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Land & Sea Expand your horizons

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All Inclusives Destinations: Caribbean, Mexico Alcohol, food, beverages included Tips included Funjet, Apple, GOGO Extras Premium Alcohol Spa treatments Specialty dining experiences (i.e. on beach) Excursions Motorized experiences

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Land Travel USA Most popular destinations: New York, Florida, California, Las Vegas Money can be made on the hotel and car rentals, occasionally ticket packages

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Land Travel International How to plan Europe GOGO has a great International program Most popular locations: Italy, France, England, Germany How to plan Africa If you are looking for a safari, talk to Jo If you are looking for Egypt or most of Europe, talk to Lucy

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Tipping (Domestic) Porters, $1-$2 per bag Housekeeping $1 per person per day Wait staff Headwaiter Bartenders Transportation servers Excursion/bus tipping We have a blog on tipping you can provide to clients

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Tipping (International) You must find out what the custom is for that country/countries Internationally, tipping is not looked at the same, and is not expected as much because wages are higher Dont be offended if you meet other travelers and they dont tip

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Cruising Why Cruise?

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Cruise versus Land concerns Pros Seeing several different ports without dragging luggage around and changing hotels Food is included Childcare Housekeeping twice a day Cons First time cruisers Motion sickness Being stuck onboard Sickness onboard Fear of being on the water

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Included Cabin Dining, including room service (some have up charges) Entertainment Kid clubs (excluding nursery) Beverages (juice, tea, coffee)

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Cruiselines Higher End Celebrity Princess Holland Mid/High Disney Moderate Royal Caribbean Norwegian (NCL) Lower priced Carnival

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Websites for Cruise Lines Royal Caribbean, Azamara, Celebrity: www.cruisingpower.comwww.cruisingpower.com Carnival: www.goccl.comwww.goccl.com Princess, Cunard: https://book.princess.com/Booking System/login.page https://book.princess.com/Booking System/login.page Disney: www.disneytravelagents.com www.disneytravelagents.com Norwegian: https://www.ncl.com/nclweb/secur e/partners.html https://www.ncl.com/nclweb/secur e/partners.html Holland America: Polar Online like Princess and Cunard High End: Oceania Crystal Seabourn Silversea River Cruising Viking *Please note, River Cruising is completely different than ocean cruising

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Cruise Line bookings Book directly through each cruiseline Some are combined because they are owned by the same company You need a log in for each company, request it through Jo Each has a training program Some have benefits once you pass their training program (Princess: Free Cruise; NCL: cruise discounts, for example) Commission varies. There are lots of things that arent commissionable, including Non Commissionable Fare, taxes, and port fees

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Checklist Things to remember when you book a cruise: Dont book air through the cruiseline, do it separately Have your clients arrive the day before a cruise. Book them into a hotel, preferable one that has complimentary transportation to the port in the morning (and the hotel should be more commission!) Dont schedule their departure flight for earlier than noon on debarkation Ask them what dining they want (the options depend on the cruiseline but are typically Early, Late, and Anytimeverify the options before you ask! Ask if they want to prepay gratuities, it makes it easier once onboard. Each cruiseline is a different price for gratuity so find out the amount before you ask the client! Give them a list of tips (ask one of us for tips specific to each cruiseline or ship!) If you want to get to know a cruiseline, read www.cruisecritic.com. Lots of reviews, tons of opinions, but dont send your clients there, it will scare them!www.cruisecritic.com

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What can you bring onboard? NO alcohol except allowable wine/champagne (varies per cruise line) NO knives, large scissors, irons, candles Usually allowed: a case of water, limited soda

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Sneaking alcohol: Bottles, rum runners, pocket shots

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GRATUITY Prepaid versus tipping on your own Where the tips go Extra tipping Server Assistant Server Head Server Room Steward

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REBOOKING ONBOARD Discounts for future cruises Bonuses for booking onboard

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Cabin types Depending on which cruise line, there are many different types of cabins available, and it also varies per ship. The general rule is 4 people to a cabin, but there are many that fit more than that. If you need help determining which line and which ship would work for your client, contact Lucy. Dont forget to utilize www.thefreetravelplanners.com!

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Not included Alcohol (some have cards) Gratuity Excursions Transfers Onboard purchases including photography Nursery when offered Specialty dining Up charges for specific dining Soda (mention soda cards) Gambling or Bingo

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Misc. Muster Drill: safety drill required on all ships, before sailing When are cabins ready: usually between 12-1 PM Loyalty programs Hotel evening prior Need to be off ship by mid morning on debarkation

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QUESTIONS?