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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

How can you cruise for free?

From my Expedia Cruiseship Centers Website; "If you're a member of a team, organization, group or family that wants to take a holiday, why not suggest a cruise and save with the incredible group rates available. Take the initiative today and become a cruise tour conductor. Tour conductors work with CruiseShipCenters to make travel arrangements for large groups in exchange for a discounted rate. They're responsible for reserving a group of staterooms and recruiting enough people to occupy them. Whether for a corporate retreat, family reunion, team event or just plain fun, it's most efficient and cost effective to book everyone together and take advantage of the exceptional rates. As a tour conductor you can travel on the cruise of your dreams for free or for a significantly reduced price. You may also receive additional compensation for your efforts. The exact compensation will depend on the size of the group, duration of the trip, the destination and other factors. Tour conductor compensation may be kept as a reward for your effort, shared with members of your group to reduce everyone's cost (common with family reunions, or friends and family groups) or used as a prize giveaway. Most cruise lines, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International and Princess Cruises, require that a minimum of eight staterooms and 16 guests are booked to constitute a group rate. Please refer to the individual cruise line, as each will have their own set of conditions. As a tour conductor, it's your job to round up the troops and to do a thorough job ensuring everyone is onboard. Once you've established a committed group, the rest is up to us. We'll do our best to find you the best sailings and negotiate the best deals. Groups are often eligible for special perks including hosted cocktail parties, stateroom upgrades and shipboard credits. If you've got a group in need of a vacation, contact us for further information and save on your cruise today." I keep thinking this would be a fun way to do a family reunion if I could convince them to do it. Hmmm... ;)

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  2. Oh this does sound like fun. Not sure I have 16 paying people to convince at this point but it still sounds like fun to me!!

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    1. Good point. Maybe it would work for people who are involved in a group or something. :)

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  3. Interesting!! Cruises are wonderful and I could see working to convince others just how much! What a great idea to make it affordable while getting friends and family to join along!

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    1. I hadn't heard about this until I started training as a consultant. It is pretty cool, isn't it?

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  4. It would be awesome to get that many people together. We took a cruise last year with some friends. We love to do group vacations. Great to know about special offers, thanks for sharing! - Tara

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  5. I've been on one cruise and I loved it! My immediate family is big enough to get 16 people together. I'm going to have to tell them about this! Thank you for sharing :o)

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    1. You are very much welcome, Melissa, and if you decide you need help with the logistics of it, you can contact me through e-mail bcobham@cruiseshipcenters.com or my website, http://www.barbaracobham.cruiseshipcenters.ca/Home.aspx We work with Expedia and there is some serious buying power there! Happy planning!

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  6. Thsi sounds hopeful. With my large family I really can't afford to go anywhere. I'll have to look into it some more. Come by and see us on the blog.

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