I think Cruises are the best way to travel! You get all the food you can eat! You go to bed and wake up in a new exciting place! The price includes all your food, lodging, and entertainment! Your gratuities are not included but they come to about $10 per person per day. You can also prepay for your gratuities, which could make things easier. Your excursions are not included either but you can also pay in advance for your excursions
It has been a while since I have been on a cruise so I only have a few tips about getting the best price.
I like to search Cruise411.com this website lets you filter your search by length of cruise, destination, or cruise line. They have a “Lowest Price Guarantee – 110% of Difference Refunded” policy. They also have a list of all the best deals available on there homepage. Here is a link to their online magazine.
I still like to go to the Cruise Line’s website to see if there is a better deal available.
Travelocity has a good list of cruise deals.
I also like Cruise.com. This website do not charge a service fee.
There are always a lot of deal available. Often they offer you a credit. This can be used on the ship for excursions, spa treatments, gift shop purchases, etc.
A good deal, in my opinion, is about $50 a day. Now this would be for the cheapest room. I actually loved having an inside room with out a window. You could take a nap at any time and it was so dark in your room. The window is nice but you can see so much more from the deck! Sometime they will upgrade your room.
Don’t forget to make you purchase through website like Ebates or Cashbaq.
Both sites give you $5 for signing up then a percentage or a flat amount to go through their site. Here are some examples:
I did not see anything at Ebates but it changes often so check it out anyway.
Some examples at Cashbaq: Carnival 2% or Expedia 1%.
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