[Blindtlk] Cruises

Chasity Jackson chasityvanda at charter.net
Wed Aug 4 19:59:40 UTC 2010


Thanks David. I wish I could get the same cruise cheaper. But I already 
checked last time, on his first cruise, with an agent. The agent tried to 
book for me. He said he could get it for a few hundred a person, and as he 
further investigated, he realized that they did not open it up to travel 
agents to book. They bought out the whole ship and there was no way for a 
travel agent to book. But I did call today to inquire about the insurance, 
and plan on getting it for sure.
Chasity
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hyde, David W. (ESC)" <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Cruises


> Now, if you haven't booked yet, talk to an agent. You may get the same 
> cruise cheaper. Frequently the only difference between the name performer 
> cruise and a regular cruise is that reception or two I mentioned. You will 
> be on the same ship. If you have booked already, see if you can buy 
> insurance through someone like Travel Guard, or another company. It's a 
> lot of money to put out. The cruise line is thinking that you might not 
> go, and they will get to keep at least a part of your money, if not all, 
> and then sell your space again. Buy the insurance.
>
>
>
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> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Chasity Jackson
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 2:02 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Cruises
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> I hear you David. I wish the particular cruise I'm going on would allow us 
> to book with a travel agent, for that reason you mentioned, for knowing 
> the little details. But unfortunately, we have to book directly through 
> the cruise line. Oh well. It is a good experence I guess. But I definitely 
> appreciate you guys all telling me the importance of everything, 
> especially the travel insurance. This thread makes me wish it were later 
> in the year too, so I don't have 245 more days to wait. LOL.
> Chasity
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hyde, David W. (ESC)" <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 1:04 PM
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Cruises
>
>
>> This has been an interesting thread and it makes me wish it were later
>> in the year, and not just so the humidity would go away. Cheryl, I'm
>> sure everyone understands you were trying to help, so I wouldn't worry
>> about it. Chastity, the best way to find out if you enjoy your cruise
>> is to take it, and see what works, and what doesn't. Try to repeat the
>> former. I would add one thing that Cheryl hit in passing. Travel
>> insurance is a very good thing. If you buy six months out like we did,
>> we figure that anything can happen. Cruise lines used to offer full
>> refunds, and I believe I saw a change in that in Carnival's policies
>> this time. The insurance will pay if you can't go. I am sure that your
>> travel agent can help you get it, and if they don't, or if you book 
>> directly with the cruise line, you can get it.
>>
>> Things like this are the reason I really appreciate folks like Cheryl
>> and other travel agents. I could book cruises myself, I know how to do
>> it. It is just more reassuring to let the agent deal with all those
>> little details, and let me know about them. Oh for the days when
>> airlines actually paid them to book flights too. It was so much easier.
>>
>>
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