Cruise Lines
Cruise lines are the initial element for all cruise data in the plugin. Each cruise line has associated ships which in turn have sailings. The first element to be imported to the plugin is a cruise line and from these cruise lines you can control the behaviour of ships and sailings associated with the cruise line.
Details
| Data Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Lock this cruise line | Checkbox |
| Search Status | Yes / No |
| API Status | Yes / No |
| Call For Price Only | Yes / No |
| Offline Booking | Yes / No |
| Featured Image | Image |
| Cruise line Images | Image repeater |
| Location | Text |
| Booking EMail | Text |
| URL | Text |
| Video | Text |
| Star Rating | Number |
| Content | Content |
| Content Tabs | Tabs |
| Booking Policies | Booking Policies |
| API | API |
| Last Updated | Timestamp |
| Cruise line ID | Number |
| Cruise line code | Text |
| Bookable | Yes / No |
| Emergency Contact Required | Yes / No |
| API Data Source | Select |
API
| Data Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Cruise Extras | TextArea |
| What's Included | TextArea |
Live API Frequency
Live API frequency defines if prices of sailings associated with this cruise line should be updated. The default value is 2 hours which is required due to TravelTeks session timeouts also being set 2 hours. The plugin updates live prices when a user visits a cruise details page. If the prices have not been updated for 2 hours then a live API call will be made to TravelTek. If a sailing is not visited then the live API price will not be updated. If this is not acceptable then please review the Prefetch / Cache section of this document.
Fare Code Lookup
Each cruise line can have specific marketing offers referred to as ‘Fare Codes’, these can include offers such as free drinks or transfers. To enable these, set the Fare Code Lookup option to ‘Yes’.
Fare Code Grouping
Some cruise lines, such as Royal Caribbean use a fare code for each cruise. For those cruise lines you should turn this feature 'on' so fare codes are grouped by their name and not the unique code.
Fixed Fare Code
You can override all fare codes by entering a fixed fare code. For example NCL uses BESTFARE. This will then be the only fare code used for this cruise line. You can not use fixed and grouped fare codes on the same cruise line.
NOTE: Fare codes are managed via the Fare Code Manager
Featured Image
The cruise line featured image is used for the cruise lines logo.