“My manfriend and I want to go on a romantic cruise the summer of 2010. Any suggestions of cruise lines, destinations, etc?”

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“I am planning my honeymoon and need suggestions on cruise lines that serve the Greek Islands…”

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Easy ‘Cheap Cruise’ Tactics

Looking for a cheap cruise? Sometimes you have to create your own discount cruise travel opportunities, rather than wait for the cruise lines to hand you the great deals! Here are 5 simple things you can do to save money…sometimes a LOT of money…on your next cruise.

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“I was wondering what are the best cruise lines that serve Australia, as I would like to travel around Australia and New Zealand. Please share your experiences. Thanks!”

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Nothing makes cruise lines happier than convincing passengers to book their cruise travel early as their best chance to land a great discount cruise deal. Selling as many cabins as early as possible helps the cruise lines in their planning, and means they don’t have to worry about whether or not a particular ship will fill up.

To encourage passengers to book cruises as far in advance as possible, cruise lines will often offer plenty of incentives, such as “two-for-one” deals with “free” airfare for early bookers. Besides taking advantage of such special offers, it makes sense to book early if you don’t have much flexibility in your travel plans…

For instance, if you:

**need to take your cruise during summer vacation when your kids are out of school

**need several cabins near each other to accommodate a group of friends traveling together

**want to travel to a popular destination such as Alaska in the summer

…then you might be out of luck if you wait too long to choose your ship dates.

Also, the most desirable cabins (not necessarily the most expensive) on the most popular routes and on the most popular ships tend to sell out early. If you do book early, don’t settle for token discounts or offers such as a “free bottle of wine!” or “free souvenir photo!” that don’t amount to much at all.

Comb the Internet for the most attractive offers or insist that your travel agent nail down the best discount cruise deal you can get. Fifty percent off printed brochure rates is a good target price, especially for the big cruise lines, which routinely offer huge discounts late in the game if a cruise isn’t selling fast enough.

Luxury lines or smaller expedition-style cruise ships may not offer as good a discount cruise deal for early booking, but many do sweeten the pot by offering cabin upgrades or other perks.

On some voyages, kids go for free as the third or fourth passengers in their parents’ cabins. But like most early booking offers, it could be withdrawn at any time.

The bottom line is that if you know you want to take a particular cruise at a particular time to a particular place – in short, if you don’t have much flexibility in your travel plans – then it generally pays to book your cruise as early as possible.

And in most cases, the cruise lines will offer a discount cruise deal that makes it worth your while to do just that.

Clark Norton

http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-articles/book-early-for-a-great-discount-cruise-deal-101603.html

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The Future Of Cruise Travel

NBC Travel Editor Peter Greenberg explains how cruise travel in general, and the cruise lines themselves, have been affected by travel industry turmoil resulting from the slow economy. And he looks at where the cruise industry is likely to go from here.

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