Clear Caribbean water and a quiet palm-lined beach

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Disclosure language you can copy and paste.

FTC guidance asks for disclosures that are clear, near the recommendation, and in language your audience understands. The templates below meet that standard for the most common partner placements.

Clear Caribbean water and a quiet palm-lined beach

Partner resources keep introductions clear, useful, compliant, and anchored in the kind of travel people can picture.

NestCruise Partner Guides

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24hhuman reply expectation

$0NestCruise planning fee

Partners introduce. NestCruise advisors plan.

The Trust Bridge

The right voyage should feel certain
before they ever step aboard.

That homepage promise carries into every partner referral: accreditation, advisor review, useful comparison, and a clear next step before booking.

Verified trust

CLIA Accredited Agency

NestCruise operates as a CLIA-accredited agency. Member ID 00592834.

Low friction

Complimentary Traveler Planning

The traveler can begin with a real advisor before they book and without an added NestCruise planning fee.

Better decisions

Advisor-Led Shortlists

NestCruise compares ship fit, suite comfort, fare tradeoffs, itinerary style, and partner perk opportunities.

Human follow-up

Personal Reply Expectation

Most planner requests receive a human follow-up within 24 hours, creating confidence after the click.

Universal short disclosure

Use as the default. Place it adjacent to the link or recommendation — not in a footer, not on a separate disclosure page.

Short form (≤ 1 line)

I may earn a commission if you start a cruise plan through my NestCruise link.

Short form, alternate

Affiliate disclosure: starting a cruise plan through my NestCruise link may earn me a commission, at no cost to you.

Blog and long-form articles

Place near the top of the post and again immediately before the first NestCruise link.

Top-of-post box

Affiliate disclosure: this article includes a partner link to NestCruise. If you start a cruise plan through that link, I may earn a commission. NestCruise's planning is complimentary either way; the link does not change anything for you.

Inline before the first link

I'm a NestCruise partner — I may earn a commission if you start a cruise plan here, but the planning itself is complimentary.

Newsletter / Substack

Disclosure should appear in the same email as the recommendation, not only in a separate "about" page.

Issue intro line

(Note: the cruise recommendation below is a NestCruise partner placement — I may earn a commission if you start a plan through it.)

Adjacent to the recommendation

I'm a NestCruise partner. NestCruise gives my readers a real advisor before they book. If you start a plan through this link, I may earn a commission.

Instagram / Reels

Use the platform's built-in "Paid partnership" tag where available, plus in-caption disclosure.

Caption opener

#NestCruisePartner — I may earn a commission if you start a cruise plan through the link.

Bio link gateway

Some links in my bio are NestCruise partner links — I may earn a commission if you start a plan through them.

TikTok

On-screen text plus caption — TikTok's audio-only audiences need to see the disclosure visually.

On-screen text overlay

NestCruise partner — link in bio · I may earn a commission

Spoken disclosure (5–10 seconds in)

Quick note — NestCruise is a partner, so if you start a cruise plan through my link I might earn a commission.

YouTube

Disclose verbally early, in description, and as on-screen text in the segment featuring NestCruise.

Description block (top of description)

AFFILIATE: NestCruise is a video partner. If you start a cruise plan through my link below, I may earn a commission. NestCruise's planning is complimentary either way.

Spoken segment intro

Heads up — NestCruise is a partner on this video. If you start a plan through the link in the description I may earn a commission.

Podcast

Disclose verbally before the recommendation segment and again in show notes adjacent to the link.

Spoken disclosure

Quick disclosure: NestCruise is a partner of mine — if you start a cruise plan through the link in the show notes, I may earn a commission. The planning itself is complimentary.

Show notes

[Affiliate] Start a cruise plan with NestCruise → <link>. If you start a plan through this link, the show may earn a commission.

What to avoid

Common mistakes that fail FTC §255 expectations.

Hidden disclosure

Putting the disclosure only in a footer, sidebar, or separate disclosure page does not meet the "clear and conspicuous" standard. Place it near the recommendation.

Hashtag-only disclosure

#ad alone is not sufficient on TikTok or Instagram in many cases. Combine with platform tag and plain-language wording.

Vague language

"Sponsored" or "thanks NestCruise" is weaker than stating that you may earn a commission. Be explicit.

Ambiguous placement

If the audience could see the recommendation without seeing the disclosure (because it's truncated, behind a "more", or after the link), placement is wrong.

FTC Disclosure Templates for NestCruise Partners | NestCruise

FTC Disclosures 101 for influencers

The FTC's plain-English summary of how endorsement disclosures should look across formats.

FTC Endorsement Guides (16 CFR §255)

The full federal regulation governing endorsements and testimonials in advertising.

Partner Agreement

Disclosure obligations are also a contract obligation under section 4 of the partner agreement.

Preview the Traveler Experience

Partner guides with a NestCruise point of view.

The public hub gives partners a real feel for the program before approval: how to introduce us, what to say, how tracking works, and how to keep every recommendation clear.

Getting Started

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Approved partners can lift any of these templates verbatim. NestCruise updates this page as FTC guidance evolves.

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