Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
I can see an agent rebating part of their commission (usually in return for poor service), but your question asks for an agent who rebates the entire commission. You can find a ton of agents who do partial rebates by using cruisecompete.com, but I've tried it and have been dissatisfied with all of them.
I don’t think YVR Cockroach necessarily meant 100% rebate of commission. I can’t speak for 747FC but we have been using Annette at Pavlus for 10 years now and have always gotten super service from her. Of course we don’t ask Annette or any travel agent for that matter for much more than booking the cruise. After 29 years of cruising it’s not like we need a lot of handholding. We typically book our flights, arrange pre and post-cruise hotels, and sometimes transfers without help. We actually like doing that and at the same time leverage awards, etc., that we’ve accumulated from business and personal travel.
It also matters what type of cruise you are taking on what cruise line. An inside cabin on a mega ship for a 7-day Caribbean cruise out of Florida can be had for well under $1,000 so maybe the partial rebate of commission is no big deal. Now take a 10+ day cruise in the Med on an all inclusive luxury line and the fare is going to be around $1,000 per day. Any rebate or whatever incentives can add up quickly.