Odysseus Taps into Online Cruise Market

Upton, who has built more than 400 travel agent websites over the past decade, says a lack of competition in the cruise tech space over the years means there's "huge potential" for Odysseus in the Australian & New Zealand market.

"Travel agents are in desperate need of a fast, efficient and easy-to-use online alternative."

Upton added that the Odysseus Cruise Booking Engine features instant booking functionality on all major cruise lines with API connectivity including Princess, Carnival Australia, Cunard, Holland America, Seabourn, P&O, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Azamara, MSC, Norwegian and Viking.

"The Odysseus booking engine can also seamlessly incorporate airline and accommodation reservations into the same booking pathway," Upton said.

Agency groups, consolidators and medium to large specialist cruise agents are the primary target market.

It can be customized for use in Business to Business (B2B), Business to Consumer (B2C) and Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C) transactions.

Based in the cruise capital of Miami, Odysseus Solutions maintains a significant customer base in North America complemented by a number of clients in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Odysseus Solutions Founder and CEO Monish Luthra commented "Australia has always been on our radar but was somewhat of a struggle without local representation.

"Everything's in place and we are looking forward to working with Dave to expand our business Down Under" according to the CEO.