Are we just Train Spotters in disguise?

Bet you think I've gone mad, well it has been sunny for the last few weeks!

So what do I mean?

Earlier this week I heard, "I'm off to see 6 ships this summer, that crosses them off my list!" Well, as we move into the summer season more cruise ships are now departing from the UK and it gives us travel agents the opportunity to do ship visits to gain experience.

So read on......


You have to be honest, there are many varieties in cruising, ships, facilities and service levels and we are expected to have an encyclopedic knowledge of all the different cruise lines.

There is only a finite way to gain this knowledge, face to face training, having worked on the cruise lines, read the reviews on a Cruise Forum, cruised as a holiday, been to launch or had a familiarisation trip or finally undertaken a ship visit!

We have not all had the opportunity to work on ships, and those that have usually did with only 1 cruise line, and not everybody is able to take their hard earned time off cruising for a holiday. So, we are now heading into the season when we can get in those day visits to Southampton or Dover to visit various ships, subject to availability!.

Poesia in Honningsvag

All of us here sell a variety of cruises on different cruise lines so for me being able to visit an MSC ship, the Poesia later this month and also Celebrity Eclipse in July, will allow me to give my customers that first hand knowledge you gain from actually 'touching metal'.

PS.

The train photo is from Mr Google, none of mine from the 70's have survived!!