• CruiseDirect

Overview

CruiseDirect has a rating of 3.78 stars from 185 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with CruiseDirect most frequently mention customer service, online chat, and jorge rodriguez. CruiseDirect ranks 2nd among Cruises sites.

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  • Shipping
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  • I would like to comment how pleased I was with the service provided by customer service (Mr. Enrique Bravo).

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How would you rate CruiseDirect?
Top Positive Review

“On line booking”

Anna K.
2/17/23

I was assisted by Queen with my on line booking. Very pleasant person to work with, professional, responsive and was great in assisting me.

Top Critical Review

“Don't believe their price guarantee, and be aware of the hidden fee to change/cancel by cruisedirect”

coco l.
3/7/22

Don't believe their price guarantee, and be aware of the hidden fee to change/cancel by cruisedirect. They want $35 per person to cancel even cruiseline doesn't charge. False advertisement. They said no cancellation fee but then try to charge $35 per person They claim to be BBB Accredited Business but there is no record of them in bbb.org Don't believe their 'Book with confident' but they don't back it

Reviews (185)

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customer service (51)
Thumbnail of user annak1355
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 17th, 2023

I was assisted by Queen with my on line booking. Very pleasant person to work with, professional, responsive and was great in assisting me.

Thumbnail of user noemyg1
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 11th, 2020

I had never been to the cruise direct website and I clicked on the chat option. I had the pleasure of interacting/chatting with Hans Vega who not only answered my questions as I was trying to book 2 rooms at a time for 4 people. Hans was so nice to offer to help me with the booking as I needed the rooms either next to each other or across the hallway. He really made a difference and I appreciated his honesty and transparency. I am referring other friends to him to help with their booking.

Thumbnail of user reneea23
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 30th, 2017

Kyle was very professional, polite, patient and knowledgeable.As a first time caller, I didn't know what to expect and he made me feel very confident in my decision booking my cruise.

Thumbnail of user brendaf148
1 review
3 helpful votes
March 11th, 2019

Ure, I'd be happy to!

I had a rough time trying to book a family cruise trip with other links. Cruise direct was extremely useful, even we had a little issue with the cruise line, Eugene Marc called me as he committed with me. He was so attentive, easy to work with, explained everything as well, understood my needs, and accommodated my party of 8 according with my requirements. I'm glad to contact Cruise Direct and their professional team.

Thank you Eugene Marc for all your help.

Thumbnail of user kellien9
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 13th, 2020

I am very impressed with the wonderful customer service from "Jose Floes" today. He worked with me on several reservations and was patient and very helpful. He went the extra mile and contacted the cruise line to verify things were done correctly. I will use CruiseDirect again in the future. Thank you!

Thumbnail of user anups10
1 review
3 helpful votes
March 17th, 2019

Thank you for going above and beyond! Enrique was so attentive and practical that he went out of his way to change our cruise even when RC system was down. He did as soon as it was back running and sent me a confirmation email with updated requests.
It was so easy to chat with CruiseDirect whenever I needed, they were always there!
Thank you guys and keep it up!

Thumbnail of user nikolaip4
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 18th, 2020

For quite a few years our family has been choosing CruiseDirect as our major instrument to book cruises. Does not matter we live in Europe, we always received very good care and most satisfying service from the Customer Service before and even after a cruise. Recently we booked cruise with NCL but could not resolve issue of their CruiseNext deposit, how to add it to our payments. We tried to get answers from NCL via e-mails but did not receive answer apart of confirmation of e-mail receipt. Mr. Enrique Bravo was a CS person who interfered, helped to find traces of the deposit and add it to payments already done. Many thanks to him and other Customer Service colleagues! Good work!

Nikolay Popov & family

Thumbnail of user nancyk312
1 review
2 helpful votes
November 11th, 2019

Booking first cruise for family. Had a lot of questions. Vincent Valdez was top notch and helped me through the entire process. I am in the hotel business for 30 years so I know good "hospitality"! Anticipating all will be in order, I can't wait to use CruiseDirect again and recommend highly. Thank you!

Thumbnail of user oscarg63
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
August 27th, 2019

My first experience using the chatting feature on this website has been absolutely great. The customer service person, Marlon Paronelmo assisted me with all of my questions in a very efficient and friendly manner. Based on my inquiries, Marlon presented several cruises options which made it easy for me to decide. Thanks,

Thumbnail of user jesksniep
1 review
2 helpful votes
December 21st, 2021

After my Cruise was canceled i found cruisedirect, they helped me redeem my future Cruise crédits and gave me a great deal! Super easy and fast service

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Thumbnail of user aslie1
1 review
4 helpful votes
March 4th, 2019

I was trying to help my parents get their accounts set and receive their electronic tickets to finalise their trip. I had no idea how to do this and started a chat with Jorge. How lucky for me! Such a kind, fast and practical person. Jorge kindly showed me what to do step by step. And when i encountered a problem, he went out of his way by offering to do it himself.
Jorge, thank you so much!

Thumbnail of user janiea15
1 review
3 helpful votes
June 25th, 2020

We have been booking our cruises through CruiseDirect for a few years now and have always had great service and best prices. Even when we have questions or want to change or upgrade something, it is very easy to do so. Today, Maria was a great help. Thank you!

Thumbnail of user michaelg1968
1 review
2 helpful votes
April 17th, 2020

CruiseDirect is great! I use them to book every cruise. The customer service is top notch, they always offer the most on board credit/extras, and my cruising goes off without any problems. I will only book through them going forward

Thumbnail of user deborahc465
1 review
2 helpful votes
December 14th, 2019

We had tried different websites to book a cruise and had many troubles. Until we found Crusie Direct and the online chat support was amazing. Our Jorge Jorge Rodriguez was amazing and helped us every step of the way! He helped us find a room, with the package we wanted and was right there with me every step of the way! If the cruise is anything like the young man that helped us, we will be delighted. Best experience ever. Thank you!

Thumbnail of user sreeramag
1 review
3 helpful votes
March 25th, 2019

I highly recommend Cruise direct for superb service, Eugene is very helpful. I had booked a trip but had to add more guests in my group and got it done easily.

Thumbnail of user kellyc380
1 review
4 helpful votes
March 27th, 2019

Great customer service. Worked through a difficult booking without any problems. Knowledgeable and competent! Great service. Glad we booked through cruise direct. Special thanks to Jose Flores. Great Job.

Tip for consumers:
Cruise direct had great pricing and customer service. Chat was available at 11:00 est. Nice to know you can get someone when you need help.

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Thumbnail of user ronenw
1 review
2 helpful votes
April 14th, 2019

I had very successful experience with the service i got from your company. I would like to mention mr. Jose rodriguez for an excellent service... thank you very much

Thumbnail of user marieh185
1 review
2 helpful votes
May 24th, 2019

+ Immediate help on the chat. Helpful and nice agents.
+ Competative pricing
- That you have to fill out an e-mail address, when you just want to check a price

Have used CruiseDirect a couple of times, and will definitely do it again.

Thumbnail of user tetianab1
1 review
2 helpful votes
January 21st, 2020

The customer service person, Eugene Bent assisted me with all the questions arisen on payment probs in a very efficient and friendly manner.
He was so patient and helpful as I was fuming about the probs with the payment from Ukraine. The only way to solve the problem with the payment was either contacting our bank in Ukraine which was useless or calling MSC. Mentioning it costs me a fortune to call the USA from Ukraine, they made me a call immediately and sorted out my problem. I do appreciate your help, guys, and thank you for the possibility to touch the world via your cruises even living in the middle of nowhere. Good work! Eugene Bent deserves a bonus))

Thumbnail of user pennyi4
1 review
3 helpful votes
June 6th, 2019

Extremely pleasant, prompt and efficient service. Thank you Hans! Our family is looking forward to our summer cruise vacation.

Thumbnail of user williamg617
1 review
2 helpful votes
November 24th, 2019

Booked a cruise for the family. So many questions, so many... however, our rep on Cruise Direct Hans Vega was outstanding. He made everything so clear, and thought of things i didn't. He was truly awesome, and the prices were awesome. Thank you.

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Thumbnail of user alejandrob37
1 review
3 helpful votes
March 17th, 2019

I have done many vacation reservations on-line, but this has been the best so far. I was hosted by Jeramae Doon and it has been such a delight to be advised and pampered as if we have been in touch for years. Took care of all details, had patience to resolve all my questions (many of them) and help me book my reservation in the most safe way. I loved the experience and I would recommend it to all.

Tip for consumers:
Always us the on-line help, it provides the best advices to make the best decisions - your vacations are priceless

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Thumbnail of user antoniog86
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 22nd, 2019

Vincent has been very helpful, knowledgeable and professional throughout our chat interaction, helping us select the best option for us. Thanks for a job well done!

Thumbnail of user dianem417
1 review
1 helpful vote
January 28th, 2019

Eugene was an extremely attentive employee. He answered all of my questions in a timely fashion and made sure everything was booked exactly the way I wanted it. Thank you Eugene. I appreciate your work ethic.

Thumbnail of user matthews900
1 review
1 helpful vote
January 29th, 2020

Cruisedirect has been more than helpful booking and when our price dropped for the cruise they called RCCL and matched the price. They did this quickly and saved us some money! Thanks Sam

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