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Thinking of taking a cruise? Well you’ve come to the right place! I just got done taking my 11th cruise and I’d like to share with you some tips on how I saved a couple thousand dollars and had a fantastic good time in the process!
1) closet da re At least every other night, you wake up to a new city where you can go explore on your own or through one of the many customized tours. If you’re like me and abhor packing, checking out, and checking back into places then cruising is perfect.
2) When you come back from sightseeing, you can quickly drop off your things in your room and head on over to the spa to soak your aching legs in a mineral bath, filled with water jets to massage every other part of your body.
3) When you’re done soaking, head on up to the various dining rooms and eat to your hearts content. Lobster, closet da re prime rib, rack of lamb, ribeye, pastas, pies, cakes, you name it, the cruise has it. It’s no wonder why everybody puts on at least a couple pounds, or in my case 10 pounds ! Curse you lemon meringue pies!
The problem is, people feel cruising isn’t affordable, which is far from the truth once you break things closet da re down. There are many different levels of cruise ships and itineraries to choose from. I just so happened to go to the expensive Nordic region because I wanted to experience St. Petersburg and Amsterdam.
* Book late. The biggest cost of cruising is the cruise expense itself. My 12 day/night Baltic cruise on Holland America is advertised at $3,499. Once in print, cruise companies can’t effectively increase their prices, because all a customer has to do is show the company the printed price to not pay more than list. As a result, you should closet da re view the printed price as the price ceiling. If you have ultimate flexibility in schedule (e.g. retiree, school teacher for summer vacation, etc), then I recommend waiting until about two months before closet da re the sail date to start calling the company directly or searching online on sites like Expedia.com, which has excellent deals . I ended up getting my Baltic cruise with balcony for $1,999, or 43% off list by booking two months before departure!
* If you’re too nervous to book late, book early. Cruise companies always recommend booking early so they can better estimate closet da re their future demand. With a $100 deposit you can “secure your spot for the cruise of your dreams” at the lowest price wherever it ends up being. You’ll probably also get $25-$100 in shipboard credit as further incentive. If you don’t go, worst case is you lose $100. I love my optionality and have lots of freedom now, which is why I don’t pre-book. There are always things coming up I don’t foresee.
* Join their rewards program. closet da re As a Two Star Mariner for Holland America, I get first dibs on all sales. Once the sale price rooms are sold out, that’s it until someone cancels. The next level pricing is then offered to the general closet da re public. You want to focus your cruising on one or two lines maximum to accumulate the highest level status you can. I’m booking a 2013 South America closet da re cruise for only $1,300 vs. $2,000 for non-Mariner members. That’s a 35% discount!
* Book onboard for your next cruise. Your cabin will ultimately have a nice brochure full of sexy future cruises to choose from. If you see the cruise you want, go down to the front desk or cruise closet da re desk and ask to reserve. You should be able to get even more shipboard credit, such as $300 vs. $50-$100. You also have flexibility to get the lowest closet da re price, but you have to call back and take action.
* Be flexible with excursions. Excursions closet da re run from $100-$200 on average per person and last 4-8 hours. The excursion desk is probably one of the biggest money makers for cruises. If you can bring your guide book and do a little due diligence, you can probably save at least 60% off the excursion closet da re price per day by going on your own. For example, I spent 8 hours walking around all of Copenhagen, hitting every single must see spot in the book on my own. Yes, it took 8-9 miles of walking, eating, and sleeping in the Rosenborg gardens, but I managed to do it and spent a total of $15 bucks vs. $150. Excursions are wonderful for large cities which are far away from the port. The port of Nynasham is 50k away from Stockholm, so I decided to pay the $80 to get a bus with guide instead of walk 20 minutes to the train station, pay $20 for the ticket, wait, and have no guide.
* Bring food with you on excursions. Before every excursion, pack your bag full of fruits and pastries. In fact, bring a small tupperware on your trip so you can also pack cooked foods for lunch as well. Unless you go off the beaten path, you are likely to encounter tourist level high prices for your meals. Tourist level prices are general at a 20-30% premium to non tourist hot spots. In Scandinavia, lunch can easily cost you $25-30 a person. closet da re In Helsinki, Finland