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Before Booking A Future Cruise What To Ask To Avoid Regretting It

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👁️ 11K views📅 5 years ago⏱️ 5:13
What This Creator Said
Creator Had Mixed FeelingsTips & Advice🥈Expert Creator
Veteran Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

there is absolutely no guarantee that the cruising experience and protocols will return back to how it was pre-pandemic

only book a cruise for the future if you're clear you're willing to accept whatever the rules are at the time you sail

if there are ports you absolutely want to visit and they are the reason for booking a certain cruise hold back until you know those ports are confirmed as open to cruisers

when booking make sure you understand what your options are for cancelling or changing bookings and when final balances have to be paid

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Ask yourself if you are willing to cruise with whatever protocols and rules are required by health authorities, cruise lines, and ports.
✓Hold back on booking if you are set on visiting specific ports until those ports are confirmed as open to cruisers.
✓Ensure you understand cancellation or change of booking options and final balance payment timings before booking.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Uncertainty about future cruise protocols — Only book if you are clear you are willing to accept whatever rules are in place at the time of sailing.
Risk of ports being closed — Hold back on booking if specific ports are crucial, until they are confirmed open.
Inflexible cancellation policies — Look for offers with low deposits and short final balance payment timings to minimize loss.

Questions This Creator Answers

QAre you willing to cruise with whatever protocols and rules are required?
QAre you set on visiting certain ports in your chosen itinerary?
QWhat are the cancellation or change of booking options being offered to you?

Topics Covered

Booking ProcessMehSafety MedicalMehItinerary RouteMeh

Port Highlights

Barcelona
Top: Visit Gaudi buildings
Cozumel
Top: Swim with stingrays
Grand Cayman
Top: Seven Mile Beach
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Have you booked, or are thinking of booking, cruises for next year or beyond? You need to proceed carefully if you are. I recommend 3 big questions you need to ask yourself, your travel agent or the cruise line before you book, and if you have ask these before it is too late to make some mistakes you will regret. BECOME A TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS MEMBER ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a Channel Member to get perks: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/Join Become a Patron on Patreon and get perks: https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers BUY MY CRUISE-THEMED T-SHIRTs --------------------------------------------------------- Check out my T-Shirt range: http://bit.ly/TFTStore FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/garybembridge Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tipsfortravellers Instagram: http://www.instgram.com/garybembridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bembridge TikTok: @garybembridge ABOUT TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS -------------------------------------------------- Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers aims to help you make more of your precious travel time and money on land and when cruising the oceans or rivers of the world. To help you, in every video I draw on my first-hand tips and advice from travelling every month for over 20 years and 77 cruises at time of making this video. #BookingACruise #CruiseBooking #CruiseTips