This company is a total scam, here are some red flags that are a tip off:
1) No contact phone number just email and fax. They claim that they're trying to save on overhead costs by not having a phone number—ridiculous what kind of a business would say that?
2) When typing in www.funseacruises.com you get another website called 'www.freeairfarecruises.com' which was shut down.
3) They require you to 'pay' for the cruise before you even know if there's availability.
4) The price of the cruise and airfare which is included is much less than what the airfare would be on it's own.
5) Apparently it's only $50 more to bring a child; however all the cruise lines charge full price, there is no discount for a child to travel.
6) Even if they were to have an inventory of cruises at wholesale prices, how would they be able to include the airfare which in some cases depending on where the customer lives would cost MORE than the cruise? Where would they make money?
7) If you do end up trying to purchase from them regardless of all the red flags and alarm bells going off, here's what should ultimately tip you off that it's a scam:
Once you select your cruise and proceed to check out... The ONLY method of payment they accept is WESTERN UNION!!! WOW... That says it all doesn't it?
I tried to pay by Paypal where I could use a credit card and they wouldn't accept that either, no other way but cash through Western Union. I even contacted Western Union to see if I could use a credit card because I knew that I would be protected by my credit card company if this was a scam.
Western Union does accept credit cards but only to use as a cash advance so therefore there is no protection on your purchase because on your statement it would only show as a 'cash advance'.
8) You receive instructions on how to make the Western Union money transfer and the name of the receiving party is not the company name but a man's name. The address of the company is now in Rome Italy not Atlanta Georgia.
9) DO NOT send them any money you will not see it again!
10) I even contacted Carnival Cruises (one of the cruise lines they advertise on their site) and asked for their Marketing department—surely they would be able to tell me something about their affilliate. Carnival Cruises had NEVER heard of them!
Travelbug
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
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