Empower your customers

Today, online cruise customer journeys typically end in confusion due to poor product differentiation, lack of inspiration and questions left unanswered.

Our customer journey is built on consumer needs with special attention on millennials, families and other first time cruisers.

Taking them from confused to happy.

Wohoo – I am going on a cruise!

Today, customer journeys generally takes place online. From the moment the desire to go cruising is born, until the bags are unpacked again, consumers go through distinct 7 stages:

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1. Research

After the need to go on a cruise is generated, the first step is generally to go online. It’s where inspiration is born and information is researched. You google, go on facebook, click on banners or talk to friends with cruising experience.

2. Search

The research process ends by identifying appropriate alternatives in a cruise search.

3. Evaluation

It’s now time to evaluate options/offers and choose your top pick.

4. Book

The checkout process is then initiated and air, hotel etc. is added

5. Payment

Payments play an essential part of the booking process. Before receiving the order confirmation a deposit is generally paid, and later on, final payment is made.

6. Preparation

Preparing for the cruise includes ticketing, pre-travel research, booking excursions and checking in online.

7. The experience

The experience is enjoyed and shared on social media or via word of mouth. You possibly write a review and hopefully plan your next cruise. The circle is completed.

 

Customer journey support

From the ground up, Dreamlake’s online solution is designed to support multiple stages of the customer journey.

 
 
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Keys to conversion

Built on eCommerce principles

Dreamlake is all about boosting cruise conversion online. To be successful, the Dreamlake marketplace is powered by modern eCommerce principles.

Fast response times

The Dreamlake Platform is designed to be the fastest search engine in the cruise industry. It’s built on the realization that endless on-screen “spinners” will cause frustration and that everything has to be seamless.

We won’t bore you with details, but there’s a lot of technical stuff going on under the hood to make our platform as fast as possible. Image load time, accessing cruise line inventory, and payments – these are just some examples.

Ready. Set. Sell.

Feedback loop

We continuously monitor user behavior to optimize ease of navigation, conversion, and performance. The conversion rate is always in focus and we use an A/B testing loop to benchmark different solutions against each other.

Furthermore, consumer behaviour is also analysed with heat maps highlighting website navigation, thereby giving us clues whether or not the platform is used as intended. 

These actions are just some of the ways we track consumer behavior. The endgame? To increase conversion using data driven decision making.

Intuitive Search

Want to find all cruises visiting Jamaica? Our powerful search engine is supported by carefully selected filters.

When typing, users are presented with relevant product and destination suggestions. The search process becomes more versatile and it’s easier to find what you are looking for.

To increase conversion,, Dreamlake will continuously introduce new search features guiding consumers to their preferred cruise.