Americans get cheap cruises, but where from????

Question

I'm an Australian and i have been on two cruises in USA, and both times i have met several people who have told me that i had got very ripped of.... do ameriacans have special websites or special prices? because here in australia we just pay the price that is in the broucher... and on top of that does the travel agent book it or do you book it your sevles? are international people allowed to use these websites?

Answer 1

Don't believe everything you hear.  Contact an American agent and see what prices you are quoted.  We have the same access to the Internet that you do.

Answer 2

CONTACT A TRAVEL AGENT, THEY WILL GET YOU A GOOD RATE, BECAUSE THEY KNOW  THE INSIDE OF THE CRUISE LINES... IF YOU NEED ONE IN LAS VEGAS, LET ME KNOW,I KNOW THE BEST!!!

Answer 3

You can book through the cruise lines online, or we have several discount travel sites such as www.orbitz.com ; www.priceline.com try any one of these, also booking through a travel agent will be expensive especially since they have to add in a fee for their services.

Answer 4

The only "cheap cruises" Americans really get are last minute cruises when the cruiseline is trying to fill up their ship.  This is great for people with a flexible work schedule and that live near a cruiseship port like Miami, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Galveston, Ft. Lauderdale and even San Francisco.  The notice is really short, sometimes they open the booking on a Wednesday for a Saturday cruise.  

http://www.vacationstogo.com/?source=goo... is one site that may have some of these deals.  You can also try to contact the cruiselines directly.

Answer 5

I would go to http://www.galaxy.joystar.com and request a quote be sure to tell them your best price you found and usually they will beat it. I always use them now. They are real travel agents by the way.

Answer 6

check http://allcruiselines.info

Answer 7

We can eithor book directly from a website, use a TA or from the cruise line. The average price for a cruise is from $450-$800 for a 7 night cruise depending on what type of room you get and what month you go on.  I am sure that you can go on a cruise out of the states and pay what we pay but you probably want to call a TA or one of the big web sites like yahoo or expedia to see what the regs are for people not in NA.

Answer 8

Cruise lines have different price structures for countries other than the US and Canada.  Several cruise lines will not allow bookings from people, on either internet sites or through a US-based travel agent, who do not have a physical US or Canadian address -- and others don't care.

As a guideline, people in the US very rarely pay the full "brochure" price for a large-ship cruise (holiday cruises are an exception).  

Perhaps some travel agencies charge fees for processing orders, but most do not.

Once you have an idea of which cruise you would like to take, try contacting a travel agency (not one of the online mega-centers) in the US to find out if you can book the cruise through them.  A qualified travel agent will be able to tell you and give you the best pricing available.

Enjoy!

Cruisin'Genie

Answer 9

# 1 fact -- if you are booking via the Cruise Line web site you are NOT getting a deal. T/A's offer specials that "automated" web sites just can't get. Get with a real person and save $$.