Yes, You Can Go on a Cruise Without Going Broke!

In these recessionary times, do not be discouraged in planning a soothing vacation by sailing on a cruise. Fewer people are booking cruise vacations nowadays, while at the same time, bigger and much larger cruise ships are being built and launched. So what does it mean? It means you have the advantage since the cruise companies are really eager to get your business. Use th
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Before You Get on Board:
Here's how to find the lowest fare at the best time.
•Checking the bulk buyers
Get a list of cruise consolidators. Consolidators purchase groups of cabins from the cruise lines and re-sell them at big savings to you. Even though most of these offers do not include your plane fare, the savings are so significant, you will still come out ahead.  Online, you can find them at such sites as cruisebrothers dot com or cruiseone dot com, all of them showing inexpensive cruises on a frequent basis.
•Don't ignore the 'shoulder season'
The 'shoulder season' is that time in between a destination's high and low seasons. The rates are lower during these periods, because fewer people are escaping the winters. For example, try sailing to Alaska in mid-May or early September, to the Caribbean in late April or September, to Hawaii in late August or late November, or to the Mediterranean in March or November. The advantage does not stop at lower prices. Cruise lines also offer special packages to get you to sign up during these slow time periods.
•Check the school calendar
This is straightforward, you stay away from those times when the kids are off. Think spring breaks or summer vacations.  That's when the quantity of empty cabins is usually the lowest, and rates for them are highest. Cruises are wildly reasonably priced right after Labor Day and during the week after Thanksgiving, for example.
•All set? Book it!
If your schedule is open, try to book your cruise until the last minute. The nearer you get to the actual departure date, the lower the pricing gets as most cruise lines begin to quietly unload empty cabins to augment their returns. Note: 'Last minute' doesn't mean what it used to. For example, security regulations now call for cruise lines to finalize their passenger list as early as 4 days before departure.

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