(A social media post I did as a value post to my audience) My agency called me last night with a client who was absolutely distraught: her cruise had been cancelled and she had no idea why. My very first question was, “Did she add anything to her reservation after final payment… and not pay it or cancel it?” Most people don’t know this, but on many cruise lines: If you add something to your reservation after final payment (like an upgrade, add‑on, etc.) and it isn’t paid or properly cancelled… it can trigger a cancellation of your entire cruise. No refunds. No automatic rebooking. Just gone. That’s exactly what had happened here. To make it worse, by the time she realized it, the sailing was sold out. She was able to get on a waitlist, but that doesn’t magically fix everything. The cruise leaves in just 3 days, and the ship was overbooked. So here’s where using a travel advisor looks different than booking alone: While she was trying not to panic, I was the one: Refreshing availability over and over Calling and speaking directly with cruise line agents Advocating for her to get a cabin back on that ship It took persistence, a lot of back‑and‑forth, but we were able to secure her a cabin on that overbooked sailing. She’s going on her cruise. But it could very easily have gone the other way. If you ever: Change something after final payment Add a person, upgrade, or extra Or just feel unsure what a click will do to your reservation Please don’t guess. This is exactly why having a travel advisor in your corner matters: so you’re not the one on hold for hours, trying to decode policies and fight to fix a problem you didn’t even know you created. If you’re planning a cruise and want someone watching the details with you and for you, send me a message before you hit “book.” (this is where we show value)

If you are still new to Skool, let me introduce you! 𝘚𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤. So hop into the general discussion chat and introduce yourself! 1) What is your favorite place to travel? 2) What is your strength that makes you stand out to your clients? Then : head on over to the classroom which will guide you to our live webinars Best practices: ⭐️ Welcome new members ⭐️ Make helpful posts ⭐️ Share your wins ⭐️ Engage in the community to level up and win monthly prizes! 🥳 Join an established community of over 23K advisors and mentors in the Travel Industry, working on using Skool as a new opportunity. See you inside!

To keep this community interesting and active, we are now utilizing the leaderboard feature to reward our top players! The rules are simple: The winners are based on who is at the top of the 30-day leaderboard at the end of the month. To gain points to climb up the leaderboard, you need to: ✅ make helpful posts (use the different topic tabs for inspiration) ✅ like other people's posts (keeps you involved with what other people are contributing) ✅ comment on other people's posts (keep that conversation going!) All of this is tracked by Skool in real time, and you can check your status by clicking on the leaderboard tab at the top of the community. The prize for each month (started in November and now for future months) will be the Money Models book to massively scale the success of your business. 🙌 📖 And don’t fret if you already have it! I have other prizes in my pockets. 😉🎁 Will you be the next winner? 🏆🥳