the nurse

We didn't send a deposit. We elected not to continue with this!

No! Check out my post #30.

Well, I did receive my cruise certificate in the mail. They are requesting a $99 refundable deposit (check or money order only). This needs to be mailed to Vacation Advisor, in New Smyrna Beach, FL, who will send me (another) voucher in 3-4 weeks. Then, I send in my request for 2 separate dates with $99 per person reservation fee. It must be postmarked 60 days in advance of the dates I choose. If those dates are not available, then the process starts all over again!!! We've decided to pass on this!!! I was really hoping this would be worth the effort involved. I checked with the BBB and found out that Vacation Advisor is a storefront "travel agency" with no telephone number to call. I guess the offer was really too good to be true 🙂

We mailed our certificate to Customer Choice Rewards, in Tarpon Springs, FL, along with a self addressed stamped envelope about 10 days ago. No voucher yet. 🙂

Well, we decided to attend the Next Travel Destination show. It was held in the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Punta Gorda, Florida. 16 of us were in attendance. The Vice President of Marketing did the presentation. It's a members only travel agency. He claims that there are 3 million members. The presentation lasted about an hour and then a salesperson came to each couple's table. The cost of the Platinum Lifetime Membership started at $9,995 with annual dues of $199. Our salesman, offered us multiple discounts with the final price being $3,500. We didn't accept the offer, but at least two other couples did sign up. This was truly a "no pressure to sign up" presentation. We were in and out in less than 90 minutes with a handshake from the salesperson. We were given a certificate for a 5 day Carnival cruise, or options for other vacation offers. This needs to be filled out and sent to Customer Choice Rewards, in Tarpon Springs, FL, along with a self addressed stamped envelope. I'll keep you posted with the outcome! I don't have high expectations for this working out, but I felt like it would be a good experiment. Being retired, we have the time and we found out where the free bicycle rental place is in Punta Gorda! This was a nice diversion from dealing with Hurricane Ian repairs at our home.

I got the postcard in the mail today! I'm considering going to the show to see what is offered just out of curiosity. Original poster: did you go to the show?