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A Luxury Cruise Deal...Finally Revealed
A Luxury Cruise Deal...Just 10 Tips Away
With over 20 plus years as Travel/Tour Operators, we've
assembled the most important tips to getting a luxury cruise deal. You can
implement them right away and begin enjoying, not only your savings, but a
wonderful luxury cruise.
We're also the editors of
Northwest Travel Tips, an
advocate for the traveler; therefore, we reveal the facts. The
following information is for you to use, feel free to refer your friends and
relatives to this article. We truly enjoying sharing valuable information,
especially offering some advice that may help you save your hard-earned money.
There are many other places to spend it.
Here we go...to your luxury cruise deal...
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Organize your cruise for the "off-season". Stay away
from the "peak season". If you can schedule your time even a few weeks
before or after the peak season you'll save substantially. For example,
The Alaska Cruise will have it's peak season during July and August. If
you can sail before or after those dates you'll save.
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Decide which cruise line you want to sail on. Some
travel agencies tend to push a specific cruise line for various reasons, one
reason is the agency receives a higher commission. Norwegian Cruise
Lines, for the most part, will yield a better savings. Do a little
homework and check out the amenities on each vessel to make sure it meets your
expectations.
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Don't be miss-led when you see advertised specials such as
"Luxury Cruise Deal", $599". These advertisements are usually for
off-season and do not include port fees and taxes.
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Get a cruise quote that includes port fees and taxes. If
the agency is unable to give that information to you then find another agency.
Your interest should be the bottom line, the total cost with NO Hidden Fees.
Port fees can run a couple hundred dollars per passenger, just be aware.
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Unless you plan on spending a lot of time in your cabin, get
an inside cabin. An inside cabin, without a window, is by far the
cheapest. The drawback to an inside cabin, you'll never know what time
of day it is sense no "day light" comes into your room. Make sure to
have a clock.
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Cabin rates are typically based on a 2-person occupancy.
In other words, the first 2-people in the cabin will pay the full-fare,
additional people will pay 1/2 the fare. If
you plan on having more than 2-people in a cabin, make sure you are NOT paying
full fare for the extra 2-people. If so, find another agency.
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Cruise insurance is often recommended by the agency when booking your cruise.
Don't purchase
cruise insurance from a travel agency, get it from an insurance company.
You'll not only save money but you'll probably get a better policy too.
We recommend the insurance because with the correct policy you are covered for
trip cancellation either on your part or the cruise line, medical and luggage.
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Cruising with a group does not
always save you money on your cruise. If you are cruising with a group
because you want to save money, think again, you may not be saving at all.
The organizer of your group, if the group consists of 8-cabins, will usually
get the cruise for free. They are the true savers.
You may think you're getting a luxury cruise deal, but it may not be the case
at all.
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Check out your Sunday paper's
travel section long before you cruise. It'll give you an idea of what
the market is like.
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We highly recommend Cruises Only. They are the world's largest cruise agency and many travel agencies use them,
including the famous Best Fares. They offer the
discount luxury cruise because they purchase "bulk" tickets directly from the
cruise lines. Check our
Travel
Network for the details.
If you're flying in to board your cruise ship you'll want to purchase your
airfare from our
Travel
Network. We partnered with Travelocity for this simple reason, they are the established leaders in securing low airfare off the internet.
With little overhead, compared to the typical storefront travel agencies, Travelocity, provides one of the lowest airfares for nearly all destinations.
It's site is easily navigate around and you know what you're getting.
Because of Travelocity's purchasing power, they are able to negotiate good contract
rates and pass the savings on to you.
It will only take you 5-minutes...you deserve a Luxury Cruise Deal!
If you have any questions regarding a
luxury cruise deal, contact us, we reveal the FACTS.
Craig Dahl - The Romantic Travel Expert
We are also the Senior Editors for
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Northwest Travel Tips; we've
brought the Best of both worlds together, Love & Travel.
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