Carnival Cruise Line and Aviate launch flexible payment scheme

Carnival Cruise Line customers can now agree a payment plan with their travel agent to pay off dynamic packages amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Agents can access the line’s cruises, flights, transfers and pre- and post-cruise hotels via Carnival’s trade-only platform, Crew, which is run by flight consolidator Aviate using its Atol licence.

Under the new Bucket List Bank scheme, a deposit of either £200 or £250 is required depending on the date of departure and the rest of the payment can be paid in “ad hoc” increments or set monthly amounts before the balance is due with no interest accrued.

Agents must have paid off their booking 16 weeks prior to travel. All deposit requirements will be confirmed at the time of quotation.

Crew key partnership manager Aimee Bloor said: “Offering a more flexible way to pay opens up more options that works for any type of holiday to suit any budget; such as multi-generational, large family holidays, or the holiday of a lifetime, aka the ‘bucket list’ destination.

“Whatever the destination, the Bucket List Bank is a flexible way to plan a holiday and lock in a price. This is an exciting message to share for peaks and we can’t wait to see how this is received by agents and their customers alike.”

She added: “Brits will always find a way to go on holiday, even when times are hard. After all, it’s what we all look forward to and make plans for.”

Carnival Cruise Line’s international sales director Luke Smith said: “This new initiative is a great addition to the range of tools that Carnival Crew offers our trade partners and their customers.

“The ability to budget for a holiday has always been important to customers and now more than ever we wanted to make sure that this was something we were offering and this new way to pay continues Carnival Cruise Line’s history of offering great value holidays to all customers.

“Agents can now offer guaranteed out of date range cruise and stay holidays up until the end of 2024 and set a budget that works for their customers.”