Wear the PimpMyCruise logo proudly! It is an invitation that can be directed at anyone... crew, staff, fellow cruisers... even a travel agent... to pimp your cruise in any way consistent with their position.
And God said "Let the customer pay only once."
Originally the ultimate all-inclusive, today the Devil is in the details - cruising is now a fully a la carte undertaking...and you, the customer, are on your own - even with
the assistance of a travel agent. Plus, it is not so much about destinations anymore. It is about relationships, surprises and experiences - and the outrageous interiors, exteriors and activities that cruise lines are beginning to incorporate in their newest mega-ships - making them destinations unto themselves.
How did we stray from the righteous, all-inclusive path?
A long, long time
ago, in a strange
and far away land
(California) via
a purely accidental
encounter - yours
truly was bitten
by the cruise
bug (see Our Story). Looking back over the decades since - there have been many pleasing developments in this wonderful industry - as well as a few disappointing ones.
Used to be that your cruise fare covered everything, the cruise itself, airfare to the port of departure, transfers, all meals, most shore excursions, all beverages including alcohol, even tips were often included; plus there were only two simple accommodation choices - an inside stateroom or one with an ocean view. (Ok, so we are going back to the early '70s.)
But booking a cruise today - not to mention determining the final cost - is a complex, often frustrating 'a la carte' affair. The good news: this is the inevitable result of phenomenal growth in the industry, resulting in an explosion of choices
and options for the customer. The bad news:this has resulted in an explosion of choices and options for the customer - too many of which are
at extra cost. One can run up a huge end-of-cruise tab in the blink of an eye.
So, how did this mega-growth evolve? To explain in the most scholarly manner possible: THE FRIGGIN' SHIPS HAVE GOTTEN HUGE! It is like they are on steroids or something!
A haven for lost souls...
So, unless you are lucky enough to have a travel agent who is both a cruise specialist and literally a mind reader, you might want to spend some time at PimpMyCruise.com, as well as visiting our
hand picked affiliates, carefully chosen because, not only are they compulsive pimpers by nature, but they too show signs of being permanently infected with the cruise-a-holic virus.
Already one of the anointed?
But what's that, you say? You're an experienced cruiser...a veteran Sea Pimper yourself? Then this website
is the opportunity-of-a-lifetime for you to tell your story to the world and share your wisdom. Simply ask
yourself the following question - then tell YOUR story in the <Tell
Your Story Forum> section of this website - What did you, or someone else - crew, staff member,
fellow passenger or travel agent - do that Pimped Your Cruise*- kicking it up to the next level in your bank of travel memories?
(*For our purposes here - to "Pimp"one's experience is to facilitate an occurrence, whether planned or spontaneous,
that delights and creates a memory - especially if at little or no additional cost.)
Why bother, you ask, with such a personal, possibly intimate
and ultimately subjective evaluation? Because if one's
cruise wasn't sufficiently pimped...then one hasn't really cruised
at all!
Whether your personal cruise-ology has you in the Pimped or Un-pimped category - share your story and images here - for the benefit and entertainment
of current and would be cruise-a-holics everywhere. Whether Pimpee
or Pimper - get online, get out there, get busy and make some
waves!
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