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How To Save Money On Cruises

Author: Alex Firse


1. If you're 55 or older, you can get senior citizen discounts.

2. If you belong to American Automobile Association or American Association Of Retired Persons, you can get a discount.

3. "Buy One-Get One" fares are often offered. You buy your ticket and bring another person along for the ride. Or better yet, split the cost of the fare and you both travel at a 50% discount.

4. Added Value or Free Days. You book a 7-day cruise and get 3 days free or free shore excursions, as well as pre or post cruise hotel rooms.

5. Flat fare specials are one fixed price for the best available cabin at the time of booking.

6. Share a cabin with friends, another couple or two family members and you could easily end up cruising for free. This fare package can also be cut four ways - reducing the burden on all. You will be sleeping in head over bunks that are comfortable, so consider this strategy. Just make sure everyone gets along.

7. You should check into airfares at reduced rates offered by your cruise line to get you to your embarkation site.

8. How about an upgrade? Better cabins, discounted certificates, 10-40 percent savings off advertised prices may all be offered by your cruise line through their respective newsletters.

9. The early bird still gets the cruise, just like with the airlines. If you're a good long-range planner, then you can save mucho dinero. The earlier you book your cruise - the more you save. Typically 10 - 40%.

10. If you belong to an association, organization, if you have a wedding party, family reunion, belong to a church group or are planning a corporate outing you can get a hefty group discount. As always, don't be afraid to ask!

11. Stand by! Yes, it happens with cruise ships too. Typically you're notified three weeks prior to departure if there is space. Late notice like this means you get a nice discount fare.

Bonus Tip: Did you know that the best cabins to avoid seasickness in are the lower and middle deck cabins? There is more stability here than the pricey upper cabins! Just make sure you're not placed under the Disco, in high traffic areas, or near the engine room. Diesel powered ships vibrate near the stern (rear) of the ship and passenger cabins near the bow (front) may subject you to hearing the anchor raise and lower.

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» Couple's trip to Antarctica educational, full of adventure (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
24/02/08 08:19 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for cruise ship vacation
Southern South America (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay) and Antarctica offer a most rewarding and adventurous cruise vacation.

» Hawaii by boat and plane (The Kansas City Star)
24/02/08 05:02 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for cruise ship vacation
Q. Is it possible to fly to Honolulu and embark on a cruise ship that would take us to the different islands and bring us back to Honolulu for a return flight to the mainland?

» Have a cruise question? We have answers (Austin American-Statesman)
23/02/08 17:35 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for cruise ship vacation
Can you cruise if you're pregnant? Many cruise lines don't want you on board if you are or will be as little as 24 weeks into your pregnancy during the cruise. They're concerned about pre-term labor.

» SAFE PASSAGE: Cruise lines are required to look after passengers, who also must take some responsibility for themselves (Winston-Salem Journal)
23/02/08 04:40 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for cruise ship vacation
Taking a cruise used to be considered one of the safest and most hassle-free vacations. Now the newspapers are filled with articles about people falling overboard, onboard fires, and shipboard illness.

» Blues cruise caters to music lovers (Contra Costa Times)
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The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise boasts a live soundtrack featuring Tommy Castro, Elvin Bishop, Curtis Salgado, Ron Thompson, Taj Mahal, Eric Lindell and more than 70 other blues music greats.

» Cruise trends for 2008: New ships, more luxury, potential deals (Salisbury Post)
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NEW YORK — More choices in food, activities, itineraries and luxury are some of the trends shaping the cruise industry for 2008. But the big unknown is what will happen with prices.

» Cruise lines offering healthier foods (CNN.com)
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(AP) -- Sailing away on a cruise ship with a midnight buffet no longer means waving goodbye to your diet.

» Cruise ships lighten up with healthful fare (Contra Costa Times)
21/02/08 11:10 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for cruise ship vacation
Sailing away on a cruise ship with a midnight buffet no longer means waving goodbye to your diet. Keeping with the times, cruise lines are promising spa-like cuisine alongside the buttery lobster and piles of crab legs.

» Visitors to Holland America Line's New Website Enjoy Virtual Cruise Experience (The San Francisco Examiner)
20/02/08 23:17 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for cruise ship vacation
SEATTLE , Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Aiming to bring the Holland America Line vacation experience to computer desktops, the line's redesigned website offers a detailed virtual sampling of its premium cruise vacations along with sophisticated c..

» Small Ship Cruise Line Announces Savings on Select East Coast U.S. Sailings (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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American Canadian Caribbean Line, Inc. , a family-operated small ship cruise line popular with active mature travelers, announces it is offering a 15% savings discount on six select cruises for this Spring and Summer aboard the 100-passeng..

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