I knew I smelled a scam. You confirmed it for me. The website itself is
poorly done and is an obvious quick hack.
George Leppla wrote:
> "John Sisker" wrote
>
>
>>Our Website if for reference purposes only, for when we book a cruise for
>>our clients, it is actually done through our affiliate, in order to get
>
>
>
> You know, John has posted so many inaccuracies in the past few days that I
> don't even know where to start.
>
> 1) He recommended Royal Caribbean to a person who wants to see Glacier Bay.
> Royal Caribbean doesn't go there.
>
> 2) He says that Carnival has beer drinking contests. I'd like to know what
> ship he saw that on. I've actually been on many Carnival cruises and have
> never seen a beer drinking contest. However... he implies that Princess is
> more refined. Funny, but the only beer drinking contest I have ever seen
> was on Princess and I posted about it here on r.t.c. almost three years ago:
> http://tinyurl.com/cb8fl And it seems that Royal Caribbean (his
> recommendation) has had some beer drinking contests too:
> http://tinyurl.com/bqjfs
>
> 3) He says Princess is good for the Bingo crowd. Of course, Carnival has
> twice as many Bingo games than Princess, not to mention their scratch-off
> kind of games)
>
> 4) On one hand he says he doesn't want customers who are just looking for
> price. On the other hands, he tells people that if they find a cheaper
> price that he will match it.... and he does it in the same paragraph!
> "Likewise, quick answers simply means prospective shoppers are just than,
> not serious or savvy buyers, and will drop one agency over another if they
> find what they think is $5 cheaper elsewhere. That is not the clientele we
> seek, for even if a cheaper price is found somewhere else
> later, we will match it. "In another paragraph he says that he can "offer
> our competitive price if they have already found what they think is the best
> price elsewhere."
>
> 5) John does not deal directly with the cruise lines...... he books through
> another company and uses their accounts. He is an "affiliate" agent. He
> probably doesn't have the time to deal directly with the cruise lines
> because of his full time job as the "Founding Director of the Manufactured
> Home Owner's Network" http://www.mfghomeowners.net/index1.htm
>
> John hasn't posted here on r.t.c. for years. A few years ago he came here
> with a great idea... he would help you choose what cruise was best for
> you... for a fee. That's right.... I think he charged something like $25 or
> $50 to talk with you and then tell you which cruise (in his professional
> opinion) was the best suited for you and then you could go somewhere else
> and buy it. I see he had branched out to selling cruises now.
>
> Trouble is that John still seems to have problems accepting responsibility
>
> When John is talking about professionalism and the good research and service
> he gives, he fails to mention his "disclaimer" about the limits of his
> responsibility in case something goes wrong. It is located here
> http://www.shiptoshorecruise.com/step5.htm
>
> Let me translate for you. No matter what happens, it isn't John's fault.
> Even if he is wrong, it isn't John's fault. Even if he has been advised
> ahead of time that there might be a problem in your future and you listen to
> him... it isn't his fault.
>
> John says it isn't his fault if you listen to him about anything having to
> do with Mobile Homes either.
> http://www.mfghomeowners.net/Responsibility.htm Here is a quote:
>
> "Users of this service agrees that any recommendations are entirely at the
> user's own risk. "
>
> Do we see a pattern here? Someone with two jobs who touts his professional
> recommendations... and who disclaims any responsibility for anything he
> tells you.
>
> And that is the end of my post.
>
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> on the internet.
>
> Happy New Year!
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