Cruise Direct Express Smoothes and Simplifies
the Online Vacation Search.
by Raye & Marty Trencher
Cruise Traveler Magazine
-- Travel Direct Corporation, today announced a new online
travel service that pulls together the Internet's best cruise
deals in one place. Just in time for the industry's "Wave
Season", the new service; Cruise Direct Express®
gives cruise travelers immediate direct access to the available
inventory of 15 of the top cruise line brands.
Cruise Direct Express®
offers consumers a rich selection of destinations, cruise lines,
ships and up-to-the-moment cabin inventory, plus the best cruise
line offered discount prices – including hard-to-find internet
specials – all in one place. The service lets cruise travelers
with a few clicks purchase a cruise from brands they trust. With
Cruise Direct Express®
cruise travelers also have the opportunity to receive valuable
special offers, such as cabin upgrades, and onboard spending
credits.
With Cruise Direct Express®
cruise travelers get the best priced cruises and most convenient
options by going straight to the source.
Cruise Direct Express has search technology that can access all
of the cruise inventory available from up to 15 cruise brands,
which conventional search engines, crawlers and shopping bots
cannot. Because the cruise lines have made their inventory
available through their own sites, Cruise Direct Express®
can access this information. The technology is designed to
search all of the cruise lines databases for cabin inventory and
up-to-the moment pricing. And make them available in real-time.
Cruise Direct Express Online Benefits Cruise Travelers:
Offering a huge selection of the Web's best cruise deals. To
find the best cruise price with the same destination, itinerary
and sailing date, cruise travelers must flip from cruise line
site to cruise line site on their browsers, with Cruise Direct
Express' search technology consumers are offered an alternative.
Cruise Direct Express®
Smoothes and Simplifies the Online Vacation Search. What's the
most annoying thing about doing vacation research online? It has
to be copying and pasting all the information you need for
note-taking from multiple cruise line web sites.
Cruise Direct Express®
searches the sites' databases of the cruise lines themselves –
sites like Carnival, Princess, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity,
Crystal, Regent, Holland America, Windstar, Disney, Crystal,
Oceania and Norwegian Cruise Line – for their best cruise
offers. Cruise travelers do not have to jump from site to site
to look for the best cruise line bargain. Cruise Direct Express
allows users to see all the deals and to make informed choices.
Switching back and forth between cruise line web sites can be a
pain. With Cruise Direct Express all the major brand cruise
lines are all together at one home port.
Gathering Information Is Easier and Faster.
Those with limited internet time will find Cruise Direct Express®
especially useful for getting the necessary travel information
and signing off quickly.
Easy to use interface enables comparison of cruise ship
itineraries, sailing dates, up-to-the moment cabin availability
and prices. The Cruise Direct Express®
search engine (s) allows cruise travelers the option to troll
through thousands of discounted fares and special deals the
cruise lines have on offer, and they can tailor the search terms
( price, cruise line, sailing date, duration, departure ports
and destinations ) according to their own personal travel needs.
With Cruise Direct Express cruise travelers can check prices of
competing cruise lines to make sure they always find the cruise
line's best deals. Consumers save money by comparison-shopping.
Cruise Direct Express brings cruise travelers all the
information they need to book a cruise from the cruise brands
they trust.
A Personal Cruise Travel Advisor is part of every sale. When a
cruise traveler books their cruise online, a personal Cruise
Travel Advisor is assigned to their account: The Cruise Travel
Advisor offers fair and impartial advice. Cruise Direct Express
features all the major brand cruise lines - but doesn't promote
one particular cruise line over another. Choosing the right
cruise experience is the number one priority.
The Cruise Travel Advisor;
1. Will review the proper immigration/passport/birth certificate
documentation necessary for their cruise.
2. Arrange any special needs -- such as a handicap-designed
stateroom, or a special diet.
3. Inform cruise travelers of their dining choices and arrange
for any special occasions they might be celebrating like a
birthday or anniversary.
4. Will explain the importance of travel insurance to cover the
unexpected such as trip delays, missed Cruise Direct Expressions
and lost or delayed baggage.
5. Will review General Information materials that cover over 18
"Things to Know Before You Go".
6. Will point out their stateroom on the deck plan ( all deck
plans are available online ).
7. Will Inform cruise travelers when final payment is due and
the deadline to request air deviations and arrange pre-or-post
cruise land packages.
8. Advise about tipping; packing; clothing; flights and schedule
options; shore excursions, etc.
Cruise Direct Express is available for free from the company’s
internet site.
www.cruisedirectexpress.com
All About What You See & Read.
Note: This story was
accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all cruise
rates, destination, and accommodation details directly with the
cruise line mentioned before planning your cruise vacation.
The cruises shown on this web site are capacity-controlled and
similar deals may be available from competing online, neighborhood
travel agents, as well as the cruise line directly. All rates are
per person for an inside cabin unless otherwise stated, and include
port charges. Prices may vary by departure date. Please note these
recent deals were limited-time offers, when we searched the
Internet. Cruise lines raise and lower rates according to demand and
available inventory, just about every week. Sometimes daily. So, you
will need to click on an available link to check what's on offer
today, to stay updated on recent deals, and to take advantage of
opportunities to save before they are sold out or their time is (or
was) up. Prices and availability are subject to change and offers
may be withdrawn, by the suppliers at any time. There is no
guarantee that these rates, free extras or special amenities will be
available at the time of your search or actual booking. Use this
information as a starting point in your vacation planning process.
Check with your travel agent or the cruise line directly for the
latest up-to-date-offers.
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