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Q Love this site. Like sitting down with our doctor or attorney but for free. This March we re headed on a voyage that will include several ports in the Middle East including Egypt. We booked through the cruise line for the savings but we re not getting any updates budget accommodation in london on the itinerary changes that might occur given the events of this weekend. We ve called the line and they said they don;t know anything yet and we should just sit tight. This trip is costing budget accommodation in london us close to thirty thousand dollars and I am not a sit tight kind of person. Any advice would be sincerely appreciated.
A First, you ve been suckered into dealing directly with the cruise line always a mistake. Always. They are charging you the commission that would buy you professional services, additional amenities, and caring oversight of your total cruise experience (assuming you have a really knowledgeable agent). They take the commission and simply pocket it. When you call the cruise line, you are speaking to a commission-based sales person who is instructed to do all possible to keep your reservation in house .   There is no such thing as an offer available by a cruise line that is not also available through a consultant who regularly works with the line.
When you were told by the sales agent that you should sit tight, that was probably what they were told to say. But a connected travel consultant can go to the operations people at the line and get a good feel for any pending itinerary changes that are likely. You will also be provided with updated security information.
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Q Love this site. Like sitting down with our doctor or attorney but for free. This March we re headed on a voyage that will include several ports in the Middle budget accommodation in london East including Egypt. We booked through budget accommodation in london the cruise line for the savings but we re not getting any updates on the itinerary changes that might occur given the events of this weekend. We ve called the line and they said they don;t know anything yet and we should just sit tight. This trip is costing us close to thirty thousand dollars and I am not a sit tight kind of person. Any advice would be sincerely budget accommodation in london appreciated.
A First, you ve been suckered into dealing directly with the cruise line always a mistake. Always. They are charging you the commission that would buy you professional services, additional amenities, and caring oversight of your total cruise budget accommodation in london experience (assuming you have a really knowledgeable agent). They take the commission and simply pocket it. When you call the cruise line, you are speaking to a commission-based sales person who is instructed to do all possible to keep your reservation in house .   There is no such thing as an offer available by a cruise line that is not also available through a consultant who regularly works with the line.
When you were told by the sales agent that you should sit tight, that was probably what they were told to say. But a connected travel consultant can go to the operations people at the line and get a good feel for any pending itinerary changes that are likely. budget accommodation in london You will also be provided with updated security information.
Cruise Lines do not publicize the fact, for obvious reasons, budget accommodation in london that even after you have made your reservation and paid a deposit, you can move your reservation over to a travel consultant on a no-fee basis as long as you do it prior to your final payment. You will come out ahead if you do this on several levels.
Finally, we think that ports in Egypt are likely not to be cancelled and your itinerary, which is six months away, will likely operate budget accommodation in london as currently scheduled. Final decisions on itinerary changes are normally made 21 days prior to a scheduled departure in order to allow enough time for alternative port calls to be confirmed.
Q We ve been going on three major trips a year for the past five years, using a travel agent with whom we feel we have a good relationship. But she is always telling us that we should reconfirm our reservations at hotels even though she has made the bookings. We re rather tech savvy so no big deal but we were wondering if we re doing her job?
A If you are arriving at a five-star resort or hotel property, your agent should be making the reservations through personal contacts. In that case there is no need for you to personally reconfirm. If your reservations are, on the other hand, being made by a traditional travel agent using an airline computer system (GDS), then it is a good idea for your to reconfirm budget accommodation in london the morning prior to your arrival or the morning of your arrival. This is a particularly good idea if you are requesting a unique position, corner room, next to elevator, etc., or if you have very specific bedding needs. budget accommodation in london Many properties, for example, routinely overbook King-size beds. Unless you remind the property of what you want, your agent s original request could go unnoticed or get lost in the hotel shuffle.
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A Naive doesn t even cover it.   This is just irresponsible on your part. Here are a few facts and observations that might help you and other parents of potential unaccompanied, youthful Caribbean cruisers understand the risks:
02 There are no police aboard these cruise ships. They have their own security personnel on board because they are needed. Why do some cruise lines cost a lot less than others? Do you think it could, in part, have something to do with who is employed aboard the ships, what they are paid, and the degrees to which they are subjected to background checks?
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