Comments on: Tips For Getting The Hottest Cruise Deals In 2008

By: Anne Campbell

Anne Campbell — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:20:11 +0000

That’s fascinating! I’ve never heard that before….thanks so much for passing this along

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:01:56 +0000

I meant to say “not really worth buying RCL stock just to get…..

Just a typo. Sorry

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:59:37 +0000

While searching for promo codes I have learned the Royal Caribbean offers on board credits to Stock Holders. Note really worth buying RCL stock just to get a on board credit, but then again I like stocks and if I can get an extra benefit than great. It takes 100 shares to start to get ($50 & up) on board credits. Be sure to ask your travel agent for details.

By: Anne Campbell

Anne Campbell — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:30:43 +0000

Welcome!

Feel free to email me if I can give you information on Princess, including the ships and itineraries. shipcritic@gmail.com

By: Traveler

Traveler — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:21:22 +0000

I was searching for \’Princess Cruises\’ at google and got this your post (\’Blog Archive\’) in search results. Not very relevant result, but still interesting to read

By: Anne Campbell

Anne Campbell — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:24:14 +0000

You all make an excellent point. I think it might be worth- while asking each cruise line about the special savings offered to passengers who have already sailed. Look for this in a future article……

By: Theresa Nielsen

Theresa Nielsen — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:09:29 +0000

Excellent informative article and one that we appreciate so we could save a few bucks as we dream of our next cruise adventure getaway. A friend of mine who went on a cruise in July of -07- told me that from that one cruise he received future savings information and invitations from the cruise line to go on a future trip and offering substantial savings packages. I suppose some cruise lines benefit from prior passengers who have already experienced what they offer and get invitations to other special cruise adventures. This is a win/win situation that helps both the Cruise lines and their former guests.

By: Harry Martin

Harry Martin — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:51:38 +0000

Thanks for the compliment. I also wanted to add that our $175 end-of-the-cruise bill for the 15-night cruise also included tips for both of us! If I recall, we had a $100 pp credit for the open booking and $100 pp for the group cruise (this was for a mini-suite). Also wanted to say that on-board, they won’t ask you to designate a cruise, they just take the deposit as an “open booking.”

By: Anne Campbell

Anne Campbell — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:05:22 +0000

Harry…….terrific tips! I didn’t know Princess allowed you to make an open booking for a small deposit. Princess and Holland America are practically the only cruise companies that allow travel agents to take a bit out of their commission and rebate it back to the cruiser.

Anne

By: Mike Diamond

Mike Diamond — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:48:37 +0000

I have to agree that using a travel agent is the best way to cruise. I happen to like Princess Cruises for the Open seating, and the general cleanliness of the ships. When go to the Princess site, and look up rates (I usually book a mini suite - class AA), and build a package on the site, I get better rates, and an onboard credit from my travel agent for the same exact cabin. I have done this for the past 3 cruises, and find that my agent gets me a better deal each time. I sit at her desk while she calls and talks to the cruise lines agent, and she asks questions that you can’t get answers to while booking online. Obviously, the cruise lines (unlike the hotels and airlines), find a bigger advantage to using the travel agent than direct booking.