Affiliate Disclosure
How we earn commissions and why it doesn’t change what we write
How we earn commissions and why it doesn’t change what we write
The short version: Some links on SeniorTravelingGuide.com are affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Our editorial ratings and recommendations are based entirely on independent research and are never influenced by affiliate relationships.
An affiliate link is a special URL that contains a tracking code identifying SeniorTravelingGuide.com as the referring site. When you click an affiliate link and complete a purchase on the destination site, we receive a commission from that retailer or service provider. The price you pay is identical to what you would pay by going directly to the site, you pay nothing extra, and the commission comes from the merchant's marketing budget.
Affiliate commissions are how many independent travel websites fund their operations and maintain editorially independent content without charging readers or running display advertising.
SeniorTravelingGuide.com currently has affiliate relationships with the following partners:
| Partner | What they offer | Where you’ll find their links |
|---|---|---|
| Viator | Shore excursions, tours, and experiences at cruise ports worldwide | Cruise destination guides, port guides, cruise line review pages |
| Travel Guard | Travel insurance including medical evacuation and trip cancellation | Cruise line review pages, destination guides, travel tips |
| Booking.com | Hotel reservations worldwide | Destination guides and port guides where hotel recommendations are relevant |
We are in the process of establishing additional affiliate relationships with cruise lines and other travel partners. This page will be updated as new partnerships are established.
Links to affiliate partners are marked with rel="noopener sponsored" in the HTML, as required by search engine guidelines. On pages where multiple affiliate links appear, we include a disclosure notice in the footer of that page.
In accordance with FTC guidelines, we disclose our affiliate relationships clearly on this page and wherever affiliate links appear in context.
This is the part that matters most:
SeniorTravelingGuide.com complies with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines on endorsements and testimonials (16 CFR Part 255). These guidelines require that material connections between advertisers and endorsers be clearly disclosed. Our affiliate relationships are material connections and are disclosed on this page and throughout the site where relevant.
Some of our affiliate partnerships are managed through Commission Junction (CJ Affiliate), one of the world’s largest affiliate marketing networks. CJ Affiliate operates under its own privacy policy and terms of service, which govern how tracking data is processed.
If you have questions about our affiliate relationships or editorial independence policy, please contact us at: contact@seniortravelingguide.com
For our full privacy policy, see Privacy Policy.