Cruise to Cash - Is it a Scam?

Cruise to Cash - Is it a Scam?
Cruise to Cash is a travel club that launched last year and
offers deeply discounted travel packages. They now have a
call center, but the rest of their marketing is done
online, with the idea that you can set up an online
business to sell the memberships for you at your website.
You have to look at how the company is set up to evaluate
whether you have a realistic chance of success with this
program. Below is an overview of the costs, benefits, and
compensation plan with the company.

Costs
- Memberships started at $477 for the Weekender and $977
for the Cruiser package without the call center. With the
call center now they are $977 and $1477.
- Monthly fees for program members are $39.95 or $59.95
based on which level you choose for entry.
- When using room voucher, you pay no more than $50 to
activate it, plus any taxes on the room.

Benefits
- Members get unlimited vacations at deep discounts.
Destinations include places like Los Vegas, Hawaii, Mexico,
and Portugal.
- The program includes training and marketing materials as
well as your own customized website.
- Room vouchers are for well-known hotels with available
rooms. You book rooms at places including the Sheraton and
Marriot hotels for much less than the listed rates.

Payout Plan

For your first two sales, the commission is split between
you and your sponsor. After that you get 100% of the price
of the package you sell. You also get 50% of the
commissions from the first two sales of anyone who joins
the program under you. In addition, Cruise to Cash pays
you $10 or $20 monthly for everyone you sign up who
continues to stay an active member.

What People are Saying

Since it was launched just last year, there any not a lot
of reports yet of failure or success yet. Some members
have reported signing up new members after a few days of
advertising online. As a compensation plan, the motivation
to mentor people under you is not that high because after
the first two sales you only earn $10 or $20 a month from
each person below you, which may only help offset your own
monthly fee.

Conclusions

Those who are already members of this travel program are
marketing it as an opportunity to vacation and make huge
amounts of money. There is not much data to substantiate
these claims yet. By the time you read this article, the
price of joining may have gone up $500 for each package.
This will make it harder to sell to people, who may already
be scaling back their vacation plans because of the lagging
economy. Some may also wonder if the program is just smoke
and mirrors since it offers a 100% commission. The monthly
fees could either be sufficient for the company and its
founder or simply a way to guarantee that those at the top
earn money from the members below them.

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Jayne Manziel is a successful Entrepreneur coach and has
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