Why Book With Us
In this day and age, many people feel like they can go online and book their own travel. That may be true for many things when you travel. It is indeed “easy” to book your own hotels, airline tickets, rental cars and Uber all over the world with just a few clicks on the internet. But those are $100 a night hotels, or $250 airline tickets. What about bigger things like cruises and tour packages? Those are often several thousand dollars, and if you are booking a long cruise, or even a regular cruise in a higher level cabin, it can be tens of thousands of dollars. Many cruises and tours are complex packages with lots of details and logistics. Travel insurance is essential, but how do you know what is right? And, who has the time to deal with all the details, e-mails and phone calls with a cruise line or tour operator when setting up a booking? Finally, when making a big purchase, wouldn’t you want to get advice from someone who has experience and knowledge rather than just read a description from some webpage?
We can help! We’ve been in the cruise and tour business for over three decades and have many contacts throughout the travel world. We work, and have relationships, with many reputable cruise lines and tour operators. We can often obtain a stateroom on a vessel, or space on a tour, that is sold out to the general marketplace. Tell us what you are looking for and what questions you have and then let us go to work for you! Sit back and let us take care of the details and help start you on your journey!
Top Reasons To Book With Hopes & Dreams Travel
There are no additional charges or service fees to book your cruise or tour!
We do not charge any additional fees or charges for bookings with cruise lines or tour companies. Many people think it is more expensive to work with a travel agent or that there will be an added fee but that isn’t the case, in fact we can often save you money!
Personalized & Friendly Service: We care about our clients and enjoy getting to know you and helping you with your travel plans. We will do everything possible to make sure that it’s a positive and enjoyable experience from start to finish!
Convenience: Enjoy the convenience of not having to handle all the details with a cruise or tour company. The more you book with us, the more we will get to know your travel preferences. This will enable us to serve you better and better! Save time and money while receiving the help of a professional who cares about you.
Access to Special Savings & Offers: We often have access to better pricing, special sales and offers, or shipboard credits that you won’t get if you book directly with tour companies or cruise lines.
Professional Help & Guidance: We’ve travelled on a lot of cruises and tours and have made many bookings with cruise lines and tour companies over the years. This helps us to help you to better understand the details of your trip and offer advice when there are decisions to make.
Support Small Businesses: It’s great to support small businesses instead of booking online or with people you don’t know! We appreciate your business!
Travel Insurance Expertise & Cost Comparison: You can also book your travel insurance with us as well! We can save you time, money, and stress by helping you protect your travel investment, making sure you have access to assistance while traveling and the right amount of medical coverage in case you need it during your trip. We can also compare the tour or cruise company’s insurance to an independent policy and help you figure out what is best for you.
Travel Industry Experience & Connections: Our combined experience of more than 70 years in travel provides us with great insight, connections, networking and affiliations that can work to your advantage! For example, we have personal contacts with Holland America, UnCruise Adventures, Viking Cruises, Windstar, Paul Gauguin and many other cruise lines. This helps us make sure the details of your trip are taken care of.
Your Personal Advocate: Let us be your ultimate advocate! We represent you with the tour companies and cruise lines and work on your behalf. We don’t work for the cruise lines or tour companies. We work for you! If you book directly with them, you may not know if something they are trying to sell you is truly in your best interest. You also have very little leverage or ability to resolve issues that may come up, but we can help with that.
Special group trips: Travel with friends and make new ones on a Group trip. We can design group trips for you, or help you develop one specifically for your group of travelers. These can be non-escorted, or escorted by Hopes and Dreams Travel or a person of your choice.