Disclaimer: I am not the author of this e-book however due to a fair amount of interest I purchased the e-book to give an honest review to the readers of this website. The name of the e-book and the name of this website are extremely similar but this was purely coincidental.
This past weekend I was looking at some of my website statistics. One thing I noticed is, many people coming to my site are actually looking intelligentcruiser.com, an honest mistake. Let me give you a little back story on this whole thing. I came up with the idea for starting this blog about a year ago. However, being the internet newbie that I am I didn’t look to see in any variations on the name were taken. I just saw the name I wanted and registered it. By the looks of things I wasn’t the only person who had my sights set on this name. You see, earlier in the month someone else must have registered the name “intelligentcruiser”.
By the looks of things intelligentcruiser is an informational e-book written by a “former cruise ship officer”. This book supposedly saves you tons of money on cruises and related expenses. Does it work? Truthfully I have no idea but since so many people come here looking for the item I decided to purchase the e-book so that I could review it and post an honest opinion.
My Intelligent Cruiser E-book review:
When I ordered I expected to get one flimsy little e-book with information that was of little use to me. Actually, what I ended up with was 3 e-books that did actually contain useful information. While I wouldn’t call anything contained in these books groundbreaking, they are informational. In my opinion the ideas contained within are geared more towards beginner and not seasoned cruisers. So, if you are a seasoned cruiser the “intelligent cruiser” e-book may not be for you.
Upon paying the specified amount you will be able to download a package with three e-books.
The first of the e-books is a savings guide. This book does a good job of pointing out some of the more obvious and not so obvious ways to save money or even cruise for free (I like free). Most of what you will find contained in the savings guide is available elsewhere on the internet, but having a condensed version of proven money-saving tips does come in handy. This segment of the e-book wasn’t meant for someone like myself.
The second of the “intelligent cruiser” e-books is about getting the most bang for your buck. There will be times when you have gotten the absolute lowest price you could possibly receive. That is when the second e-book comes into play. Titled “Spoil yourself with the VIP treatment”, this second installment teaches you all about taking advantage of opportunities that not all cruisers will know about. By using the techniques contained here you can get maximum value for your dollar. This one actually taught me a thing or two which I plan to implement on my next cruise. If all goes according to plan these tips alone are worth the purchase price of the guide many times over.
The last e-book in the series is geared towards shore excursions. Just as in the first book there is nothing groundbreaking, but it is nice to see everything laid out in an organized manner. The tips contained here are definitely geared towards beginner’s or those who don’t quite understand how excursions work. There are also shopping tips (including a couple eye-opening revelations) included in this third segment. If you are someone new to cruising you will probably get good usage out of the third e-book. I’d be willing to venture even moderately astute cruisers can get some use out of this.
Would I Recommend the “Intelligent Cruiser” E-book?
The answer to this question is yes and no. If you are someone who enjoys digging around on the internet for your information you probably won’t get much use out of this guide. Conversely if you are someone who doesn’t enjoy research or doesn’t have the time to search out information you will get use out of the book. Personally, I already knew most of what was contained in this book but if I had access to this book when I first started cruising it would have saved me a ton a money.
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