Travel Agent

[Marianna49]

Are there any travel agents that offer incentives for booking a cruise through their agency?  Does anyone have a recommendation, thanks.

[klfrodo]

7 minutes ago, Marianna49 said:

Are there any travel agents that offer incentives for booking a cruise through their agency?  Does anyone have a recommendation, thanks.

You're asking a question that we can't answer due to the policies of this website which we agreed to when we registered.

I understand the why of asking the question, but....

[TheOldBear]

52 minutes ago, Marianna49 said:

Are there any travel agents that offer incentives for booking a cruise through their agency?  Does anyone have a recommendation, thanks.

As was stated, travel agents cannot be discussed on these boards.

On the other hand, try taking a look at the 'Find a Cruise' and 'Deals' links at the top of the page.

[Host Kat]

 

Howdy! 

 

To all reading this thread, the following is the Travel Agent Recommendations section from the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships:

 

Travel Agent Recommendations

There shall be no third-party recommendation (whether positive or negative in content) of travel agencies on any forums within Cruise Critic. General discussions regarding the TYPE of AGENCY to be used to purchase a cruise will be allowed, as long as no recommendations for any source of purchase are posted.

Touting of your personal cruise agent or cruise line "personal cruise consultant" (or any other venue by which you purchase a cruise) is not allowed on our message boards. Postings that contain "tell them John sent you" will be removed without notice.

This means you should not ask about someone's travel agent, nor should you respond in kind. Offering to email someone your travel agent's name or info is also not allowed, nor is asking members to email you for the information.

Cruise Critic will remove violations of the "third-party recommendation" guideline without warning. Additional posts may result in permanent suspension of your posting privileges.

 

And from the Advertising is Not Allowed section in the Guidelines :

 

Advertising is Not Allowed

Cruise Critic has strict guidelines prohibiting blatant advertising, commercial sales and solicitation posts on all of our message boards.

Our Cruise Community is meant to be an exchange of advice and tips where cruisers can talk about their travels -- not a marketplace for advertising and selling services. There are thousands of cruise professionals online and if we didn't insist on a non-solicitation policy the cruise boards would be very quickly overrun with nothing but ads.

Cruise Critic defines advertising as an individual or company's attempt to generate business or other commercial enterprise, either directly or indirectly, by using our Cruise Board. Solicitation includes, but is not limited to, requests to be E-mailed, the posting of phone numbers for your business, constantly mentioning that you are in the travel business, and the referring to or posting of one's own Web site address.

There shall be no third-party recommendation (whether positive or negative in tone) of travel agencies on any forums within Cruise Critic. General discussions regarding the TYPE of AGENCY to be used to purchase a cruise will be allowed, as long as no recommendations for any source of purchase are posted.

Touting of your personal cruise agent or cruise line "personal cruise consultant" (or any other venue by which you purchase a cruise) is not allowed on our message boards. Postings that contain "tell them John sent you" will be removed without notice.

This means you should not ask about someone's travel agent, nor should you respond in kind. Offering to email someone your travel agent's name or info is also not allowed, nor is asking members to email you for the information.

It also means you cannot post links to travel agencies, no matter what the specific reason.

Cruise Critic will remove violations of the "third-party recommendation" rule without warning. Additional posts will result in permanent suspension of your posting privileges.

 

I hope this "refresher" will be helpful to all in the future.   

 

Happy sails,

 

Host Kat