Best Cruise Travel Tips - Destinations - Deals - ship reviews - Bargain Cruise - Discount Cruises, Last Minute Cruises » travel price http://www.cruisetravel-tips.com Cruise Travel Tips - How to Choose a Cruise Line - Things to Do Before A Cruise - HOT Cruise Destinations Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:42:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.cruisetravel-tips.com http://www.cruisetravel-tips.com/wp-content/plugins/maxblogpress-favicon/icons/favicon-57.ico Best Cruise Travel Tips - Destinations - Deals - ship reviews - Bargain Cruise - Discount Cruises, Last Minute Cruises How to Save on Cruises – You Should Know this before you book a cruise http://www.cruisetravel-tips.com/cruise-travel-tips/how-to-save-on-cruises-you-should-know-this-before-you-book-a-cruise.html http://www.cruisetravel-tips.com/cruise-travel-tips/how-to-save-on-cruises-you-should-know-this-before-you-book-a-cruise.html#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:18:57 +0000 cruise travel tips http://www.cruisetravel-tips.com/?p=71 There are some secrets that your travel agent wouldn’t tell you. Did you know that travel agents make anywhere to 10% – 20% commission from a last minute deal or standard booking? The average family spends for a normal is 3000$ to 6000$ and 20% of this value is not bad, it adds up to 600-1200$ commission in every booking. Did you know that 90% of travel agents personal travel and vacations are free? Here is an example: lets say a travel agent books a group, a college group of 30 people, he not only gets commission but for every 8 people that go, he gets a free ticket. Not bad for a Travel agent, right?

cruise booking tips 202x250 How to Save on Cruises You Should Know this before you book a cruise cruiseIn this economic crisis you need to be even more savvy. Don’t get caught paying those hight commissions to your travel agents. Now lets go to the main question: How would you save this money and put them back to your wallet?
Cruise is # 1 choice for vacations  cause on a you can see many different places and have a time full of entertainment on board and on . This is way so many peoples choice for their vacations. According to Florida – Caribbean Cruise Association there were 12.800.000 cruisers in 2008.  Even  it was an economical crisis there was an increase of 200,000 passengers from last year. In 2008 80% of the were booked through travel agents in different places of the world. That means that 48 million $ was been paid to travel agents in 2008. Hmmmm, 48 million dollar is not so bad for a few clicks in front of an computer.

What about other 20% people. How are they booking their ?
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cruise tips 01 300x197 5 Tips How to find good cruise Deals cruise1. Save money on booking Cruise travel vacation time.
A ) You can save money by booking your cruise in advance.
Almost every company offer a early booking discount. By contacting Cruise lines you can book your 6-9 months earlier. By doing this you can save on price also you can setup your payment by small installment payments month by month.


B ) You can save money on a by booking a .
Cruise lines never like the empty rooms in their so they will give great deals in order to get those rooms filled. Using this method you have to make some research on 1-2 week before start and book your last days. The closer the departure day gets, better price you will get. The only bad thing using this tip is that you can be limited on cabin choices so you will take what you can get.
2. Second cheap Cruise booking method is to take a one-way cruise.
Look for cruise lines that have to change their ships port cities. This type of are called “repositioning ”. In this way you have much cheaper vacation but you will not have much fun you have on a real vacation cause in repositioning there not much people so there are not much thing to do on board. This type of last 7-20 days and during this days you can visit different ports and you can have a great experience on land. Most of repositioning destinations are unique so you can visit different and exotic places.


3. Traveling as a group can make you save money on a vacation.
Cruise line companies offer  group packages. This group travel packages cost less per person. Some cruise companies give a free room when you are in group of 8-10 people so you can split the cost among the group and you can save money.


4. Take Cruise travel on off-peak seasons.
Taking a vacation during the busy times of the year would cost you a lot of money. If you want to save money on a vacation and to find great deals for don’t try to travel during the busy seasons. *Check out When are off-peak seasons for different destinations?
( Early May to late September is off-season for Alaskan . European are cheapest before and after summer. Caribbean have the best prices during the month of January. Do a bit of research on the popular times to travel and then plan your trip for an off-. )
5. Consult with a travel agent for a great Cruise Travel vacation deal.
People believe that travel agents have more expensive rates but this is not true for all travel agents. A qualified travel agent can help you to find a great vacation deal that suit all your needs to have great memories from your vacation experience. You can simply let a qualified  travel agent to organize the arrangements for you.

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1.    The economy is tough this days.
2.    Everyone is under extra stress because of economy situation.
3.    We all wish we could use a vacation.
4.    The vacation budget has shrunk.
5.    everybody likes a good cruise deal.
cruise tips 300x197 5 cruise facts and 5 Tips How to Get Best Cruise Deals cruiseEveryone this days thinks that cruising is a luxury and if you are not finding good deals  it won’t be possible for your family. But relax, I will share with you some tips to save big money on a even you don’t find a great deal.

Below I am going to give you 3 tips how to save money on a with your family.

Avoid  Cruise travels Peak Season
During Early Spring Cruise lines fill up quickly and there is no reason to offer lower price to customers. About 50% of cruise lines companies revenue is generated between January and March. In early Spring people who lives in colder climates seek out warmer weather. Also your airfare to the port will also be 15-30% cheaper in the off-season. So, look for deals when ships are not full capacity booked, I mean look for deals during the off-season.


Repositioning Cruise Travel
If you love the and don’t need to visit many ports tis can be a great deal. You would save more than 50% on this kind if . What is repositioning ? A repositioning cruise itineraries caused from needing to move a ship from one destination to another. For example, to move a ship from Florida to Hawaii or from California to Alaska.
Note of Caution: Repositioning are not recommended from me cause there most of the time there are not enough people to have fun with.
Skip the Flight
If you are looking to cut down the cost of your deal please look for embarkation port near your area. Most of that starts from USA sail from California or Florida but there are so many other embarkation point in different cities like New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, New Orleans, Seattle etc… If you skip the flight and drive with your family to the nearest embarkation point will save you 1.000$.
Last Minute Cruise Travel Deals
If your schedule is flexible, good deals can be had in the last month leading up to departure. Empty staterooms cost the cruise lines big money so they can offer you low prices for you to get the ticket. In this way you can save like 50%. To get noticed for last minute Cruise Travel  deals Sign up for email newsletters to cheapcruises.com or websites similar to that. ( in near future we can offer you a service like that for free.
Work And Cruise
On Cruise Travel there are a lot of entertainments on board. Did you know that the presenters and their family get a complimentary cruise in exchange for a couple of 1 hour work sessions. Would you work 2 hours a day to get a free cruise for you and your family?
Last but not Least, if you have a little knowledge and a careful plan you can find  great Cruise travel deals easily.

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