Owasso Travel and Cruise Center

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The Owasso Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2014 for Owasso Travel and Cruise Center, located at 8283 North Owasso Expressway, Suite G.

By Anna Holton – Dean:

Do you dream of a nice vacation, group gathering or family reunion? Little does anyone know that Owasso is home to one of the fastest-growing travel companies in America! The Cruise Desk LLC, which started here in Owasso in 2012, has now added affiliates in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. And On Thursday, May 22, The Cruise Desk LLC is pleased to announce the grand opening of Owasso Travel & Cruise Center.

So whether it’s a Caribbean cruise, a tropical resort, exciting Las Vegas or a magical Disney World or Universal Resort, your dream locale is closer than you may think.

The Owasso Travel & Cruise Center is not one of those many “at-home” here today, gone tomorrow cruise sellers, but rather a full-service travel management company, providing an array of travel-related services: booking leisure/vacation travel, including airline, hotel & car rental, cruise, resort and theme park packages, but also serving as a full–service corporate/group/convention travel & management company.

But you may be wondering why you as an individual need help booking a vacation in the Internet age with websites like Expedia at your fingertips. Unlike a website, when things don’t go according to plan (which is more often than most realize), circumstances can go bad fast, and if you didn’t read and understand all the fine print, you could lose thousands of dollars. It’s times like these an experienced travel agent has your back.

“With the Internet, it’s extremely easy for almost anyone to search for travel, but when an issue like the Carnival Triumph occurs (which was stranded at sea for five days without working toilets), who are you going to call for help?” Shane DeVilbiss, owner of Owasso Travel & Cruise Center, asks.

“It took Carnival over a month to get through all of the calls they were receiving due to the issues that resulted. Each time passengers called Carnival or one of the Internet sales companies for help, a different representative answered every time, and frustrated customers would be stuck having to tell their story over and over, hoping it got heard and resolved.

“Because you work with only one dedicated travel professional, and they have the same access to the very same systems as the cruise lines/airlines and hotels and resorts, what took Carnival and Internet-booked passengers weeks to clear up, only took your travel professionals minutes to fix for their customers.”

And best of all: “We guarantee the lowest cruise and resort rates and can price match anyone. No one can get lower pricing than us,” Shane says.

“In many cases, most vacation deposits start at $50,” Shane says. “And you can pay the cruise off any way you want, as long as it’s paid off by the specific (usually 90 days or less from date of travel). Right now, we are booking cruises out until 2016.”

Shane’s travel tip: Cruises are the best bang for your buck. “You can catch specials starting at $250 per person, which includes room, food and entertainment. You can’t drive to Oklahoma City and stay five nights for that price,” he says.

“And now with Allegiant flying non-stop from Tulsa to Orlando for fares as low as $59 each way, cruises have become more affordable than ever!”

With years of experience in the hospitality industry, Shane’s advisement and expertise could save you in the end. One client/guest says, “[Shane] DeVilbiss did an outstanding job assisting us in the planning and booking of our cruise. We were lucky to have picked him for our agent because little did we know we were going to experience unpreventable circumstances, and Mr. DeVilbiss was available at all hours to assist us.

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