I just got call from this number that started out a as an automated survey about green energy then as a "thank you" they I was transferred to a call center for a Grand Celebration cruises, which is a small cruise line out of Palm Beach.  I actually sailed on this cruise line in 2014 and enjoyed it, so I was interested. The human call center agent said I had received a free Bahamas cruise that I could take any time in the next 18 months any time except the week of Christmas.

I was almost ready to bite until she got to the catch:  I had to pay $118 port charges ($59 each for two people) TODAY, on this call.  I expressed concern about giving my credit info on an incoming call.  Then she started to turn on the pressure, which increased my suspicion.  Finally I just hung up.

The one thing that makes this seem legit is that she gave the name of the cruise as Grand Celebration, which is a lower-end cruise line that runs a lot of promos on Groupon (that was I how found my 2014 cruise) and on board they promote a resort on Grand Bahama Island.

If I had seen this same offer on Groupon or somewhere else online, I probably would have responded and taken it in a second.