Cruise Direct Online adds over 200,000 pages of online content and Click-N-Cruise online booking capability.

Visitors to Cruise Direct Online now have access to thousands of cruise sailings worldwide, over 135 ships and close to 1000 port destinations. all offered at substantial discounts.

Cruise Direct Online.Com announced today major enhancements of its popular cruise vacation Internet web site: www.cruisedirectonline.com. The company has introduced a variety of new features and innovations to create a website that provides the right balance between technology and the human touch.

New features include:

1. Click-N-Cruise Online Reservations System.

Visitors to their web site can;

• Check on up-to-the-moment Cabin availability on all featured cruise lines 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Read overviews of itineraries, including descriptions of ports of call, attraction information and maps.
• Review the Cruise Experience" section with hundreds of practical cruise tips.
• Research ship information including deck plans, cabin descriptions and photos of cabin categories, as well as 360-degree virtual tours for popular cruise lines.
• Compare onboard features, services and discount prices posted from 10 cruise lines.
• Using a major credit card, guests can reserve a cabin and book the cruise of their choice online with Instant confirmation.
• Special Internet Only discounts up to 75% off cruise line brochure rates and on selected cruises guest's receive bonus savings not otherwise offered.

For those needing the services of a Cruise Travel Advisor and would prefer to reserve their cruise offline, Cruise Direct Online offers;

2. CruiseSearch Over 10,000 pages of dynamic, searchable cruise information. The equivalent of the entire rich content of the 2003-2005 brochures from dozens of cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Line, Crystal, Windstar, Cunard, Orient, Seabourn, Disney, Radisson, Princess, and Holland America.

These new features make Cruise Direct Online one of the largest and most complete web based cruise providers on the Internet.

Visitors to Cruise Direct Online now have access to thousands of cruise sailings worldwide, over 135 ships and close to 1000 port destinations offered by 24 cruise lines.

Guests can find detailed ship information, cruise line destinations, itineraries, departure dates and the web site now provides current discount pricing promotions to consumers in real-time. Content is changed daily to reflect changes in pricing, inventory, and availability. Outdated promotions are removed instantly. Consumers can easily search for ships and itineraries based on brand, travel date, destinations, etc.

Technology, in and of itself can never replace the personal care and contact the human touch provides, but a careful balance of both, provides vacationers with a great resource of comprehensive cruise travel information states Travel Direct Corporations President, Marty Trencher.

Cruise Direct Online offers consumers expert advice about cruise lines, ships, itineraries, schedules, pricing and worldwide destinations. Whether a consumer seeks adventure, pampering or complete relaxation. Cruise Direct Online has cruises that appeal to families, singles, seniors, couples and groups.

In 2003, Cruise Direct Online celebrated it's fifth year on the Internet. Cruise Direct Online can be found on Web at: www.cruisedirectonline.com.

For further Information Contact: Marty Trencher, Travel Direct Corporation, 407.365.8891-or-800. 365.8891    
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