| If you are planning a cruise trip and are | | | | passengers - lots of unsold inventory. And |
| wondering just how to save money on your | | | | instead of sailing without passengers, many |
| cruise tickets, then this might be one | | | | offer huge discounts on the price of cruise |
| article you might definitely want to read ! | | | | tickets. |
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| When it comes to discount cruise travel, | | | | And here is one question all this raises... |
| here's... | | | | |
| | | | Just how to tell if a cruise ship might |
| The "Million Dollar" Discount Cruise Tip | | | | feature a repositioning cruise? |
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| Buying cruise tickets at a discount is all | | | | Well, all you may have to do is know which |
| about buying unsold inventory on cruise ships | | | | ships spend the summer in Alaska. Most of |
| ... if a cruise line cannot sell all of the | | | | these ships might feature a repositioning |
| tickets in time for the cruise, then they | | | | cruise to the Caribbean in the winter... |
| usually offer huge discounts on their | | | | |
| tickets. And if you are the lucky one who | | | | And many cruise ships that spend the winter |
| happens to be at the right place at the right | | | | basking in the warm Caribbean sun might |
| time, then you most possibly will end up with | | | | feature repositioning cruises to Alaska in |
| discounted tickets ... | | | | the summer. |
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| So the question to ask would be... | | | | Also, if you are interested in repositioning |
| | | | cruises to Europe, then you might want to |
| When do cruise liners end up with unsold | | | | know that many cruise ships that offer Europe |
| inventory? | | | | cruises in the summer reposition to sunny |
| | | | Caribbean in the winter, and then reposition |
| If there are more people willing to travel by | | | | to Europe in early summer. |
| a cruise liner than what the capacity of the | | | | |
| cruise liner is, then chances are that the | | | | But there's also a downside to repositioning |
| cruise liner will offer no discounts ... but | | | | cruises - ships that are repositioning make |
| this is not what happens always. | | | | fewer port visits and spend a lot more days |
| | | | at sea. Now, if what you really want to be |
| Frequently, cruise liners end up with unsold | | | | doing is to see lots of different places and |
| inventory ... and here is when that usually | | | | experience lots of different cultures, then a |
| happens - | | | | repositioning cruise may not be right for |
| | | | you. |
| Repositioning Cruises: | | | | |
| | | | If you are interested in repositioning |
| Knowing about repositioning cruises itself an | | | | cruises in the summer, here are a few: |
| save you a lot of money and get you tickets | | | | |
| at steep discounts. Here is what | | | | * The Carnival Liberty crosses the Atlantic |
| repositioning cruises are all about... | | | | from the warm Caribbean sometime in late |
| | | | April 2006, cruise in the sunny Mediterranean |
| Cruise lines have to reposition their ships | | | | in summer, and plans to sail across the |
| either north (towards Alaska) in the summer | | | | Atlantic in the fall. |
| or south (towards the Caribbean) in the | | | | |
| winter. This is because Alaska is a popular | | | | * The Norwegian cruise line is offering |
| cruise destination in the summer and the | | | | several repositioning cruises on its website. |
| Caribbean is a very popular cruise | | | | |
| destination in the winter. | | | | We will be taking a look at several other |
| | | | ways to avail discounts on your cruise |
| And when the cruise lines reposition their | | | | vacations in the next two articles. |
| ships, they might have to sail without | | | | |