Cruise Guru, Australia’s leading online cruise retailer, today launched a number of new enhancements to its website, CruiseGuru.com.au. With these enhancements, Cruise Guru is taking the lead in providing a superior booking experience to over a million Australian cruisers that will be taking to the seas over the coming years.
*Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia today released the anticipated 2013 Cruise Industry report showing that Australia is the fastest growing cruise market in the world. According to the report, the burgeoning Australian market has grown 20.1 per cent in the past year, and the penetration rate (3.6 per cent) within the market is ranked number one in the world. The growth rate was more than double other key markets including Germany, France and the USA.
Cruise Guru’s cruise booking technology enables consumer to book their cruise holiday online, 24/7 with up-to-the-minute live pricing, and availability. As of today, the new enhancements will also enable consumers to:
- Book up to four cabins in one go
- View interactive deck plans with cabin availability, including adjoining cabins
- Toggle pricing – total price vs price per day
- Switch travel dates based on fare comparison
- Sort results by a range of options
- View upgrade and downgrade price comparison
- View cruises by destination with improved layout and functionality
- Brows through 360 degree visuals from select ships
- As well as continuing to offer clients the services a highly qualified and experienced team of cruise specialists with over a 1,000 combined days at sea.
Says Justin Montgomery, Joint Managing Director of Cruise Guru: “We are thrilled to be able to offer our customers and the Australian Cruise Industry the next level in service and efficiency and the finest cruise booking technology in the market place.”
*Cruise Lines International Association Australasian Cruise Industry Report 2013
Source: Cruise Guru