Animal 57 Posted August 6, 2007 #1 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Does anyone have any experience working directly with Interval International in purchasing a cruise? Do they offer any great deals. I know they offer great prices on get aways. I just purchased a time share (Cape Cod) and will be a member of Interval International in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayaguru Posted August 7, 2007 #2 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Not II but I booked a cruise with RCI (II's competition- not the cruiseline). The price was good. It was a special in thir magazine. I'd recommend comparing their price with the online cruise discounters. It needs to be much cheaper if you are using points or transferring your timeshare for the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanatravel Posted August 7, 2007 #3 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Does anyone have any experience working directly with Interval International in purchasing a cruise? Do they offer any great deals. I know they offer great prices on get aways. I just purchased a time share (Cape Cod) and will be a member of Interval International in a few weeks. For our very first cruise, I booked through II. We too own on the Cape! There rate was good. However, they are just "Order Takers". If you need help, information, changes etc., then you are dealing with just a customer service representative. They may find the right answer or they may not. When I have subsequentially given them an opportunity to quote a cruise, they are not the best or elast expensive. Major Travel Agencies whether on-line or around the corner, offer much more personalized service for the best rate. Since we are almost neighbors, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Nanatravel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JolieMadam Posted August 8, 2007 #4 Share Posted August 8, 2007 We work with RCI for our exchanges and every time we've checked cruise prices through them, the rates were higher or about the same as if we were booking through a TA. In most cases, we've found it would not be worth it to do an exchange for a cruise. However, we did get a very good price for a Panama Canal Cruise on RCCL by booking with the RCI travel department and not involving our timeshare in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misty57 Posted August 8, 2007 #5 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Always do your homework on prices with other agencies before contacting Interval. If you plan to exchange your week for the cruise, you have to do it before depositing it. They also only give you a day or so to make up your mind about accepting the rate they quote you. We have priced a cruise with them as an exchange before, and the price was not less than other agencies and not worth giving up the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal 57 Posted August 12, 2007 Author #6 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Thanks for the advice, it seems as if II offers great land vacations, but if you want to go be on the water, online sites seems to do the trick. Just an an aside, anyone know a good place to find last minute discounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banrambo Posted September 21, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Question --if you exchange a timeshare wouldn't that subtract the timeshare vacation value from the initial cruise price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted September 22, 2014 #8 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Note: 7 year old thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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