ChoiceAir Gives Cruise Passengers More Choice

Beginning early in August, 2009, ChoiceAir became an new option for passengers who are planning to cruise on Royal Caribbean International, Azamara Cruises and Celebrity Cruises and need air transportation.

An obvious fact about cruises is that they begin and end at a seaport. Unfortunately, the largest group of states are not bordering the ocean, requiring any residents of those areas to arrange transportation to the port of departure. This transportation is often done by air, and can be quite an ordeal when searching for flights on one‘s own, and a matter of researching choices when through an agent. A new program called ChoiceAir will make this process easier.

With ChoiceAir, cruise guests are able to book their airfare through their travel agent, directly through Royal Caribbean, Azamara or Celebrity as well as through the ChoiceAir online website. They can choose a preferred airline as well as competitive rates at the same time as they book their cruise. Support teams are available to help guests before, during and after their trip; answering any questions and offering information and advice. The program is convenient for travel agents as well, allowing them to be able to consolidate the air flight booking and the cruise booking into one booking transaction.

The fee for using ChoiceAir is moderate; $15.00 per person for domestic travel and $25.00 per person for international travel. This allows access to the ChoiceAir support desk, help in the event of flight delays and missed embarkation transportation.

According to cruise administrators, the move to include the ChoiceAir option was done in response to customer wishes. Support, competitive rates, specific itineraries, excellent schedule options and peace of mind were all desired by guests, and have now been supplied through this program.

No matter which of the three excellent premium cruise lines a guest chooses to sail, they are able to arrange their air transportation in either the US or Canada beginning August 3rd, 2009. More options, peace of mind, greater ease in booking all add up to even more cruise value for passengers using ChoiceAir.