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Friday, December 25, 2009

How to get a FREE Cruise Ship holiday!

Have you ever considered taking a cruise instead of staying in typical timeshare accommodation?

I've just been on a cruise with my family and we had an absolutely fantastic holiday! We went on the Royal Caribbean ship Rhapsody of the Seas, for a 10-day cruise in Australia.

Let me tell you — having a holiday on a cruise ship is vastly different to a land adventure. You can do as much or as little as you want, you are fully pampered and there's activities for the kids. If you want to learn more about my cruise, see the review I posted on the Cruise Critic website.

However, there's one thing I learned onboard that I'd like to pass along. I discovered how some people (actually MANY people) get free/low-cost cruises... they serve as Enrichment Lecturers, speakers, face painters, entertainers and even gentlemen dance partners. By working a few hours on each 'at sea' day, they get a free cruise in return.

It's true — for example, Sixth Star Entertainment have listings of openings available. Go check them out!

Interestingly, the cruise ships provide a free cruise to the Enrichment instructors, but Sixth Star charge the instructors $40/day as their 'cut'. Apparently, it's possible to go directly to the cruise companies and get the cruise totally free. There's even a website called SpeakersCruiseFree.com that tells you how to do it. They sell an eBook for $97, which can probably give you a FREE $4000 cruise! (If any of you buy the book, let me know what you think!)

Here's a PDF that explains the benefits: The Top 5 Cruise Lines Enrichment Programs and How You Can Exploit Them To Get Free Cruises

So, as you sit there beside your timeshare pool, year after year, think about taking a cruise instead. You might even be able to use some of your timeshare points to get a cruise through Interval. Good luck!

-- Fabbo
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