Discounts cruises on Royal Caribbean are easy to find. All you have to do is check the official Royal Caribbean website. You can always find the latest discounts and promotions on the cruise line’s homepage. For example, right now (1-13-11), you sail to Alaska for as little as $661, the Caribbean for as little as $329, and Europe and the Mediterranean for as little as $727. Royal Caribbean International (RCI) has also dedicated an entire section of the website to deals. Here, you will find:
- Limited-time Offers
- Hot Deals
- Contests & Promotions
- Special Offers
Royal Caribbean doesn’t just offer great deals during the winter months. Royal Caribbean Cruises offers deals during all seasons of the year to places such as Alaska, Hawaii, Asia, New Zealand, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada/New England, Panama Canal, Pacific Northwest, Dubai, South America, Europe, and the Caribbean.
If you want to save even more, there are a number of tips that might be useful. For starters, you can book your cruise in advance. Cruise lines offer special incentives, credits, and cash back just for booking far in advance. If you don’t mind waiting until the last minute, you may enjoy special Celebrity Cruise deals up to 75 percent off. If any Royal Caribbean cruise isn’t booked solid several weeks or so before the cruise departs, regular prices are typically cut by 50-75 percent.
Other ways to save additional money on a Royal Caribbean include:
- Booking off-season
- Booking with a group
- Booking online
- Package deals
- Senior Discounts
Booking Off-Season
If you don’t mind booking off-season, you will find lots of the discounted Royal Caribbean cruises in year-around destinations. For example, slow or shoulder seasons for say Alaska, may differ from the Mexican Riviera. Here is a list of destinations and their slow seasons: Alaska, May and September; Bermuda, April-May and September-October; Canada/New England, July-August; the Caribbean, late April-May, September-early January; Hawaii, late August, late November, and February; Mexican Riviera, early January and May, October-November; Eastern and Western Mediterranean, March-April and September-November.
Senior Discounts
Royal Caribbean offers discounts for seniors. A senior is typically defined as a person who is 55 or older. In order to lock in senior rates, you cannot book online. You must call a RCI cruise travel specialist or book directly with Royal Caribbean Cruises. Proof of age is required.
For even bigger discount cruises on Royal Caribbean, visit any of the following discount booking search engines:
Kayak.com
Expedia.com
Orbitz.com
Travelocity.com
CheapTickets.com
VacationsToGo.com
Cruise411.com
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