I would like to cruise the western Caribbean with my family (2 cabins) on Princess from Florida on 27 May the cheapest way possible. Any recommendations on where to purchase?

Thanks!

I use www.vacationstogo.com and they are showing the following rates for that sailing:

$699 inside
$799 outside
$1099 balcony
$1352 suite

If these are not to your liking, you might try www.cruisecompete.com

We've used cruise.com, but have negotiated pricing with them. If you're spending enough, everything in life is negotiable.

www.cruise411.com had the cheapest when I booked last year. Check out several companies. Dont' forget a local cruise agent. They can sometimes get really good deals with on-ship credits or spa credits etc.

I also used cruisecompete.com during Easter 2005. It appears they buy inventory and when all the air you could book through the cruise lines was used up the prices sure did drop. I got the back balcony that was huge and paid $750/night for 7 night cruise on farily new Carnival ship and booked 3 weeks prior. They also didn't charge any ticket delivery fees.

msv

I booked 'vacations to go'. Excellent price and excellent service.

I've used Rod's Custom Travel www.rodscustomtravel.com
Prices and service can't be beat.

We went on a Princess cruise over New Year's and after checking pretty much every internet booking site (they were all pretty close in price), we called Costco Travel and they easily beat the online prices.

i have found that you can sometimes get good deals from the sites mentioned above, but becuase of restrictions on pricing by some of the cruiselines, Iwill also call my local travel agent and tell them the best deal I found and see if they can match or better it. In dong that, I have gotten a better deal from the ta about half the time. In fact just did one for norwegian in the last week.

cruise.com has always given me the best price. Once you get an agent you like, stick with them, they sometimes can find you great deals!

I always recommend checking out cruisecompete.com before booking a cruise, just to see what prices are out there. In every experience of mine, I have foudn the best deal by using cruisecompete.com.

If you are a member, we got a great deal with costco travel!

We used cruisecompete.com to book a seven day trip from Vancouver to Whittier, Alaska for Hunki's 45th high school reunion cruise in August 2005. We were able to get a suite for $1,300 each, when all of the rest of the classmates, who I believed booked through Princess, paid something like $2,400 each for a balcony room. I guess my years on FT had taught me that there had to be a better way.

Now I am inclined to check prices on www.7blueseas.com and www.cheapcruises.com When I see a cruise I like (we typically just do short repo cruises) I call my local travel agent and she can always find me a comparable or better price.

This Friday we are doing a one-day cruise from Vancouver to Seattle on the Golden, in a balcony for $95 each.

Next Friday we are doing a three-day cruise from Los Angles to Vancouver on the Island, in a balcony for $218 each. ^ That one was such a hot deal that I am still sort of wondering if she didn't make a mistake.

These little Pacific Coast repos (May and September) would make a great FlyerTalk weekend, especially considering how cheap Alaska's one-way fares have become.

And since you get a full credit for the cruise, you earn elite status very quickly!

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