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Cruise Deals are Not Over
Just because travel agents are no longer allowed to rebate their commissions on
Royal Caribbean, it doesn't mean the cruise deals are over. The rebating may be gone, but not the deals. Royal Caribbean will continue to offer Senior Rates, Top Producer Rates, Past Passenger Discounts, Resident Rates, Military Rates, Interline promtions, reduced air promotions, third and fourth passenger discounts, inside, outside, and balcony guarantees, group rates with amenity discounts, Platinum Card discounts etc etc on sailing in which they need help selling cabins. They do not need to offer discounts on sailings where the demand exceeds the supply - as was and is the case with the Voyager this summer and next summer. Royal Caribbean has somewhat of an unfair advantage in the marketplace with their Voyager Class ships. Folks will pay dearly for it. Once they've had Royal Caribbean, they stay Royal Caribbean and so will the friends they tell about it. Throw in their fabulous "get out there marketing" and you've got full ships so you won't find many deals on it. Other deals on other Royal Caribbean ships (like the types of promotions above) are availabe but they are not advertised on Royal Caribbean's website and Royal Caribbean's own direct selling agents hardly ever offer these promotions up front to a consumer. A good cruise agent should have access to all the the specials and promotions with all cruise lines. So if you don't want to pay $1,499 for a balcony on Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody, they may recommend a comparable cruise on the Grand Princess for $999? A direct Royal Caribbean agent would not know about or recommend promotions with a competing cruise line. The last time I saw a company recommend a competitor was Cole's Santa Claus in the modern "Miracle on 34th Street." Don't fret about the rebating. It will be here for a while on everyone but Royal Caribbean, but rest assured there are and always will be great cruise deals. Today, they are available on NCL, Holland America, Carnival, Princess and Royal Caribbean (just not Voyager class) for Fall departures. For those of you who want to find these deals the hard way, call each cruise line directly. (speaking spanish will be helpful). For those who want to do it the easy way, call your local travel agent. Uf Tukel WMPH Vacations Home of CruiseCheap.com http:/www.cruisecheap.com |
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