| Every one that likes to take a cruise for a vacation, | | | | from cruise lines all over the world. Once you become |
| weather it's for the value or they just like to cruise, | | | | a travel agent and register with the different cruise |
| spend way to much time searching for the right | | | | lines, your inbox will have numerous cruise deals |
| cruise deal. First you have to decide what destination, | | | | every week and all you do is pick one. You could |
| time of year and which cruise line. I have seen people | | | | have your cruise selected and booked in less than |
| take as much as a few weeks to do this. | | | | one hour. |
| The best way to always get the best cruise deal is | | | | In the cruise line industry as you become more |
| to be an insider in the travel industry. | | | | familiar and gain more knowledge in the promotion of |
| What I mean by this is being your own travel agent. | | | | cruises, the cruise lines will offer extremely |
| You know the old saying," If you can't beat them | | | | discounted trips. One of the best cruise deals as a |
| join them." You see, travel agents always get the | | | | travel agent is when a cruise line opens a new resort |
| best cruise deals because they promote and sell | | | | or cruise ship they offer the first sailing or grand |
| cruises, so the benefit for doing this is major | | | | opening to travel agents only. These trips are called |
| discounts. | | | | "Familiarization Trips" or Fam. Trips. These cruises are |
| Now a days people are to busy with their families or | | | | for the travel agent to come and get familiar with |
| their jobs to be sitting in front of their computer for | | | | the new ships amenities. The cost to the travel |
| hours on end trying to pick the right cruise, plus most | | | | agent is usually the port charges, which is about |
| people work at computers all day and the last thing | | | | 50.00 per day. |
| they want to do when they are not working is sit | | | | Now with that being said, there are all kinds of cheap |
| for hours in front of their computer planning a cruise. | | | | deals for cruises, but be aware of certain restrictions. |
| Wouldn't you rather be packing for your cruise? | | | | Make sure that you check the cruise out thoroughly |
| By being your own travel agent you would eliminate | | | | before booking. |
| hours upon hours of time trying to find the best | | | | Truly the only way to assure yourself that you are |
| cruise deal and more time cruising. What I mean by | | | | getting the best deal on a cruise and not spending |
| this is that travel agents get perks and courtesies | | | | hours searching is to become a travel agent. |