Book a Cruise
Travelers wanting to book a cruise are often more comfortable talking to someone about the details of their trip and the ship they will be traveling on before making the final decision to purchase expensive cruise trips on the Internet. It's a fact that people want reassurance from someone that their cruise will be legitimate and planned without hang-ups and glitches.
Despite the apparent ease of online travel bookings and the many helpful reviews, people going on a cruise want to talk to a real travel agent person to plan the details of their trips.
Phocuswright, a travel research firm, figures total U.S. cruise revenue from online ticket booking sales is only about 7% of total bookings. The research company also figures that total bookings may just reach 8 percent of the total cruise booking market during the next few years.
Most online cruise bookings are made with online travel agencies. Cruise company web sites are not currently the best places to find deals and so people flock to the consolidators and package tour deals from hotels and airlines trying to pick up good cruise deals as well. In the future, it may be better to go directly to the cruise line websites but be smart and stay with travel agents until you find a great deal directly from a cruise line website. Things change all the time so do your homework.
When people talk to agents, they often ask what kind of restaurants the cruise ship has? Must they wear a necktie when they go to dinner? Is there a doctor aboard and how can I see him if I need him/her?
