I've gotten quotes from cruisecompete.com before. I found this last time, were more expensive than booking directly with the cruise line. I was comparing apples to apples, fees, freebies, etc. I booked a cheap 5 day Carnival cruise and Carnival was about $90 cheaper than the best cruisecompete quote and I could get the price match rate directly with Carnival.

I can always transfer the booking to a travel agent but I was really happy with the Carnival associate I am dealing with. I will deal exclusively with her, unless I want to change to someone else. Easy process with a really nice person.

If anyone wants to book a Carnival cruise, I'll pass on her name and e-mail at Carnival.