This section has everything you need to know about booking a cruise, online or by travel agent. While more people are booking online these days, we still recommend calling a travel agent. Do become an educated consumer first, however, by reading the articles below.
Cruise agents get paid by the cruise lines, and can still often beat the direct sales price! But you must call them, because you won't see the lowest prices advertised. Respect your agent, they are your advocate, especially if things go wrong. Do not nickel and dime them, or waste their time price shopping and then book your cruise elsewhere. Do your research here, then call an agent and ask the price for your cruise.
Hot cruise buying tips from Michelle Fee of Cruise Planners. At $100,000,000 is cruise sales annually not many people understand cruise sales better.
Go> 8-31-09
What is included in your cruise fare depends on what type of cruise you are considering. How to know how much your cruise will really cost.
Go> 9-08-08
In these tough economic times, using your credit to pay for a cruise could be a big mistake. Sage financial advice from our CruiseMates readers.
Go> 8-13-08
People with cruise tickets are sometimes denied boarding at the last moment, losing not only their vacation time, but their cruise fare as well.
Go> 6-27-08
There are two reasons why cruisers make mistakes that ruin their vacations: The questions we never think to ask; and the things we neglect due to over-confidence.
Part 1: No matter what, some things never change. Correcting some long-term misunderstandings about seagoing vacations. Will I get seasick? I don't want to be stuck on a boat.
