Added: 07/26/2005 |
Cheap cruisesAre you looking for a cruise vacation at an unbelievably low price? Here we'll give you several advices how you can save your money.
Many travelers firmly believe that cruising is simply the best that travel industry has to offer. Cruising is the best way to see the world, the easiest way to visit new lands and make new friends.
You can think of a cruise as just another way to spend a few days, but once you've cruised, you'll know every cruise is an event. This is voyage that can change your life, the way you view the world around you. For sure, every cruise is the priceless experience.
Speaking of discounts, let's start from the easiest way to get such important information. You can find cruise lines and cruises which you are interested in and register for their e-mails of huge, last-minute discounts, and important cruise news. It's free and you can cancel it anytime.
Sometimes cruise lines may offer special discounts on select sailings to customers who are 55 or older on the day of departure. Always tell cruise agent if any member of your party is 55 or older, so that he can compare any age-related discounts that are available to other discounts and find for you the lowest rate. Only one passenger per cabin must be at least 55 in order to gain the discount for everyone in the room.
From time to time, one or more cruise lines offer special discounts to customers who are employees of a domestic or international commercial passenger airline. Airline employees must present proper documentation at the time of booking to qualify for the special rates.
Holland America, for example, offers to customers who are active or retired police officers, firefighters or teachers special prices on select sailings. Police officers and firefighters must present a copy of their official ID or badge, and a driver's license, at the time of booking. Qualifying teachers must present a copy of teacher's certification, union card.
All cruise lines appreciate the loyalty of customers who sail with them again and again. As a gratitude, some lines offer special discounts to their past passengers on select sailings. Always tell your cruise agent if you are a past passenger of the cruise line you are inquiring about, so that he can compare any past-passenger discounts that are available to other discounts and find the lowest possible rate.
Also you can look for a roommate to cut costs. Several cruise lines have special programs that can help to pair you with a same-sex single in one stateroom (on hosted sailings only), enabling to offer you the same per-person pricing that couples receive. If you prefer the privacy of your own stateroom, the single supplement rates will apply.
Now you know several ways to lower prices. Hope, our advice will help you.
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