Re: cruiseshopping web site

I knew I smelled a scam. You confirmed it for me. The website itself is poorly done and is an obvious quick hack.

George Leppla wrote: 
"John Sisker" <jsisker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote


Our Website if for reference purposes only, for when we book a cruise for
our clients, it is actually done through our affiliate, in order to get




You know, John has posted so many inaccuracies in the past few days that I
don't even know where to start.

1) He recommended Royal Caribbean to a person who wants to see Glacier Bay.
Royal Caribbean doesn't go there.

2) He says that Carnival has beer drinking contests.  I'd like to know what
ship he saw that on.  I've actually been on many Carnival cruises and have
never seen a beer drinking contest.  However... he implies that Princess is
more refined.  Funny, but the only beer drinking contest I have ever seen
was on Princess and I posted about it here on r.t.c. almost three years ago:
http://tinyurl.com/cb8fl  And it seems that Royal Caribbean (his
recommendation) has had some beer drinking contests too:
http://tinyurl.com/bqjfs

3) He says Princess is good for the Bingo crowd.  Of course, Carnival has
twice as many Bingo games than Princess, not to mention their scratch-off
kind of games)

4) On one hand he says he doesn't want customers who are just looking for
price.  On the other hands, he tells people that if they find a cheaper
price that he will match it.... and he does it in the same paragraph!
"Likewise, quick answers simply means prospective shoppers are just than,
not serious or savvy buyers, and will drop one agency over another if they
find what they think is $5 cheaper elsewhere. That is not  the clientele we
seek, for even if a cheaper price is found somewhere else
later, we will match it.  "In another paragraph he says that he can "offer
our competitive price if they have already found what they think is the best
price elsewhere."

5) John does not deal directly with the cruise lines...... he books through
another company and uses their accounts.  He is an "affiliate" agent.   He
probably doesn't have the time to deal directly with the cruise lines
because of his full time job as the "Founding Director of the Manufactured
Home Owner's Network"   http://www.mfghomeowners.net/index1.htm

John hasn't posted here on r.t.c. for years.  A few years ago he came here
with a great idea... he would help you choose what cruise was best for
you... for a fee.  That's right.... I think he charged something like $25 or
$50 to talk with you and then tell you which cruise (in his professional
opinion) was the best suited for you and then you could go somewhere else
and buy it.  I see he had branched out to selling cruises now.

Trouble is that John still seems to have problems accepting responsibility

When John is talking about professionalism and the good research and service
he gives, he fails to mention his "disclaimer" about the limits of his
responsibility in case something goes wrong.  It is located here
http://www.shiptoshorecruise.com/step5.htm

Let me translate for you.  No matter what happens, it isn't John's fault.
Even if he is wrong, it isn't John's fault.  Even if he has been advised
ahead of time that there might be a problem in your future and you listen to
him... it isn't his fault.

John says it isn't his fault if you listen to him about anything having to
do with Mobile Homes either.
http://www.mfghomeowners.net/Responsibility.htm  Here is a quote:

"Users of this service agrees that any recommendations are entirely at the
user's own risk. "

Do we see a pattern here?  Someone with two jobs who touts his professional
recommendations... and who disclaims any responsibility for anything he
tells you.

And that is the end of my post.

DISCLAIMER:  This post was published for the entertainment of our viewing
audience.  The writer assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of it's
content, spelling errors or grammatical goof-ups because the author may or
may not be sober at the time of writing.  If the author is right, good for
him and please send him $25 in appreciation for helping you learn something
new.  If he is wrong, it is your fault for reading this instead of working
like you are supposed to be.  No animals were harmed in the writing of this
post. Please let it be known that no matter what happens as the result of
writing, posting or reading this post, it is NOT THE AUTHOR'S FAULT.  Don't
come crying to me if you are gullible enough to believe everything you read
on the internet.

Happy New Year!


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