How We Make Money

Last updated: March 27, 2026

Transparency underpins a review worth reading. This page explains how ellemakebetter.com is funded, what happens to an enquiry after you send it, and where our financial interest lies.

How We Are Funded

We do not charge readers and we run no banner advertising. Our revenue comes from referral fees on enquiries. When you submit the enquiry form, we transfer your contact details to an independent third-party reservation-services company (the reservation partner). Their team then contacts you directly, by email and/or telephone, to discuss dates, departures, availability and any dining or table arrangements, and to make a booking if you choose to proceed.

We are compensated by that partner on one or both of these bases: a fixed fee for each qualified enquiry we transfer, and/or a share of the value of a booking that results from it. That means we may be paid even if you never book anything — the transfer of a valid enquiry can itself be the billable event.

What This Means For You, Including The Limits

We never take payment. No card details, deposits or payments are collected on this site at any stage. Any payment is arranged between you and whoever ultimately confirms your booking. If any page asks for card details in our name, do not enter them and please tell us at [email protected].

We do not set, see or control what a evening cruise charges, and we publish no prices. Because we are paid when an enquiry is transferred, we have a commercial interest in you sending one — so compare what the operator itself offers before you commit to anything.

We Are Not Affiliated With The Evening Cruises We Review

Earning a referral fee does not make us a operator's partner, agent or representative. ellemakebetter.com is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any business named on this site, and this is not the official website of any of them.

What Our Funding Does Not Buy

No operator can buy a place in this guide, a rating, a favourable line, the removal of criticism or advance sight of a review before publication. Our writers are not told who our commercial partners are before they write.

Questions

Anything about how we are funded goes to [email protected], and we will answer it plainly.