Posts belonging to Category Travel & Vacation

There has been a lot of interest in booking Carnival Cruises since it became the first line to offer cruises leaving from South Carolina. The 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy began departing from Charleston Harbor in May 2010. CTA members from all over the country have become intrigued by the opportunity to visit Charleston as their embarkation port.

The travel agents at CTA are travelers themselves, so they understand that vacations are precious. They are eager to make sure members enjoy the entire cruise experience, before, during and after, not only by helping choose the right cruise but also by booking hotels, car rentals and attractions.

Just as Royal Caribbean is only one of the many cruise lines that CTA books for its members, cruises are only one of the many travel offerings available. CTA also provides members with vacation tour packages and with the option to create their own travel itinerary. A travel agent can book with all of the tour companies and packaged tour providers, as well as with major chains and individual vendors.

Members simply provide their travel agent with the requirements for their dream vacation, and the agent will research all of the available options. Whether it’s a three-night package tour of San Francisco or an individually customized two-week trip to South Africa, the Cruise, Travel and Attractions travel agent team will do whatever is necessary to make sure their member’s trip perfectly matches the one they’ve been dreaming about.

Cruise, Travel and Attractions has been has been recognized by Royal Caribbean International for its excellent work in 2010, citing the company’s travel agent team for meeting its booking goals for the year. “The highest level of customer service is our number one goal. It makes me happy to make my clients happy,” said CTA travel agent Connie Maher.

Maggie, Jennifer, Allie, Connie, Gareth and Danette earned a plaque from Royal Carribbean, which cruises to more than 280 destinations in 81 countries worldwide. Acknowledgement from a major cruise line is a nice accomplishment for the CTA team, but what they really enjoy is the recognition they receive from happy members.

Of course, Royal Caribbean is just one of many cruise lines that Cruise, Travel and Attractions offers. The travel agents are knowledgeable about all the major lines and each of their ships, embarkation ports, itineraries, ports-of-call and excursions. They can book members on the huge variety of cruises offered by any cruise company, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Viking River Cruises, Crystal Cruises and Seabourn.

It only took a postcard in her mailbox to pique Lynn Meyer’s interest in learning about Cruise, Travel and Attractions. It sounded like a good idea, and it was just a short trip to the nearby office to find out more. It turned out to be the first step to many journeys she’s taken with her husband Bill.

We went with a very open mind to hear what the program was about,” said Lynn.

Bill jumped in saying, “It turned out very interesting.” He continued by explaining that the Cruise, Travel and Attractions folks actively work to find out where you would like to visit – then they come up with suggestions.

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For Dave Dolber, travel is not a luxury – it’s a business. As a corporate pilot, he is on call to fly anywhere in the Southeast or to the Caribbean on just a few hours notice. The majority of our flying is from Northern Virginia into the Caribbean,” Dolber said. “We go to the Bahamas a lot, the Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands…”

Dolber is a veteran traveler, but when his wife mentioned casually that there was a Cruise, Travel and Attractions location in town, he said, “OK. What’s that?”

It wasn’t long before he found out not only “what” Cruise, Travel and Attractions is, but how much he could save by becoming a member. He learned firsthand that the savings could be considerable.

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Robert Moe has been a member of Cruise, Travel and Attractions for a couple of years now and, although he travels quite a bit for his job, he admits that he has yet to take a vacation.

“I travel for my work,” Moe said. “I haven’t had time to plan a trip yet.” Moe’s job takes him all over the country. He’s recently been to Nebraska, South Dakota and Kentucky. And because he is always working, he has little time to spend in fine restaurants or visiting tourist attractions. In spite of that, he is quite happy that he joined Cruise, Travel and Attractions.

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