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Complaint Review: Holiday Cruise Line - Riviera Beach Florida
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Holiday Cruise Line
1 East 11th Street Riviera Beach, 33404 Florida, USA
Phone:
18003132484
Web:
hclvacation.com
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Holiday Cruise Line Tried to make me think I had won a cruise to get me to call and give them $59 by providing credit card information over the phone Riviera Beach Florida
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I received a mailer from someone calling themselves Holiday Cruise Line. It contained what looks like a real boarding pass for 2 and a $1,300 travel voucher. Upon reading all the details it was instructing me to call 1 800 313-2484 and that I will have to give them a credit card over the phone to supposedly pay only $59 in port fees.
I was septic al of calling a random number to give personal information for a supposed cruise I had won without entering any contest to win anything. I began by go ogling this Holiday Cruise Line. The website hclvacation.com exists but has no contact information or way to book cruises from it. It is just a lot of pictures. Apon further investigation I found that the very same picture are on an actual cruise website bahamasparadisecruise.com and they do have contact information and a way to book cruises. They don't seem to have any connection to this supposed Holiday Cruise Line.
Next, I google earth searched the address the letter was supposed sent from. It is in the building of the Island Breeze Casino. I started searching that. All the reviews of the casino stop in 2014, the website domain is up for grabs and no longer associated with a business and I found an article about the bankruptcy of Island Breeze Casino. One can only assume they are no longer in business.
I never called the number because I can find no conclusive evidence that Holiday Cruise Line exists. Be ware. Don't give out credit card information over the phone to these people. They don't seem to exist where they say they do or be the business they claid to be. The letter may not have even been sent from the address it says since that building is probably vacant after the Bankruptcy.
In closing, all I can say is good effort in this legit looking elaborate scam. You did your homework. Google maps is not up to date and shows a cruise ship out front pre-2014 bankruptcy. Without close scrutiny many may fall for this scam. I hope the effort they put into this scam comes back to them 10 fold in consequences for their actions.
