Tips for Finding Cheap Cruises
Travel & Leisure → Travel Tips
- Author Paolo Basauri
- Published November 18, 2006
- Word count 404
So, you’ve finally decided you want to take a cruise for the upcoming vacations. Trouble is you can’t afford to spend too much on your vacations, so you need to find cheap cruises. Luckily for you, nowadays is easy to find cheap cruises, and not only that, by keeping some tips in mind, you can save a lot of money on your travel.
Here are some tips and information that will give you an advantage when saving for your cruise vacations:
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Do a Web Search. Yes, this may sound obvious to some of you, but it is very important. The internet provides a vast selection of packages and offers not only for cruise vacations, but for everything! Do not stick with same search term, add variations to your search. Advertisers will use different target search terms for their packages.
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Look for Off Season Cruises. It depends on what your destination is. Be sure to check out what are the low season months for a given cruise spot. Prices during those times drop considerably to attract more people.
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Inaugural Cruises. When cruise lines launch a new cruise ship, they make offers and incentives to get people to try the ship.
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Repositioning Cruises. These are cruises that are sent to another destination to cover demand (for example a Alaska cruises that are sent to the Caribbean). Cruise lines will try to cover their expenses of doing that journey by charging low prices.
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Check large vacations suppliers. Large suppliers have low prices. Be sure to check with Travelocity or online cruise suppliers like CruiseDirect.com since they can make customized packages.
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If you belong to the military, try going through the Tickets & Tours office on the base/post. They let people make interest-free payments, and that helps when you're on a tight budget!
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Follow the too early or too late rule. That is book early or late. Prices drop on these very extreme booking conditions.
Finally, always remember to choose the right cruise line and ship. Be sure you are going to be satisfied by it, and don’t get caught in beautiful brochures and pictures. Sometimes a cheap cruise vacation can turn out to be a quite expensive one at the end, due to unexpected expenses. There are plenty of sites online that can help you review cruises. And always remember to have fun in your vacations!
Paolo Basauri, is an expert author who writes for Best Cruise Vacations
A site specialized in cruise travel all over the world.
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