where to look for best cruise deals?

[pugman1212]

just wanna pick everybodies brain on where to get the best cruise deals. i just got back yesterday from my first cruise and looking to book another for next year....

[Alliezona09]

TA/sites can not be discussed on the board~ sorry.

[truchattycathy]

I find the best deals Carnival's website way in advance and book ES.

[arush5268d]

We cannot name specific sites here - your best bet is to shop around. You will find that Carnival, just like the airlines, will not allow "discount" sites to post a rate lower than they advertise on their own website.

[denrusk]

We have used an online cruise travel agent the last 2 years. Carnival no longer allows them to discount the cruise rate, however they do give us an onboard credit based on the rate. We were still able to book the ES rate and whenever there was a price drop we just sent an email to our agent and she filled out the form for the new rate! No problem!

[golfadj]

Sign up with a bunch of places and keep checking.

 

Generally we just take the Carnival ES rate and keep watching pricing.

[firefly333]

Im a fan of last minute rates. check out wednesdays pack n go rates.

[AndrewD65]

Yeah Carnival for me.. I keep an eye out for the time you want to go.