How to get the best Cruise Deal...?

mickey234

Any advise on who offers the best cruise deal these days ?
Is it better to look at US travel agent since they dominate the cruise market ?

Any recommendations that you can share ?

Ganga

Try googling cruisecritic for more info/help.

hollydays

I would imagine it's very personal and tied to standards and price.

dogpants

Some tips would be wellcome

blindman

dogpants wrote: »

Some tips would be wellcome

Look at Vacations to go

Not all are bookable for UK residents but you could compare prices and then get in touch with a UK provider to see what they could offer.

Or book with Vacations to go direct if possible.

Katiehound

If booking in UK always book through a cruise specialist travel agent as they will give you a small discount. Booking direct with cruise company generally will give you no discount!

If you can hang around until last minute that is when the give-away prices appear- maybe leaving within a few days.

Inside cabins are always the prices that they use in quotes eg from £xxx means it is a- inside cabin and b- per person when 2 persons sharing

Check what is included in the price- return flights? gratuities? drinks etc. Be aware that high service charges are often added to drinks on US cruises. Some UK based cruise lines charge approx pub prices, & no service charges

Blueblood

Ganga wrote: »

Try googling cruisecritic for more info/help.

Iglu cruises on't interweb
We booked with them very professional

travellerboy

Vivavoyage offer the best deals in the UK. Iglu/Barrhead/Cruise Specialist just will not match them on price or service in my experience.

For unbiased advise you need to do some research. Probably choosing the cruise line and which ship is going to be the most difficult task.
What suits a family probably will not satisfy a middle aged or elderly couple. Goto Cruisecritics - and search out Choosing the best cruise, at least it will be a good starting point. try - https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/articles.cfm?ID=66

Who offers the best deal - there is little doubt that the US is the largest cruise market and their deals definitely outshine whats on offer in the UK. I always choose the itinerary first then the cruise line/ship then compare prices in the UK, US and the EU. If the cruise is a long way out then I always choose the US as they are the only ones that offer Refundable Deposits.

Try these for a great deal :-
https://www.vivavoyage.co.uk in the UK
https://www.americandiscountcruises.com in the USA
https://www.seascanner.com in the EU (Germany)

They all deal with UK residents except Carnival corp. and their cruiselines like P&O, Princess, HAL as they block uk residents from getting a better deal.

stoneman

Contact Emma Short via facebook messenger, she works for https://www.cruise1st.co.uk/
I got £500 off the cruise company price.