Rental Center Cruise Survey

CRA recently asked both rental centers and vendors to complete a survey about a CRA-sponsored cruise or travel. Here are the responses from rental centers. (Number of responses shown in parenthesis.)

1. Would you be interested in a cruise in conjunction with that show?

Yes: 43% (14) No: 21% (7) Maybe: 36% (12)

1 additional comment: Oh yeah! And maybe one sooner than 2019.

2. Would you be more likely to go if vendors attended and held a 1-day tabletop display event?

Yes 40% (10) No: 8% (2) Does not make a difference: 52.00% (13)

3. Please rank your preference for a cruise from Southern CA to Mexico:

A. 3-Day Long Beach - Ensenada - Long Beach.

1st choice: 5.26% (1) 2nd choice: 36.84% (7) 3rd choice: 10.53% (2)
4th choice: 26.32% (5) 5th choice: 21.05% (4) Total: 19 Average: 2.84

B. 4-Day Long Beach to Catalina to Ensenada to Long Beach.

1st choice: 27.78% (5) 2nd choice: 22.22% (4) 3rd choice: 33.33% (6)
4th choice: 16.67% (3) 5th choice: (0) Total: 18 Average: 2.61

C. 7-Day San Diego - Bahia Magdalena - Puerta Vallarta - Mazatlan - Cabo San Lucas - San Diego.

1st choice: 26.32% (5) 2nd Choice: 21.05% (4) 3rd choice: 31.58% (6)
4th choice: 5.26% (1) 5th choice: 15.79% (3) Total: 19 Average: 3.16

D. 7-Day Los Angeles - Puerta Vallarta - Mazatlan - Cabo San Lucas - Los Angeles.

1st choice: 15% (3) 2nd Choice: 25% (5) 3rd choice 15% (3)
4th choice: 35% (7) 5th choice: 10% (2) Total: 20 Average: 2.50

E. Would rather go to the Caribbean.

1st choice: 35.29% (6) 2nd Choice: (0) 3rd choice 5.88% (1)
4th choice: 11.76% (2) 5th choice: 47.06% (8) Total: 17 Average: 4.00

1 additional comment: Anyplace is great! Alaska!!!!!!!

4. How much would you be willing to spend on a cruise?

Under $400: (0) Under $600: 40% (8) Under $1,000: 60% (12)

1 additional comment: I want some bang for my buck. In other words, value for the money spent.

5. As an alternate to a cruise would you be interested in a foreign travel tour?

Yes: 34% (10) No: 34% (10) Maybe: 32% (9)

4 additional comments:

1. Much prefer this option!!! -Chairman of the Board and Daughter

2. As long as it its a complete package and a small group tour including most everything--worry free.

3. We would travel anywhere with the CRA!!! Always a blast to be had!

4. Italy always!!

6. Where would you like to travel to? (15 responses):

1. OPEN

2. Germany or Italy

3. Kali would like an all inclusive resort in the Caribbean. Patricia would prefer an all inclusive land tour of Charleston or

Eastern Canada!

4. United Kingdom

5, Italy (2)

6. Spain, Italy, Australia, Norway, Africa

7. Costa Rica, is the weather is good that time of year.

8. Seychelles

9. Anyplace, lets gooooo!!!!

10. Anywhere

11. We love to cruise and would even go on a bus tour. We once did a fall foliage cruise with the ARA and it was one of

the best trips we've ever gone on!

12. China, Australia, New Zealand

13. England

14. South America

7. Additional Survey Comments (4 responses):

1. Thank you for making interesting surveys that don't take to long to answer.

2. Thank you!

3. Would rather do a later in the year (May) to Alaska.

4. Hawaii? I'm open for that too.

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