I just got call from this number that started out a as an automated survey about green energy then as a "thank you" they I was transferred to a call center for a Grand Celebration cruises, which is a small cruise line out of Palm Beach. I actually sailed on this cruise line in 2014 and enjoyed it, so I was interested. The human call center agent said I had received a free Bahamas cruise that I could take any time in the next 18 months any time except the week of Christmas.
I was almost ready to bite until she got to the catch: I had to pay $118 port charges ($59 each for two people) TODAY, on this call. I expressed concern about giving my credit info on an incoming call. Then she started to turn on the pressure, which increased my suspicion. Finally I just hung up.
The one thing that makes this seem legit is that she gave the name of the cruise as Grand Celebration, which is a lower-end cruise line that runs a lot of promos on Groupon (that was I how found my 2014 cruise) and on board they promote a resort on Grand Bahama Island.
If I had seen this same offer on Groupon or somewhere else online, I probably would have responded and taken it in a second.
I just got call from this number that started out a as an automated survey about green energy then as a "thank you" they I was transferred to a call center for a Grand Celebration cruises, which is a small cruise line out of Palm Beach. I actually sailed on this cruise line in 2014 and enjoyed it, so I was interested. The human call center agent said I had received a free Bahamas cruise that I could take any time in the next 18 months any time except the week of Christmas.
I was almost ready to bite until she got to the catch: I had to pay $118 port charges ($59 each for two people) TODAY, on this call. I expressed concern about giving my credit info on an incoming call. Then she started to turn on the pressure, which increased my suspicion. Finally I just hung up.
The one thing that makes this seem legit is that she gave the name of the cruise as Grand Celebration, which is a lower-end cruise line that runs a lot of promos on Groupon (that was I how found my 2014 cruise) and on board they promote a resort on Grand Bahama Island.
If I had seen this same offer on Groupon or somewhere else online, I probably would have responded and taken it in a second.
It's the free cruise survey scam. Call back gets, "Thanks for calling. The survey you were called for is now finished." There is no survey just some nonsense questions. You'll be offered a free something for completing the survey then asked for your credit card number. It's a SCAM. Block it. Here's a news report on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4tY1kz6lZ8
http://scam-detector.com/travel-scams/free-cruise
Got a call from these losers just now. Didn't answer the phone since I was on the other line. I usually answer anyway and either engage the telemarketer in phone sex or ask if he has found Jesus?! Has cut down on the number of calls considerably! Try it. Don't get mad, get annoying yourself.