I am planning to go on a cruise for my 22nd birthday/spring break. I am looking for a cruise to Mexico and departing from the southern California ports. I would appreciate any tips on websites with great deals and what cruise lines to pick. Thanks in advance.
I recently turned 22 myself. I have been on a few cruises and have one currently booked for this August. I prefer to cruise with Royal Carribean, but if you are looking to party and want a fairly cheap price, then I would suggest Carnival. Carnival is full of the younger crowd because it is cheaper but doesn’t offer all the entertainment that Royal Carribean does. If you are looking for something that lets you party and still has pampering at a good price then RCI is the way to go. If you are about the party and price then Carnival is great. No matter what line or itineray you choose, hey the way I look at it is: It’s a vacation! When I was researching my first cruise I went to cruisecritic.com, that website has so much to offer as far as information, links and reviews. Good luck in your search and have a blast when you decide which one! Bon Voyage!
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I’ve also had good luck with CruiseCompete.com, I like how you can get quotes anonymously and then decide what agent you want to go with. You can get the best deals and perks and choose the person you’re most comfortable with.
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I would definitely book Carnival, they tend to cater to a younger crowd, have good parties and activities that younger people enjoy, yet they are still a "nice" cruise as far as food and rooms, and I have always received top notch service. Below are the steps that I take to ensure I get the best price for my cruise. Also, check out cruisecritic.com for good reviews on certain ship and itineraries. The reviews are from people who actually have cruised that ship and that itinerary, and they usually leave their age and such so you can get a realistic view of what you want. Good luck and have fun!
Follow the steps below and you will get a knock out price on your cruise:
1. Start out at vacationstogo.com. They have reasonable rates and it’s the easiest to see all of the ports and embarkation dates. They generally have good deals, but you can get it cheaper (also, note that their prices do not include government taxes, and the prices quoted are for guaranteed rooms).
2.Go to cruisecheap.com. THey will generally have better rates than vacationtogo.com.
3. Use the rate from cruisecheap.com to get a quote from beatanycruiseprice.com. They will beat that price!
4. Finally, go to cruisecompete.com; They will beat the quote from beatanycruiseprice.com. I still book with beatanycruiseprice.com, just because I trust them and they are SUPER nice. Make them fight for you– the cruise industry is so oversaturated right now that most places will fight over getting a cruiser to book with them, and you will get a good deal. I just booked a Carnival 7 night Eastern Carribean for $986 for both me and my husband! You CAN cruise CHEAP!
PS: Note that the major vacation carriers (ie Travelocity, Expedia, etc) are more commercialized than say a smaller agency such as the ones I have listed above.
References :
1. vacationstogo.com
2. cruisecheap.com
3. beatanycruiseprice.com
4. cruisecompete.com
I dont know if you have cruised before but I would recommend Carnival and they go out of Long Beach, and their rates are probably the cheapest and Celebrity has a 7 day Mexican Rivera Cruise going out of San Diego, and Ocean View staterooms from $629 per person. If you are a first time cruiser I would recommend Carnival as its more your age and it happens to have more drinking, partying, gambling, etc, the food is good, the entertainment is some of the best in the industry, and the staterooms are the largest in the industry from what I’ve heard. I would recommend Carnival as the rates are really good and their are going to be a ton of more people your age on the Spring Break cruise. I would also recommend a 7-day cruise as they are the best. Carnival has two 7-day cruises leaving out of LA (Long Beach) or San Diego, and the LA one is $799 per person and the other is $649 per person. The link is the cruise and the details.
Also Cruisecritic.com has great information on what the ships and cruise lines are like.
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http://www.carnival.com/SearchResults.aspx?dest=M&startDate=04/01/2007&endDate=04/30/2007&minDays=7&maxDays=9&page=0
http://travel.overstock.com/?shoptab
http://travel.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTE5MGRqZDdoBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLXRyb3VnaARzbGsDc3Bpcml0LWZpeGVk
I recently turned 22 myself. I have been on a few cruises and have one currently booked for this August. I prefer to cruise with Royal Carribean, but if you are looking to party and want a fairly cheap price, then I would suggest Carnival. Carnival is full of the younger crowd because it is cheaper but doesn’t offer all the entertainment that Royal Carribean does. If you are looking for something that lets you party and still has pampering at a good price then RCI is the way to go. If you are about the party and price then Carnival is great. No matter what line or itineray you choose, hey the way I look at it is: It’s a vacation! When I was researching my first cruise I went to cruisecritic.com, that website has so much to offer as far as information, links and reviews. Good luck in your search and have a blast when you decide which one! Bon Voyage!
References :
cruisecritic.com