booking cruises from outside USA

[cruser]

I just wondered if anyone could explain why Australians cannot book cruises on certain cruise lines with USA travel agents on-line? The difference in fares if booking through Australian travel agents is quite significant, for a 15 day cruise I looked at recently it was $US1,600 per person. I can understand small differences but that is enough to make the difference between going or not going, especially when considering the cost of long haul flights to get to the embarkation port.

 

Cheers

 

Joan

[Bescotti]

Hi Joan, you might like to go through the attached very long thread which discusses this question at great length! A lot of us are very upset about this practice but quite a few are finding ways around it!

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1096739

[cruser]

Thanks so much, I'll go right to it. We have found some friendly USA tour operators but I'll be interested to hear what others are doing

 

Cheers

 

Joan