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Cruise Feed Specs

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Required Fields

Field Name Field Description Examples
listing-id Assign a unique id code to each offer. This code should remain consistent from feed to feed. offer123
x123456
headline This is the text for the link to your offer page. Headlines should not contain control characters or embedded HTML. Caribbean cruises from $258
Huge August cruise sale!
price Price point for your offer in U.S. Dollars. Please include a dollar sign ($). $95
$199.99
rate-type Please include the unit associated with your rate (see examples). Must be one of the following (not case sensitive):
per person, per cabin
offer-url The URL that links to your offer.
You must include http:// in your URL.
http://www.hotel.com/offer1.html
cruise-line Name of the cruise line Carnival
Norwegian Cruise Line
ship-name Name of the ship Ship1
Ship2
embarkation-code 3 character airport code for embarkation (if applicable). If not, please use city/state/country fields below. SFO
embarkation-city Embarkation City for your offer (if applicable) Miami
Paris
embarkation-state Embarkation State or Province for your offer (if applicable) Florida
New York
Kalimantan
embarkation-zip Embarkation Zip Code for your offer (if applicable) 94108
34711-1234
embarkation-country Embarkation Country for your offer (if applicable) US
France
destination-code 3 character airport code for final destination (if applicable). If not, please use city/state/country fields below. SFO
destination-city Destination City for your offer (if applicable) Miami
Paris
destination-state Destination State or Province for your offer (if applicable) Florida
New York
Kalimantan
destination-zip Destination Zip Code for your offer (if applicable) 94108
34711-1234
destination-country Destination Country for your offer (if applicable) US
France
offer-start-date Start date for special offer. Your offer will be displayed on this date.
Must be in the format MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY
12/02/04
01/05/2005
offer-end-date Set an end date for your offer. Your offer will be removed on this date.
Format should be: MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY.
12/02/04
01/05/2005
travel-start-date First day the customer can use your offer.
Format should be: MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY.
12/02/04
01/05/2005
travel-end-date Last day the customer can use your offer.
Format should be: MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY.
12/02/04
01/05/2005

Recommended Fields

Field Name Field Description Examples
tagline Description for headline. Join us for the cruise of a lifetime.
Don't wait til it's too late!
cabin-type Short description of cabin type suite
balcony
ocean view
cruise-length Length of the cruise (in days) 7
ports-of-call Please list the cities/countries/islands visited during the cruise. Cities can be GDS city codes, or text.

Within each port of call please separate (City, State or Island, Country) with commas. Use a semicolon (;) in between each port of call.
SJU;SXM;STT
George Town; Grand Cayman; Roatan; Bay Islands
lifestyle Please select a lifestyle category for your offer (see examples). Must be one of the following (not case sensitive):
Adventure Travel, Ski, Golf, Luxury/Spa, Romance/Honeymoon, Casino / Gambling, Family, Gay Lesbian, Student, Senior, Small Group Travel, Weekend Getaway
blackout-dates Blackout dates for offer (if applicable). Format can be individual dates and/or date ranges. 12/23/04, 12/24/04, 12/25/04
12/23/04 - 12/25/04, 12/31/04, 01/01/05
conditions Are there special rules and/or conditions that apply to your offer? Must be one of the following (not case sensitive):
Y, N

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