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Cruise Direct Online Joins The Travelocity Partner Network, Adds Online Cruise Booking Capability. Offers Instant Savings. Over 12,000 Discount Cruises Available.

Cruise Direct Online today announced it has enhanced it’s web site, partnering with Travelocity to bring enhanced direct online cruise booking capability. Guests can choose to book online or have a Cruise Travel Advisor contact them about their choices .Many sailings offered on the new system include exclusive bonus extra's amenities like onboard spending cash, free cabin upgrades, and more. Plus Cruise Direct Online offers personalized trip planning features for their guest to help in vacation planning.

(PRWEB) January 22, 2010 -- Just in time for the industry’s “Wave Season”, the January to March 2010 period when travel agents do most of their yearly cruise bookings, Cruise Direct Online today announced it has enhanced it’s Cruise Traveler’s Ultimate Search Engine® branded web site with an updated state-of-art direct online cruise booking capability. Guests can choose to book online or have a Cruise Travel Advisor contact them about their choices. Plus, get personalized trip planning features to help in vacation planning. Cruise Direct Online has combined instant pricing, availability and personal service into one program they call “Sails and Service”(sm).

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A SEA OF CHOICES
“Travelers love cruises, and the more choices you can offer, the better”, commented Marty Trencher, Managing Director of Cruise Direct Online. “ Our guests can browse, choose and book online cruises to the eastern and western Caribbean, the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, the British Isles, the Baltic, the fjords of Norway, South America, the Mediterranean, Polynesia, the Indian Ocean and even world cruises” he added. Many sailings offer exclusive bonus extra's amenities like onboard spending cash, free cabin upgrades, and more.

Cruise Direct Online’s guests can now choose from by 12,000 sailings for 2010-2011. Guests may choose from more than 80 ports of embarkation, including 24 close-to-home within driving distance of most residents of the US and Canada. Popular destinations include Alaska, Mexico, Europe, Bermuda, the Caribbean, The Far East, Africa, the Mediterranean, Scandinavia, Canada and South America.

Cruise Direct Online’s offerings include cruises from 2 days to 105 days, on more than 96 cruise ships representing the top cruise line types – Azamara Club Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Line, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, Silversea Cruises, Uniworld Cruises, and Windstar. Luxury, themed and specialty cruises are additionally available. The Last Minute Cruise Deals section offering great rates within 60 days of sailing, is additionally a popular new feature.

And for those interested in a more intimate, up close and slower paced cruise experience, Cruise Direct Online has new River Cruises offerings from AMA Waterways, Viking River Cruises, eWaterways, Uniworld River Cruises, and Avalon Waterways.

Cruise Direct Online provides instant price quotes powered by the Travelocity Partner Network. Guests get a “real time” look at what’s available, pulled directly from the cruise line’s own reservation systems. They can check the latest reduced pricing, availability, assemble a cabin selection, look up an itinerary, Guests can peruse an extensive library of customer and Cruise Critic cruise ship reviews. View photos, cruise line movies,and see over 3,700 Virtual 360° ship tours. Plus, see itineraries, deck plans, ship details, and more. Now Cruise Direct Online’s Travelocity branded best deals are available to guests on a moments notice….any time of the day or night. 24/7. Plus, the Travelocity Service Center for reservations and customer service is available 24/7.

Cruise Direct Online even takes it a step further. Guests get the personal services of a Cruise Travel Advisor and any further applicable discounts whether available; upgrades, resident or regional promotions, senior rates, past passenger coupons, or other savings, possibly making their cruise price even lower. The option to contact a Cruise Travel Advisor is integrated into the system.

Cruise Direct Online’s “Cruise Travelers Ultimate Search Engine®” Features:

Advanced Cruise Finder® search engine
Instant online cruise booking
Over 18 cruise lines featured
Direct access to extensive stock and low rates
Virtual 360° ship tours, deck plans and cabin layout
Personal cruise planner
Seasonal specials and repositioning cruises
Luxury, themed and lifestyle cruises
Facts about destinations and ports of signal
Details on shore excursions
FAQ and in-depth cruise resources
Up-to-date articles and tips on cruising
Driving directions and travel tips
24/7 signal center for reservations and customer service

Personalized Trip Planning
In addition to booking, Cruise Direct Online’s MyCruiseOnline(sm) special feature provides guests with their very own cruise booking knowledge online at the cruise line’s official web site to help prepare them for their vacation. By planning ahead, guests are ensured an organized, well-thought-out cruise vacation experience. Cruise Direct Online’s MyCruiseOnline feature allows scheduled cruise passengers to review booking details, search for frequently asked questions, check out their ship knowledge, learn about the destinations, view maps, access the Port Guide that provides knowledge on their ports of signal, and purchase shore excursions, cruise and destination products and services. Guests can pre-register their preferences, complete crucial immigration and fulfill Homeland defense documentation requirements, all online. Guests even have the ability to print their own boarding documents, luggage tags and view weather reports of their destinations.

“We’ve now made it easier to search our site and find all the current up-to-the-moment cruise bargains with just a few quick clicks of the mouse. In one or two easy steps, guests can find it all. We hope that with this new feature, guests will be able to find what they’re looking for faster and easier on Cruise Direct Online.” said Marty Trencher, Managing Director of Cruise Direct Online. “In this economy, low price, online booking capability and good old fashioned service are what consumers demand”. We want to be there as consumers progressively become more comfortable with online booking as a quicker and more efficient way of making cruise reservations. Now with real time, live access to the reservation systems of all the top cruise lines, we have completed the service model we were looking for.”

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