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We knew what we were getting into after we received the “you won a Free cruise” phone call". But we still decided to listen to the hour long program and the pitch for us to buy the vacation program/.The pitch was not hard core which we appreciated and for what it is worth, if you are avid travelers and vacation ALOT - this may be a good idea?. Think of it like the Costco of Vacations/. However we were not financially able to plop down money or take on more monthly payments so we politely said no to all of their offers;.
But we still were getting a free cruise - so I was excited about that:. Until I get on the phone at reservation time only to find out that NOTHING is free'. We were aware of the taxes and fees that we would have to pay - and that was cool|. But unless you want a cabin with bunk beds and you are OK with traveling when they tell you and you are ok with paying for a hotel the night before the cruise and night after the cruise returns and paying for transfers to and from port and hotel …all which adds up to almost an additional $250 pp...then this is the incentive for you.
I ended up canceling our free voucher for a cruise knowing that I could book a cruise for less than $250 a person and fly as cheap as $100 roundtrip and PICK the dates and flights that work best for me.
Not too mention I spent over an hour on the phone with the reservation people...25 minutes on hold waiting for a representative and another 45 minutes of them trying to get reservations.
Bottom line- take it with a grain of salt....they will try to make it as inconvenient as possible so you will make upgrades and forget that you are slowly but surely spending almost a $800-$1000 on your so-called FREE cruise!
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| 1. Written by Mr. Grateful on May 10, 2012 from newark, new jersey, US Thanks guys. I really appreciate not having to travel all the way to Rockaway for that hoax. |
| 2. Written by Tesla on March 22, 2012 from detroit, michigan, US On my way to Indianapolis right now with my mom. For the hour presentation. We recently just got screwed by The Origin At Seahaven in Panama city Florida. They were supposed to refund our deposit of $268 and ended up taking over $500. Which they refuse to give back, even though we haven't went anywhere. But we got the call from sundance over a month ago. We had such bad luck with panama we are just gonna go listen to their presentation and see what's up. Not really worried about buying vacation packages, my mom is really good at saying no. But my question is, has anyone actually went on the cruise?? And how much money did you actually end up spending? Panama had a lot of hidden fees too and was very rude in telling us there was no way possible of knowing how much it will be until we check out. |
| 3. Written by Laura on March 18, 2012 from scranton, pennsylvania, US Well most of you are pretty wrong. Its only ONE (1) HOUR. I mean c'mon one hour for a cruise that you would have to pay $1000 for out of your own pocket.. I'd give them an hour again anyday. And do you know WHY there is a BOYCOTT SUNDANCE VACATIONS facebook..?? Because the person who made it was a worker at Sundance Vacations and got fired for lying to the customers. Sundance wants nothing but honesty in their company.. she/he started giving the company complaints and giving us a bad name. He/she obviously has no life once-so-ever and had to throw their anger towards Sundance in some way. Sundance doesnt have timeshares.. I went through the presentation. Its great! I bought... because they were such good packages.. but you DONT HAVE TO BUY ANYTHING to get your cruise. I vacationed last summer in Maryland with a program they have called 'excess inventory' and only paid $200 for a gorgeous condo a block from the beach and boardwalk for 7days. I love this company and I took my cruise and will continue to travel with them. Whoever doesn't go in the office for their cruise is just flat out dumb. |
| 4. Written by They really pissed Ella off on March 9, 2012 from manhattan, new york, US I went there last night after receiving a phone call the night before to listen to their speil and get my free vacation. I left there with a super duper headache after I was almost railroaded into purchasing their vacation package by the moderator and 3 separate sales people. They tried so hard to get me to buy that they kept coming back to lower the cost & tweak the package 5 times; the 5th time was when the woman was giving me the so-called "free" vacation voucher, which at this point I felt like I'd been thoroughly violated after receiving it. Vacations are not my priority. I am truly disappointed and will say to anyone who gets the call; don't do it. The free vacation is not worth it. I've been to timeshare presentations before but this one is so obnoxious that they don't even try to be subtle they are hard core sales with the attitude of "I am going to get your money one way or another". Again, don't go; don't even bother. It is not worth it. |
| 5. Written by lisa on January 30, 2012 from hillsborough, new jersey, US hi has anyone experienced a positive cruise package from sun dance |
| 6. Written by kevin on January 28, 2012 from wallingford, connecticut, US I "won" the free cruise drawing from these people back in October. On their first call I made the mistake of saying I was busy but might be able to come in a few weeks to hear their pitch and pick up my voucher. Its now end of january and they are still calling me, relentlessly, to try to get me to come in. It doesnt matter how many times I say I'm no longer interested, they keep calling. What does it take,do I have to be as rude as they are pushy? My recommendation -- dont give them the slightest opening. Not for moment. Don't even blink. Good luck. |
| 7. Written by jackie on January 10, 2012 from upperco, maryland, US I was just there tonight with my husband and they tried soooo hard to sell us a package deal and my husband told them straight out no thanks I know how u guys work and what u r tirng to do and were not buying anything . But they still give us the trip to the bahamas 3 night cruise . I haven't called yet to make the dates ,but reading 1 of these reviews I guess I should have seem it coming nothing is so cheap and good deal.. oh well maybe hit jackpot that's more real and like it . |
| 8. Written by janet warner on January 2, 2012 from farmingdale, new jersey, US I made an appointment tonight for Wednesday night. After reading everyone's post, not only will I cancel the appt., I will make sure PruCenter in NJ is aware of this. Thanks, I never liked the idea of bunk beds, not even for my kids! "Courtney" should be ashamed of herself. |
| 9. Written by mimigee on December 5, 2011 from philadelphia, pennsylvania, US I really think it's a scam, atleast partially. And I don't like hard sell. they called me twice and I sais no. If they call again I'm going to hang up on them. They tried to give me this baloney that my "prize" couldn't transferred since I can't use it anyway ((and don't want to) and I would have to contact them again. Nope. |
| 10. Written by Aungie on November 3, 2011 from buffalo, new york, US I just posted a similar story regarding the free cruise vacation options. Bottom line, don't do it. Your much better KNOWING what fees you are going to pay if you book by yourself, than having to do hidden fees later. |
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