#4: Tap Into Our Insider Knowledge
From our travel series:
Top 10 Reasons to Use a Travel Specialist
Sure, it’s not rocket science to go on a hotel website and book a room. But it does take expertise to know if that particular hotel is in the midst of noisy renovations. Or if the room you booked overlooks the parking lot instead of the beach. Travel specialists OBSESS over details like these. So before you spend a week in Cancun realizing the “suite”…Read more→
The Ultimate Travel Bucket List from Princess Cruises
From our travel series:
Vacation Ideas
We still remember all the rage that surrounded the bestseller, 1000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler’s Life List, when it was first published in 2003. It sits in our office waiting area, always providing inspiration to our clients for that next big adventure, and could probably use a replacement soon…Read more→
Shipboard Credit (noun, pron. “SHĬP’bôrd KRƏD’it”)
¹ Money that is applied to your cabin’s charge account as a credit, therefore reducing your bill at the end of your cruise by that amount. Often offered as a part of a promotion given by Vacation-Experts and sometimes given by the cruise line itself. Can be used to cover a variety of expenses during your cruise vacation (i.e. your BAR BILL, soft drinks, shore excursions, gratuities that haven’t been pre-paid, souvenirs from the gift shop…pretty much anything that can be purchased onboard the ship). In short, it’s like having a little gift card while on your cruise. See also: Onboard Credit
“Celebrity Cruises was selling our verandah stateroom for $1299 per person. But Vacation-Experts was offering the same cabin for $1189 per person plus $100 in shipboard credit. The decision was a no-brainer.”
…It’s always good to know your vacation lingo.
From our ever-growing V-E Travel Glossary
