CruiseCompete Sales Up 25 Percent During First Four Months of This Year

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DES MOINES, Iowa, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the nation's economic slowdown, CruiseCompete.com today reported it has experienced a 25 percent increase in year-over-year sales for the first four months of 2008. CruiseCompete.com is providing more than 4,000 cruise quotes per day to prospective cruise travelers.

"Budgets may be tight, but most people are not willing to give up their vacations," said Heidi Allison-Shane, CruiseCompete.com spokesperson. "CruiseCompete.com instantly makes consumers smarter shoppers by letting many of the biggest cruise agency specialists compete for their business. More families and groups seem to be booking cruises so far this year. Cruises offer something for everyone and typically are the best vacation value out there.

"Seven night Mediterranean cruises appear to be the most heavily booked right now. We're seeing lovely Mediterranean cruises ( http://www.cruisecompete.com/specials/regions/mediterranean/1 )with a balcony on a luxury ship being booked for as low as $3,000 or less for a couple."

Other extremely popular destinations include theCaribbean,South America, Hawaii and theCanada/New England region. ManyAlaska cruises for this summer are already sold out and holiday season voyages to theCaribbean also are filling up.

Why is CruiseCompete.com so popular? CruiseCompete.com mixes Internet technology with the expertise of hundreds of experienced cruise specialists to provide consumers with great values as well as sage advice. It is the only Web site that allows consumers and groups, from corporate gatherings to wedding parties to family reunions and others, to submit a single cruise request and receive multiple, independent offers from cruise specialists, ensuring they find the best deal possible on their vacations.

    CruiseCompete.com ( www.CruiseCompete.com )

    -- World's only competitive cruise pricing Web site that enables consumers
       to obtain the best deals on cruise vacations.

    -- Consumers secure quotes for cruise deals from hundreds of member cruise
       specialists, without having to contact each one separately.

    -- A consumer can submit up to three cruise requests at one time, enabling
       them to compare various cruise lines and itineraries.

    -- Since its launch in 2003, the Web site's cruise specialists have
       provided four million-plus customized cruise quotes in response to
       requests from over 425,000 registered users.

    -- CruiseCompeteGroups.com ( www.CruiseCompeteGroups.com ) helps consumers
       planning any type of group travel events to obtain the best deal for
       their gatherings.

    -- CruiseCompete LLC is an independent company not owned by or affiliated
       with any travel agency.

    Accolades

    -- Budget Travel: 105 SuperSmart Strategies
       Let cruise brokers fight over you - CruiseCompete.com
       Budget Travel, June 2007

    -- What a Site: CruiseCompete.com listed on "36 Web Addresses You Should
       Know"
       The Washington Post, November 2006

    -- CruiseCompete.com ranked among "25 Best Travel Value Sites"
       Kiplinger's Personal Finance, October 2006

SOURCE CruiseCompete

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CruiseCompete Sales Up 25 Percent During First Four Months of This Year