by avoiding the travel agents’ fees. There are no such fees. Travel agents get paid when they book rooms, cruises, airfares, etc. by the companies they’re doing business with. Additionally, the cruise line’s website offers rates that are published, and are non-negotiable. They do not offer credits and discounts other than the ones that are published. But a cruise travel agent has tremendous influence over cruise lines and can negotiate deals with them. A travel agent can help travelers find cruise packages that are lower than the online published rates,” says Samuel Spencer of Cruise Holidays of Calgary. The travel agency has booked many cruise packages in Alberta at discounted rates.
Referring to the reputed cruise travel agent’s fees, Mr. Spencer adds, “Travel agencies do not charge for their services. They offer free vacation planning and consulting to customers. They are paid commissions by cruise lines and travel service providers. Cruise travel agents provide a whole range of benefits to clients including preferential pricing, enhanced service resolution options, onboard amenities, and shipboard credits.”
It doesn’t matter if you’ve booked an Alberta Mediterranean cruise or a European cruise, these cruise agents can help you with great offers and discounts!
Another misconception about booking an Alberta cruise vacation package through a travel agent is that the quality of service you get with an agent is the same as booking through an online agency, or a cruise lines website. That is not the case. Online cruise vacation bookers have had to face unforeseen circumstances when their flights or hotel reservations get delayed or postponed, and have found themselves on their own. But an Alberta cruise agent can inform the client of delayed or postponed reservations and can quickly arrange alternate arrangements.
Make sure you’ve booked through the right cruise travel agency that affiliated to reputable cruise associations like CLIA and IATA. Agencies affiliated to these associations are sure to have undergone professional training including traveling on many of the major cruise lines.
About Cruise Holidays: Cruise Holidays of Calgary is an independently owned and operated company that is a part of the Travel Leaders Group.
For more information, please visit, http://www.cruiseholidayscalgary.com
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Cruise Holidays of Calgary is a member of The Travel Leaders Network and offers expert advice to cruise vacationers. For more information, please visit: http://www.cruiseholidayscalgary.com
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