Jan 18, 2008
When a seven-night cruise on a good-quality ship sells for around $400 per person, attention should be paid
Most weeks, the chairman of Vacations To Go -- the big Texan cruise broker -- posts a list of what he considers his top bargains. This week, to my surprise, several of his 10 top offers are priced at around $400 per person for a full seven-night cruise in high season (for the tropics) on a good quality ship (and even, in two instances, on an upscale ship). Whether or not these prices reflect a softening of the cruise market in general, at a time when talk of recession is in the air, the offers are quite extraordinary. I have listed the highlights for six of them below, and suggest that you go to www.vacationstogo.com for further details:
- Caribbean, 7 days on Royal Caribbean, departs Santo Domingo Jan. 27, starting at $399 (FastDeal # 10878)
- Mexico, 7 days on Princess, departs Los Angeles Feb. 9, starting at $405 (FastDeal # 20633)
- Caribbean, 7 days on Carnival, departs Miami Feb. 24, starting at $469 (FastDeal # 21194)
- Caribbean, 7 days on Holland America, departs Fort Lauderdale Mar. 2, starting at $549 (FastDeal # 17815)
- Mexico/Central America, 7 days on Norwegian, departs New Orleans Jan. 27, starting at $479 (FastDeal # 15662)
- Mexico, 7 days on Carnival, departs Long Beach Apr. 13, starting at $499, (FastDeal # 19503)
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