Become a Cruise Specialist

Selling Cruises, Don't Miss the Boat
April 1st, 2007 Advance Copies Available NOW!
The Book That CLIA Can't Write!

More than any other segment of the travel industry, cruising offers an outstanding potential for growth and profitability for cruise specialists.  The potential of the cruise industry is captured in the book "Selling Cruises, Don't Miss the Boat" that details everything you need to know to start making money in the cruise industry as a home based cruise agent specialist.  You can start a cruise-oriented travel business for a modest investment and earn excellent commissions and this book tells you exactly how to become a cruise agent specialist. "Selling Cruises, Don't Miss the Boat" is written as an adjunct to "How to Start a Home Based Travel Agency" so there is no overlapping of information. If you have thought about selling cruises, reading this book is your first step and if you are a seasoned agent this book will help you focus on results! Be advised though that once the 2007 advanced copies are sold out, the price is going to increase to $39.95.

The cruise industry is exploding in growth and berth capacity continues to grow. Larger ships mean more product, and the ever-increasing range of itineraries means more opportunity to make money  "Selling Cruises, Don't Miss the Boat"  includes dozens of non-CLIA cruise lies that are anxious to have you represent their products. You will not find this information anywhere else. Find out how to exploit this outstanding opportunity from A to Z in this book. 

For a great resource of information on cruises be sure to visit Cruise Reviews. This site is operated for travel agents and their clients and offers tens of thousands of non-biased cruise reviews and a ton of information for cruise agents and cruisers alike. Port Reviews is another great site with substantial amount of first-hand port information.  Travel Trade's web site.  Travel Trade and CLIA put on several trade shows each year that represent the heartbeat of the cruise industry.  By attending one of the Cruise-a-Thon trade shows, you can obtain a wealth of valuable information about the cruise industry right from the cruise executives themselves.  Also, the Travel Trade web site has a search engine that allows you to search the trade publication's archives for past articles. This is also an excellent place to check up on companies that may be wanting your money for one thing or another.  Simply go to the Travel Trade website and enter the name of the individual or organization and see what has been written about them.  If they are a player in the cruise industry there will be lots to read about.   If not, there won't be.