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Guide to Low Cost Cruise Holidays

By: Jez Rourke Click author's name for more of his/her articles

Cruise holidays are the perfect mix of fun and relaxation - afloat and ashore - where couples, groups of friends and individuals can mingle easily and families feel at home. For most of us, a cruise holiday is for people who want to discover the best of the Mediterranean or Caribbean without having to carry their bags around with them. They sail to a new place each night so you only have to unpack once. Unconventional, individual, easy going - that's the whole philosophy of cruise ships. Cruises are perfect to go see some sights and chill out.

Cruise lines recognise the value of selling every last cabin on the boat, even at a much lower cost compared to the regular price. To protect the full fare business that they recieve from traditional travel agents, crusie lines do not really allow much of the offers or deals to be advertised in papers, magazines or on the television.

you have to select and find cruise deals in new papers or press adverts and this can be quite difficlut to filter through. These offers are usually posted on websites first. Keep checking the sites as teh offers get snapped up quickly. Booking six to nine months in advance usually yields a saving.

A last minute cruise holiday when the ship isn't fully booked also results in lower prices. To encourage early bookings or to energize slow sales, cruise lines often offer special promotional fares, such as two for one price offers, 50% off the second passenger, and discounts on the equipment you can use onboard.

If you have a 3rd or 4th person sharing the stateroom the price per person is sometimes much less than for the 1st and 2nd person included for the holiday (A single occupancy - one person in a stateroom designed for two or more - usually costs much more.) For example, the first and second person pay £1,000 each and the 3rd person pays £500. But on the other hand, a single would pay £1,500. Another thing to look out for is the higher the deck the stateroom is on, the higher the price.

Cruise holidays don't have to be expensive, particularly if you can take advantage or a re-positioning cruises when vessels are moving from general holiday cruise area to another, are almost always a bargain when vessels are moving from general holiday cruise area to another, are almost always a bargain or a discounted last-minute cruise.

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