Anyone biting on the new Cruise/Watch shop?
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I appreciate reading everyone's perspective. That, combined with the fact that the scheduler couldn't be bothered to answer my email, I'm going to pass. When I went through the booking, it seems that there are indeed single rooms on this line as it didn't come up with a charge for a single supplement. Good to know for the future. Cruises are a cheap vacation.
Exactly! I had to contact a scheduler (another MSC) when I did a cruise (not Coyle BTW). They were available 24/7 to me, cell phones, texting, whats app, etc.
I did an expensive chain inside the USA for them a few years ago. No phone when I had a question due to unforseen circumstances. Had to improvise based on my experience with other MSCs. Coyle and Regal provide cell phone and constant access for emergencies, even ACL does it.
@bgriffin wrote:
On top of that I have friends and relatives at 3 different major airlines so airfare would be at most $75 for me. The downside is it's my least favorite company that I will actually do work for. And I'm already way over booked for the timeframe.
I've been an airline brat my entire life and there is no way I'd risk a job flying on nonrev. passes. Things have changed so much in the industry, the passes used to actually mean you could get on most flights. Now I'd only use them when I'm flexible on when and where I want to go and have a few days to sit in an airport waiting to get on a plane. Besides the risks of not getting to your destination on time, usually, the agreement you sign says that you are flying for pleasure only and not for business. I miss the old days of flying to Hawaii for the weekend on passes.
I usually end up paying to get there and non-revving home. Occasionally, if the flight is still showing a lot of seats available the day before, I'll roll the dice (but not for a cruise or other fixed-date vacation.)
@bgriffin, you might be surprised. Depending upon the cruise line, your particular vacation style can be matched. Do you want to rest and be pampered? Meet people? Dance the night away? See Broadway-level shows? Head to exotic destinations? They each have their own flavor. For us, we have scored some pretty amazing cruises for ~$100/night (for both or us). That's the price of dinner.
@bgriffin, you might be surprised. Depending upon the cruise line, your particular vacation style can be matched. Do you want to rest and be pampered? Meet people? Dance the night away? See Broadway-level shows? Head to exotic destinations? They each have their own flavor. For us, we have scored some pretty amazing cruises for ~$100/night (for both or us). That's the price of dinner.
Now scheduling travel shops for the day after Christmas through mid-January.
Hi PNF, I too vacation with this cruise line and almost dropped when I saw this shop. If I weren't getting on another X ship on 4/10, I would have jumped on that shop. A lot of work? Yes. But money to be made and a cruise to get here. Oh, and like you, I read it as 1 person in one cabin, which means single supplement, but prices on these last minute cruises are rock bottom anyway so the client isn't paying through the nose.Air fare from NY area...probably not more than 400 RT. I sent an email to the MSC volunteering for the next one of these that they do. And yes, I am fully aware of the reputation of this MSC. But iit seems the more they pay you for a shop, the better one is treated, I only do heavily bonused shops $75-$100+ and pass on the $10 purchase & return stuff. That's my experience with them.
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I would definitely want to know the reporting guidelines. If the shops have to be reported promptly, that would mean using the ship's internet connection...which is most likely a very, very slow satellite. I have spent an hour just reading my e-mail on a ship. They charge by the minute, whether you use their computers or your own device.
I did a couple shops in the Caribbean one time when I was on a cruise. Thank goodness I wasn't rushed. The store had moved and wasn't where it was supposed to be. Getting updated information was tough and stressful. Don't know about doing it again.....
How do you get to see these shops? The only company I knew that did these was Coyle and I would not personally want to do their reports given how long their restaurant and hotel ones are.
A word of warning. NEVER use buddy passes when you have to be somewhere - especially a cruise or a shop. I have seen many people sitting at an airport for days (even weeks) trying to catch a flight.
I'm good friends with a couple that have worked for one of the airlines over 30 years each. They are pros at it and can almost always tell you what flights will be a problem and what won't. My niece on the other hand has worked for an airline for a year and she hasn't quite figured it out as well.
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The MSC is crap for pay, even crappier for editting, and absolutly unresponsive to anything other than their own demands.
That being said: they have always paid and reimbursed the entire trip within 30 days, even when the editor gave me a 6. Highend resorts, casino shops and simple over night stays included.
That being said: they have always paid and reimbursed the entire trip within 30 days, even when the editor gave me a 6. Highend resorts, casino shops and simple over night stays included.
I see the Cape Canaveral port has been scheduled and off the board.
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@wiseshopper wrote:
Which msc is this?
It's mentioned at least twice in this forum - Intellishop.
The shopper must had many hero citations and thought that's why he/she got selected. I asked whether there was a bonus since by the 24 the ship closes the manifest,no.@cubbiecat wrote:
I see the Cape Canaveral port has been scheduled and off the board.
Someone bit on the Puerto Rico one, too. I still didn't get an answer from the scheduler. IMHO, it's because then specifics would have been in writing and they would have had to abide by them.
Now scheduling travel shops for the day after Christmas through mid-January.
But. But. But. They read and respond to every email! Just ask their shopper advocate!
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I wouldn't do it only because of the MSC. On my last shop the scheduler said that he would work out parking expense with me and ever since I did a shop has been ignoring my emails about the expense. Never mind that I would be so scared that they would reject the shop.
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I just did a nicely bonused purchase/return shop for Intellishop - with a 100 percent bonus - and received a score of 10. I'm still stunned. That said, I had little to lose with my last shop with this MSC other than time. This cruise shop - call me paranoid - it just seems risky.
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This, were it to happen to me, would equal instant non reversable loss of loyalty and goodwill. (This is meant as a reply to lanadang two posts up.)
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It's been said, look through the posts in this thread. 
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If you log in to the employee site, you can see how many tickets are left on particular flights. When it shows 1-5, you're not getting on. Probably not at 6-10, either. Beyond that, though, I've never had an issue. I might not get the first flight of a day, but I think 4 hours is about the longest I've waited. I agree with you, though, about just showing up and hoping to get a flight. There are very few flights available in the summer excepting red-eyes in the middle of the week. Of course, there's always SQM for 1/2 off...@dakotagypsy wrote:
A word of warning. NEVER use buddy passes when you have to be somewhere - especially a cruise or a shop. I have seen many people sitting at an airport for days (even weeks) trying to catch a flight.
Now scheduling travel shops for the day after Christmas through mid-January.
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