Cruise Web Services Introduction

The Cruise Web Services provide the ability to shop, book, modify, and cancel cruises via a single API that normalizes data across multiple vendors. Additionally, the service creates a booking file (PNR/BF) on the Apollo® or Galileo® CRS, depending on the agency, to allow all existing agency reporting functionality. The new Web Service features allow users to implement one product for their entire cruise booking needs.

The Cruise Web Services:

• Provide a common XML user interface that supports all available APIs and creates common codes and messages.

• Significantly increase content and functionality including regional pricing, promotions, group functionality, ship content, and detailed explanations of all features and options, including shore excursions, pre- and post-night hotels, and shipboard amenities.

• Support modification and cancellation requests for previous versions and the new common version of XML requests.

• Enhance performance with updated connectivity and more robust technology.

• Provide the most up-to-date information for flights, itinerary changes, and payment updates because booking details are retrieved directly from the vendor’s database.

• Provide Web Services to Galileo Web Service (GWS) and XML Select customers that cover all cruise-related functions and all connection types.

• Support international rates.

Note: XML Select and other Web Services users need to upgrade to the new Cruise Web Services to take advantage of the direct connection and the new content and functionality.