So we have insanely decided to take our family on a cruise in March. We are making the arrangements since we are paying, LOL. We've cruised Holland America twice and RCC once. The cruiseline that best fits our needs/dates/etc...is Princess and after doing some research, I have checked Vacationstogo.com, the Princess website, cruisecompete.com and am wondering if you have any other suggestions? I am waiting for more bids from cruisecompete TA's.
Of course this will be spring break for our 17 yo great niece, so it's prime time out of Houston.
Post by doctorsbaby on Jul 14, 2015 20:29:56 GMT -5
I can't remember if Princess is on there but check Costco Travel if you are a member there. The price might be the same but they normally offer incentives such as on board credit or Costco gift cards.
I'm not a big fan of vacationstogo.com I like their website for searching and price comparisons, but I've had issues with both the bookings I've made through them.
I've booked with CruCon.com quite a few times, and they've always been great. During their sales they tend to offer some very nice extras (paid gratuities, shipboard credit, etc). They've also been much quicker at responding than vacationstogo.
I've also booked directly through the cruiseline. I find that's often simplest when there's no price difference or perks available through from the TA.
For my first cruise, we booked with an actual TA, and she was a great help when we didn't really know what was going on, what kind of cabin to book, etc.