Royal Caribbean Updates Espresso Booking Platform

Image: PHOTO: A FlowRider surf simulator installed aboard Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas. (photo by Jason Leppert)
Image: PHOTO: A FlowRider surf simulator installed aboard Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas. (photo by Jason Leppert)
Jason Leppert
by Jason Leppert
Last updated: 12:45 AM ET, Fri August 25, 2017

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has announced the introduction of new features added to the corporation's travel agent reservation system, Espresso.

These will benefit bookings made on the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises brands:

Connecting Staterooms Search

The first new available tool empowers travel partners to more easily plan family and other large group vacations. Stateroom categories searches can be filtered by connecting cabins.

Downloadable Guest Documentation

In order to further assist clients, agents can access and download their eDocs such as luggage tags. That way they can be sent directly to them.

Back-to-Back Bookings

Agents making consecutive reservations for customers can facilitate them online. Tools include making payments, managing invoices, arranging dining and more.

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Reinstate and Reschedule Groups

Speaking of aforementioned group travel, agents can now work on swapping ships or departure dates for groups or even individual reservations within a group.

Group Value Adds

Partners can also see and allocate payments to a group booking's value add. This makes it possible to manage optional group services and amenities.

[READMORE]READ MORE: Royal Caribbean Adding Lifeguards to All Cruise Ships[/READMORE]

What's more, Espresso presents side-by-side comparison of individual and group rates and availability, as well as interactive deck plans and client profiles. Plus, there is even more expected later in the year to help agents sell Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises.


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Jason Leppert

Jason Leppert

Jason Leppert - Senior Writer, Cruises and Cruise Travel - is a San Diego-based cruising expert with more than 100 sailings under his belt and a fresh, youthful perspective on the industry. He has been cruising since before he was two years old, thanks to his parents' shared passion for traveling and their desire to experience all journeys together as a family. He is the founding editor of PopularCruising.com and producer of the successful Popular Cruising YouTube channel. He also contributes to the Travel Channel; Cruise Travel, Porthole and Lonely Planet magazines; Onboard.com; ShermansCruise.com; MiceChat.com and the Cruise Radio podcast.

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