Originally Posted by
methodman
Do not, do not, do not, book a cruise with a travel agent unless cruises is the main thing they do. There are too many things that can go sideways, from small requests to fixing screwups. The only real problems I ever had were when I dealt with my local agent (uh, hi, David).
Every cruise I book, my agent has been on that ship, or a ship of the same class by that cruiseline.
I would most definitely call your Virtuoso advisor and book through him. As a Virtuoso myself, we have a world of resources at our fingertips. It is our relationships with suppliers, Disney included, that allows us to give the service our clients deserve. In regards to the statement above, cruises are not the main thing I do but I still do them well. The majority of my business is luxury family travel, with girls getaways (Canyon Ranch, etc), honeymoons, ski, Caribbean to make up the other bits. Having said that, I do sell about 30 Disney cruises a year and have been on three myself. Your Virtuoso TA (whom I don't know--hi, David) can do this for you and will do it very, very well.
Yes, you could get a cashback card from Costco but you won't get the level of service or knowledge you are accustomed to.
Yes, I am biased.
