{"id":1562,"date":"2013-09-17T11:49:45","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T16:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2015-06-02T14:35:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T19:35:55","slug":"carnival-announces-great-vacation-guarantee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=1562","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Announces &#8220;Great Vacation Guarantee&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carnival is certain you&#8217;ll enjoy your cruise &#8211; and they&#8217;re putting their money where their mouth is. Here&#8217;s the full release from the line:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cruise5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1511\" alt=\"cruise5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cruise5.png\" width=\"155\" height=\"38\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cruise5.png 155w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cruise5-150x38.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES LAUNCHES GROUNDBREAKING NEW \u2018GREAT VACATION GUARANTEE\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>One-of-a-Kind Program Offers 110 Percent Refund, Complimentary Return Flights\u00a0And More Should Guests Not Be Completely Satisfied<\/em><\/p>\n<p>MIAMI \u2013 Carnival Cruise Lines has unveiled an unprecedented new program that offers consumers a one-of-a-kind, hassle-free money-back guarantee when booking a Carnival cruise vacation. Designed to provide consumers with complete peace of mind, the \u201cGreat Vacation Guarantee\u201d allows guests to end their voyage early and receive a 110 percent refund plus complimentary transportation home, along with a $100 shipboard credit for a future cruise, should they be dissatisfied with their cruise for any reason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to carry nearly 4.5 million satisfied guests each year and are very confident in the quality of the vacation experience we provide on board the 24 ships of Carnival Cruise Lines,\u201d said Gerry Cahill, Carnival president and CEO. \u201cThe \u2018Great Vacation Guarantee\u2019 is designed to provide an assurance to those consumers who may be considering a cruise that we stand behind our product and, if they are dissatisfied for any reason, they have a simple and hassle-free means for receiving a full refund and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To exercise the \u201cGreat Vacation Guarantee,\u201d guests simply notify the ship\u2019s guest services desk within the first 24 hours of the voyage to receive a full refund of their cruise fare plus an additional 10 percent, along with complimentary return air transportation from the next port of call, and complimentary ground transportation and hotel accommodations (if necessary), along with a $100 shipboard credit to be used on a future Carnival cruise. Carnival will fully handle all the necessary travel arrangements to make it a truly hassle-free experience.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGreat Vacation Guarantee\u201d is valid on all three- to eight-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Canada and New England departing through April 30, 2015. The program applies to U.S. and Canadian residents only and guests must possess a valid passport to return to the U.S. by air.<\/p>\n<p>Carnival is promoting the \u201cGreat Vacation Guarantee\u201d through its travel agent partners, as well as a special section on its web site and through ads in major market U.S. newspapers and online.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information and reservations on Carnival \u201cFun Ship\u201d vacations, please call Premier Custom Travel at (281) 301-5818 or toll-free at (800) 304-6789.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carnival is certain you&#8217;ll enjoy your cruise &#8211; and they&#8217;re putting their money where their mouth is. Here&#8217;s the full release from the line:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[496],"tags":[107,271],"class_list":["post-1562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruises","tag-carnival-cruise-line","tag-great-vacation-guarantee"],"fifu_image_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1562"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1564,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562\/revisions\/1564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}