Carnival Cruise Line, Virgin Voyages share cruise scam warnings

If you book a cruise, or no longer it is best to use a toddle agent.

That is nice for a resolution of reasons, however a first rate toddle agent keeps you from making a range of potential errors. Some of these involve reserving the depraved cruise line to your wants or reserving a cabin in a foul plot.

In other circumstances, the errors may be dear and a first rate toddle agent can put you money.

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They'll examine the worth of your cruise and make certain you no longer no longer up to win on-board credit rating if the worth declines ahead of the crusing. They should also form the identical with excursions, drink packages and any other role where you can exhaust money.

Nonetheless the greatest thing a toddle agent can form is also to present protection to you from being scammed.

One other recent rip-off has affected some cruisers.

Doug Parker of Cruise Data This day has the plump yarn and more.

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Virgin Voyages shares info on new rip-off

Transcript:

Here is Cruise Data This day with Doug Parker.

Good morning. Here's your cruise info for Thursday, February 20.

Virgin Voyages is warning passengers a couple of rising resolution of cruise scams.

Now, the cruise line has alerted traffic [which it calls] sailors about groundless gives, including discounted resales and fake social media provides.

Virgin Voyages says to book most effective thru its internet role, a licensed toddle agent, or first rate sailor companies and products. Passengers should also defend their reservation small print, adore no longer posting them on social media to pause unauthorized charges.

The company acknowledged it'll never name to query funds or interior most knowledge.

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Carnival shut to opening new shuttle impart

[Carnival] Cruise Line is nearing completion of Occasion Key.

Yeah, its first irregular shuttle impart is made up our minds to originate July 19. The private port will stumble on calls from over 20 Carnival cruise ships.

Carnival executives lately toured the positioning, which aspects 5 themed areas, including an adults-most effective seaside club, a 10-yarn sun castle, and the Caribbean's largest freshwater lagoon.

The company says or no longer it is also interested by sustainability, including a desalination system and replanting 1,000 sable palm bushes.

Carnival Vista will be the first ship to name at Occasion Key, and bookings are on hand thru 2027.

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Carnival also shares rip-off info

And a couple's Carnival cruise used to be with out note canceled by the husband's ex-fiance.

The company booked their time out for June, however chanced on a refund had been issued with out leer.

Now, after contacting Carnival, they learned that the ex-fiance, restful listed because the husband's emergency contact, had accessed the reservation and canceled the cruise.

At the foundation frustrated with Carnival's response, the couple later bought a free room red meat up and a $300 on-board credit rating.

Carnival advises traffic to contain their emergency contact knowledge updated to pause equivalent points. A precious lesson in love, believe, and the dazzling print of emergency contacts.

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