Last minute cruise

joaniemerc

Try ringing P&O and Royal Caribbean direct.

Let them have your details - dates/budget - and see what they come up with. You're cutting out the travel agent then.

Doesn't always come out best but I know that P&O has said that t/as are no longer allowed to sell their cruises cheaper than going direct to P&O.

...and try Virgin Cruises always seem to have really good deals in the papers recently.

travellerboy

joaniemerc wrote: »

Try ringing P&O and Royal Caribbean direct.

Let them have your details - dates/budget - and see what they come up with. You're cutting out the travel agent then.

Doesn't always come out best but I know that P&O has said that t/as are no longer allowed to sell their cruises cheaper than going direct to P&O.

...and try Virgin Cruises always seem to have really good deals in the papers recently.

Don't believe all you read.
It will be definately cheaper try www.cruisecompete.com This is a Website where TA's compete against one another. You need to know which cruise you are interested in before you seek the quotes.

getmore4less

No fly begining of August a tough one.

Cruise and martime have (+ fuel charges)
1Aug 12n £699 Tilbury
4Aug 12n£599 Leith

Costa
7 Aug 10n £599 Dover, good trip did it a couple of weeks ago at £399

Fredolsen have a few

P&O RCI Princess look to be full or stupid money

getmore4less

david39 wrote: »

The Radio 4 Money File expert was on BBC TV Breakfast last weekend saying that cruises were a fantastic bargain at the moment - you can get cruises departing this month and next at prices less than you would normally pay in November.

Unfortunately, I did not hear him suggest where you go to get them.......

There area few around but not that many and flights are an issue.

MY guess is they are not that expert when it comes to cruises.

HoofeHearted

Have a look at http://www.cruisedeals.co.uk

getmore4less

HoofeHearted wrote: »

Have a look at http://www.cruisedeals.co.uk

This owned by TUI so lots of overpriced Thomson deals.

TXT can still be ok you need to look on now freeview for the old analoge pages no longer on-line like they used to be.

daveyjp

Try cruisekings, Bolsover cruise club - the fact you will need a cabin for four will restrict what is available. Ships only have so many places for children of different ages, so if a particular age group is full you won't be able to book.

Cruise and Maritime and Fred Olsen ships aren't really targetted towards children so best avoided. Look at P&O, RCI and Celebrity ex Southampton.

HoofeHearted

getmore4less wrote: »

This owned by TUI so lots of overpriced Thomson deals.

TXT can still be ok you need to look on now freeview for the old analoge pages no longer on-line like they used to be.

I know it is, but they quite often have better deals for Thomson cruises than with Thomson directly. They also do cruises from other companies.