Travel Agents

I just read this interesting article by Rick Cropp and Barbara Braidwood, Canwest News Service in the Times Colonist:
According to some eMarketers, there is an upward trend in the number of people booking vacations through a travel agent. Why? Customers feel they are getting (and often are) better service and better values when they actually talk to a travel agent who has been there and done that.
They said,"Booking through a travel agent is some of the best insurance you can buy".

Honeymoon

Honeymoon – for some this is the most anticipated event of our culture’s wedding event. Ideally, start planning your honeymoon six to eight months prior to your wedding. Sounds like a long time doesn’t it? Those of us in the travel business know that advance planning is the key to finding the best vacations at the best prices. Summer is a popular time for weddings, thus honeymoons. You have to take into consideration availability as well as price. Information is key to planning the honeymoon of your dreams.
Travel agents, especially honeymoon specialist, are great sources for information. They know how to make a great honeymoon an unforgettable honeymoon.

Big ship short cruise

The Carnival Destiny is the largest ship sailing shorter itineraries. The Destiny will sail four and five day itineraries from Miami departing Thursdays, Mondays, and Saturdays for a variety of Western Caribbean itineraries.
Shorter cruises have been a noticeable trend at Carnival. They now have 13 of its 22 ships sailing three, four and five day cruises. Ten of these ships are year round and three sail seasonally. That is 29 different short cruise itineraries from 12 U.S. home ports. No other cruise line comes close to the variety of short itineraries and home ports that a Carnival cruise offers.