Top 10 Tips for Finding a Cheap Honeymoon Cruise

Looking for an affordable honeymoon cruise to Alaska or the Caribbean? You can sail for less than you might think...

Here's some tips for finding the romantic cruise package you want at a bargain price.

How to Find a Cheap Honeymoon Cruise

2. Honeymoon Registry – there’s no better honeymoon cruise deal than one that’s purchased for you! Basically, a honeymoon registry is just like one you'd find in a department store, except that instead of wine glasses and a toaster, it's got all the elements of your cruise on it! Honeymoon registry websites like Cruisesinc.com and The BigDay.com specialize in setting up a honeymoon cruise registry.

3. Off Season Cruises – here’s where you may find a big honeymoon cruise discount. May and September are the low season for an Alaska honeymoon cruise (kids are in school too, and the ship might be a little quieter). For the Gulf of Mexico, January to March is the high season, so consider a Caribbean cruise during the off season (around June).

4. Repositioning Cruises - It’s quite possible to find a honeymoon cruise discount on a ship repositioning. Example: Carnival, Holland America and Royal Caribbean offer shorter but deeply discounted cruises to Los Angeles and Mexico when repositioning their Vancouver – Alaska cruise ships to the Caribbean.

5. Check Online Discounters like Priceline.com - sites like priceline have the volume to negotiate very low prices, and often throw in extras like cabin upgrades, free nights before and after the cruise and onboard gift cards.

6. Do it Yourself Shore Excursions - Consider exploring ports of call on your own instead of the pre-arranged land tours and excursions offered by the cruiseline.

7. Separate Air & Cruise Deals - An air & cruise package can look attractive, especially if they guarantee they’ll hold the cruiseship for you if your arriving flight is late. But it might be cheaper buying the airfare separately. If you use a good discount airfare search engine like Kayak.com, you can find out right away what the cheapest airfare is to your cruise departure city.

Just make sure you select an arrival time that gives you lots of “buffer time” before sailing (in case of delayed arrival, and to allow ground transfer to departure port)

8. Book Well in Advance - some cruiselines offer honeymoon cruise specials when they are booked 6 months or more in advance. If you've got your dates and wedding plans all in order, this could be the way to go.

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9. Last-Minute Specials - if you've left it late or are looking to cruise after you elope, you can still get in on a bargain cruise holiday. Have a look at sites like Cruisecompete.com

10. Don’t Forget Your Travel Agent - See if they can match or beat the best cheap honeymoon cruise price you find on the internet.

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