Comments on: BJ’s $149 Cruise: Don’t Expect the Advertised Extras http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/04/06/bjs-149-cruise-dont-expect-the-advertised-extras/ Exposing the strings and catches buried in the fine print. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lemonade http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/04/06/bjs-149-cruise-dont-expect-the-advertised-extras/comment-page-1/#comment-187855 Lemonade Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:03:39 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1190#comment-187855 Kudos to you for getting through all that fine print. Usually I just give up after the first scroll-thru of "Terms & Conditions". Thank you for doing this and empowering consumers. Kudos to you for getting through all that fine print. Usually I just give up after the first scroll-thru of
“Terms & Conditions”. Thank you for doing this and empowering consumers.

]]> By: Warren http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/04/06/bjs-149-cruise-dont-expect-the-advertised-extras/comment-page-1/#comment-176207 Warren Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:45:10 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1190#comment-176207 Beware of another widely touted cruise that takes you in one direction only. Alaska cruises of 5 or 6 days are typical of this. They sail out of Seattle or British Columbia and end in Ketchikan (sp) or some other Alaskan port. The rationale for this is that many people take a dual vacation, 1/2 by rail into (or out of) Alaska and the other leg via cruising. The other type is more honest about what is happening, called a "repositioning cruise." A ship is traveling from, the Mediterranean to Florida and it will not return to the Mediterranean area for 7 or 8 months. For all repositioning cruises you will be faced with one way air passage to two different destinations. Sometimes the one way air fare is more expensive than a round trip. Just things to keep in mind. Beware of another widely touted cruise that takes you in one direction only. Alaska cruises of 5 or 6 days are typical of this. They sail out of Seattle or British Columbia and end in Ketchikan (sp) or some other Alaskan port. The rationale for this is that many people take a dual vacation, 1/2 by rail into (or out of) Alaska and the other leg via cruising.

The other type is more honest about what is happening, called a “repositioning cruise.” A ship is traveling from, the Mediterranean to Florida and it will not return to the Mediterranean area for 7 or 8 months.

For all repositioning cruises you will be faced with one way air passage to two different destinations. Sometimes the one way air fare is more expensive than a round trip. Just things to keep in mind.

]]> By: ryan http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/04/06/bjs-149-cruise-dont-expect-the-advertised-extras/comment-page-1/#comment-175141 ryan Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:16:26 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1190#comment-175141 Wow.. there is deceptive advertising.. then there is this! That is getting pretty close to illegal. Wow.. there is deceptive advertising.. then there is this! That is getting pretty close to illegal.

]]> By: mitaliano http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/04/06/bjs-149-cruise-dont-expect-the-advertised-extras/comment-page-1/#comment-175045 mitaliano Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:04:07 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1190#comment-175045 As a senior I love cruising and go every winter to escape Minnesota. My tips to enjoy a cruise: are book with a reputable travel agent, book early and don't get the cheapest deal as you will get what you pay for. Be aware that a cruise is not really all-inclusive, we don't gamble and limit ourselves to one cocktail per day and still rack up about 700 dollars of extras on a 7 day cruise. Also keep in mind that all cruise lines are very different so thouroughly research because if you pick the wrong cruise you are stuck on that boat for the entire cruise. Check out cruisecritic.com for independent reviews of ship lines and individual ships. As a senior I love cruising and go every winter to escape Minnesota. My tips to enjoy a cruise: are book with a reputable travel agent, book early and don’t get the cheapest deal as you will get what you pay for. Be aware that a cruise is not really all-inclusive, we don’t gamble and limit ourselves to one cocktail per day and still rack up about 700 dollars of extras on a 7 day cruise. Also keep in mind that all cruise lines are very different so thouroughly research because if you pick the wrong cruise you are stuck on that boat for the entire cruise. Check out cruisecritic.com for independent reviews of ship lines and individual ships.

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