Comments on: Forbidden at sea: 3 things cruise lines have banned — but forgot to tell you

By: mindy

mindy — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:58:47 +0000

Actually Chris, since every time I book a cruise on the phone I am asked the age of the passenger, and every time I use a Travel Agent booking engine I am forced to enter an age for a passenger, I’d have to say that I would find out pretty quick about the new age policies…….

I’m going to guess that if a consumer tries to book a cruise on-line with a cruise line’s booking engine (or even Orbitz, Expedia, et. al. as they link to the lines’ booking engines) they are also forced to enter an age for all passengers……

Yes I, or a Consumer, might not know this prior to attempting to book, but we sure would find out before any money went on the booking…..

By: Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:35:04 +0000

I always recommend the services of a competent travel agent. They should know all of these rules, of course. But it doesn’t look like the cruise lines are making it easy to find out what the rules are.

By: mindy

mindy — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:45:04 +0000

I was responding to this in the peice:

“Even your travel agent might be shocked.”

But frankly, it’s a good reason that one should use a Travel Agent.

By: Kerri

Kerri — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:30:20 +0000

Newsflash Mindy: Not everyone uses a travel agent (not a proper noun by the way, so not to be capitalized) to book their cruises.

By: mindy

mindy — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:10:57 +0000

The only “news” here is RCL’s adjustment to the “infant policy”. Any decent Travel Agent would have known about smoking restrictions and pregnant passengers.