 | Alan Whitten 2013-12-05 23:23:06 Telemarketer |
The phone number, 877-459-5559, is on a post card with no return address nor company affiliation disclosed. The card used the U.S. Postage Permit 1002 from West Palm Beach FL It read, "In efforts to make 2013 OUR BEST CRUISE YEAR EVER, your first cruise on us and you have been identified to receive a Complimentary 8 Day/7 Night Caribbean Cruise for 2!" It goes on to offer ROUND-TRIP AIRFARE 2 ADULTS & A $100 GAS REBATE VOUCHER, if a call is made within 48 hours with the notation: "THIS IS NOT A TIMESHARE OR LAND SALE OFFER." It seems the sender used photos and logos to make it appear to have come from Royal Caribbean, fine print indicates a Norwegian or Carnival might be substituted and also that the promotion is not a part of any of these cruise lines.
I am passing on the offer, based on the posts above and that a web search using the city/postal permit number on Google lead me to a page on the "ctwatchdog" site where posters noted similar post card offers used to lure folks into joining a travel club with the offer of misleading benefits, high pressure sales pitches, and unreasonable high out-of-pocket costs.