Online booking is being made available to UK travel agents by four partner cruise lines.
The Carnival Corporation companies marketed under the Complete Cruise Solution umbrella – Cunard, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Ocean Village – are to offer web bookings.
It is the first time that agents have had online booking access to P&O Cruises and Ocean Village.
Agents will be able to check prices, availability and make bookings on a real-time basis.
To make a P&O Cruises booking, agents can log on to ‘Agent E-cho’ (‘E-Cruise Holidays Online’) accessible from www.agentecho.co.uk and for Ocean Village Holidays, www.oceanvillageholidays.co.uk/agents.
All current offers and group promotions will be accessible and agents will also be able to view their commission. Agents can log on usin their existing Viewdata/Amadeus passwords.
Giles Hawke, head of sales for The Complete Cruise Solution, said: “We are constantly looking for new ways to make things quicker and easier for our travel agent partners.
“The new web booking facility on both P&O Cruises and Ocean Village cruise holidays means agents will have all the information they need to make a booking at their fingertips.”
Report by Phil Davies
