Cruise Direct Online's New Online Cruise Booking Capability Offers Instant Savings and Availability. 12,000 Cruises Online Inventory And Guest's Own Web Page For Vacation Planning, Added to Service Concept

Cruise Direct Online's
New Online Cruise Booking Capability Offers Instant Savings and Availability.
12,000 Cruises Online Inventory And Guest's Own Web Page For Vacation Planning, Added To Service Concept.


Winter Springs, Fl (April 2, 2002) – Cruise Direct Online today announced it has enhanced it's web site with direct online cruise booking capability. Guests can choose to book online or have a Cruise Travel Advisor contact them about their choices. Plus a personalized web page for the guest 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).

Cruise Direct Online's offerings include of cruises from 2 days to 65 days, on more than 96 cruise ships representing nine top cruise line brands - Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, and Windstar Cruises.

Cruise Direct Online's guests can now select from over 12,000 sailings for 2002-2003. Guests may choose from more than 80 ports of embarkation, including 17 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 provides instant price quotes powered by the CruisePath Network. Guests get a "real time" look at what's available directly from the cruise line's own reservation systems. They can check the latest double discount pricing, availability, make a cabin selection, look up an itinerary, see cabin photo's and deck plans. Guest's get a double-discount: First from the cruise line ( up to 70% off their brochure rates^ ), and then an additional 5-10% extra from Cruise Direct Online. Cruise Direct Online's best deal is available to guests on a moments notice....any time of the day or night. 24/7.

Plus Cruise Direct Online take it a step further. Guests get the personal services of a Cruise Travel Advisor and any further applicable discounts if 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 System Features

Access to 9 " Top-Brand " cruise lines
Real-time cabin category availability
Best available cabin displays
Deck plan layouts, cabin configurations and photos
Dining/seating options
Port of call information
Immediate confirmation from the cruise line
The personal services of a Cruise Travel Advisor

Personal Web Site

In addition to booking, Cruise Direct Online's MyCruisePlus special feature provides guests with their very own 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 MyCruisePlus allows scheduled cruise passengers to review booking details, search for frequently asked questions, check out their ship information, learn about the destinations, view maps, access the PortGuide that provides information on 250 ports of call, and purchase cruise and destination products and services. Guests even have the ability to 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 fell swoop, 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, President of Travel Direct Corporation., which operates Cruise Direct Online. "Low price and good old fashioned service are what we are all about. Consumers are progressively embracing electronic bookings as a powerful and more efficient way of making cruise reservations. Now with real time, live access to the reservation systems of nine top cruise lines we have competed the service model we were looking for."






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