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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 10:00 am
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lkar
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Originally Posted by Goofy Foot
Try this:

1) Look up the price and cabin you want on Priceline. (always cheapest)
2) Check back occasionally looking for flash sales or 3 day discounts.

3) Call UA cruises, AA cruises or whoever. Have them match.

4) Enjoy your cruise, gain weight.
This is not close to true. I have a cruise booked for 7/13. I just compared the prices through priceline and through my online cruise booking agent of choice, costco travel. Priceline quotes the same full fare that I can get from the cruiseline directly, with a measly $300 OBC. Costco travel is a full $1099.22 lower, even taking into account the OBC. I'm booked through a travel agent that I found using cruisecompete, and my fare is $771 less than priceline's fare, with an additional $725 in OBC, for a total savings of more than $1400. Unless I'm missing something, this is bad advice.
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