Cruise and ship 2 motorcycles

[mjredl]

Has anyone gone on a cruise and shipped their bikes with them? I have been investigating this and have a email ready to send. Its attached for your comments. Am I barking up a wrong tree and would others be interested in the same?

Regards Mark

Hi,

I talked to a reservation consultant with your company and explained that I would like to ship 2 motorcycles along with us on one of your cruises. To give you a little history and an understanding of my request, I would like to give you a brief explanation.

My son and I are planning a trans-America motorcycle journey from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia Argentina. In the process of planning this trip, I became aware of the need to transport our motorcycles around the Darien Gap in Panama as the Trans-American highway is interrupted. While there are ways to ship our motorcycles around this area, the shipping means can be precarious. It would be my preference, as well as many others in similar circumstances, to accompany our motorcycles instead of traveling separately from their shipments. As I prepare for this trip, it becomes apparent that Adventure Motorcyclists and their journeys are much more common than I had been aware. It appears to me that safe, reliable transport of our motorcycles and persons could be a substantial and lucrative opportunity for your company.

In 2008, my wife and I took a cruise with Royal Caribbean Cruise lines on "Freedom of the Seas" in which we brought our motorcycle on board (along with 36 other motorcyclists) and rode with ETA Motorcycle Cruises. We disembarked and embarked at every stop and rode numerous Caribbean Islands. There were some logistics to this, but ETA was able to organize 37 motorcycles for loading, offloading and storage on the ship. The relationship between ETA and Royal Caribean has proven successful. It appears there is a successful model to work from.

Attached are some links to motorcycle tour companies that could use your services and can give you an idea of future possibilities and volumes.

motorcyclecruise2010
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/
Globebusters.com | Home
Motorcycle Tours - Europe
[url=http://www.edelweissbike.com/]Motorcycle Tours

These are just a sample of motorcycle tour companies, with a quick 15 minute search on the internet. You will notice that most rent motorcycles. I am pretty sure that given the chance for safe, reliable and economical transport of their rides, many people from around the world would jump at the chance to sail with you, having their beloved motorcycles on board. I know, I would.

Please take this suggestion seriously. This appears to be a win, win opportunity for everyone.

Looking forward to your response.

If there is any way I can help further please feel free to contact me.

Yours truly, Mark