Originally Posted by
latefrankwhite
If I had booked with a travel agent for everything (flights, tours, hotels, etc), what would have been different in this process? Would the travel agent have paid the difference to get me on a flight to get to where I needed to get to?
No. Travel agent would have dealt with all of this so you wouldnt have to.
For cruises, I suggest booking through the cruise company/agent. Then it is their problem, not yours.