1. Scammed Out of a Christmas Cruise
Christmas cruises are a great way to celebrate the holidays with family or friends without the stress of planning, cooking, decorating, and hosting guests yourself. It’s also a hassle-free vacation: you won’t have to worry about the logistics of booking hotels, making dining reservations, or getting from one destination to the next.
There have been several horror stories on cruise ships over the years, and here’s one that may help you avoid scammers. Just before Christmas in 2014, eight families showed up at a Miami port with vouchers that let them board a Carnival cruise ship bound for the Bahamas.
Unluckily, the cruise staff was unable to find their reservations. It came out that they had been scammed by a shady travel company named Caribbean Cruise Line, which was eventually sued by 10 states as well as the Federal Trade Commission.
