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Joelene J

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2013

24 Apr 2023, 12:05

Pathetic after sales services

Pathetic after sales experience. This is my first time using a travel agency and a well known agency like flight Centre. On the 25th we walking into a Flight Centre in Durban while on holiday the consultant who helped us was Melissa Singh at the Gate Way we booked for a MSC she was very welcoming and helpful but after the sale her service was terrible. The first incident I messaged my sister wanted to join us on the cruise. I made a mistake by letting my sister pay the deposit first before the cabin was booked she seemed a bit upset but it's fine we moved on. After researching we see that we need to buy drink packages before departure to ensure we don't pay in dollars while on the ship. When we were in the shop she told us Juice and Water is free on the Ship we don't drink alcohol so we thought ok that's fine. Just to find out that we actually have to pay for water and Juice on the ship and that the juice is only available for breakfast on the ship. We have been requesting the price list from her since March and we still haven't received anything. I asked what do we need to do to buy these vouchers up until today no response. I don't think I will every use flight Centre again and we have another trip planned for Thailand for March but after this experience I need to look for an Alternative Traveling Agency. I also feel like she is treated her this way because we are not Indian.

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Replies (2)
Flight Centre South Africa
Flight Centre South Africa's reply24 Apr 2023, 12:15
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Dear Jolene 

Thank you for bringing this to our attention and we sincerely apologise for the delays in getting back to you as well as for how the interaction left you feeling. Our Customer Experience team would like to look into the matter and assist. Please expect direct communication from them. 

~A.C 
Flight Centre South Africa
Flight Centre South Africa's reply25 Apr 2023, 14:27
Official
Dear Joelene.  We genuinely care about delivering an amazing travel experience and regret that your interaction with our travel expert has not been a favourable one and that we have failed to deliver the basic service which is a core focus of our business.    On behalf of Flight Centre Travel Group, please accept our sincere apologies for the frustration you have experienced. Once your concerns were received, we escalated the matter to the management of our La Lucia store as well as MSC who is the supplier in your booking.  The MSC domestic cruise roster runs from November until April of every year. Your booking falls within the 2023/2024 domestic cruise roster. Even though the supplier has released cabins to be pre-booked and sold, they do not have the most updated pricing for all additional options available during a cruise, such as drinks packages. The current prices being shown online are for the 2022/2023 domestic cruise roster ending this month and our employees are encouraged to always share the most updated fares to be precise and transparent with our pricing. As soon as the price list is released from MSC, the agent will prioritize your requests and make sure that all added extras are booked and paid for timeously.  I trust this clarifies the matter and would like to thank you, once again, for your feedback. It is only through feedback such as your own that we can evaluate our level of service to ensure that we are offering the best possible experience to our customers.    Please do not hesitate to contact us again should you require further assistance as we remain at your disposal. ~C.M