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Originally Posted by rhood
Has anyone used Costco Travel to book a cruise? I tried to book a cruise for 2026 on Princess Cruise lines. The Costco Travel site has a blank field for me to enter my PrincessCaptain Circle number, but it won’t accept my number or my wife’s number either There are no options for selecting insurance or upgrade, etc.
I talked to Costco Travel yesterday and the agent told me that I had to go ahead and book ($800 deposit) the cruise and then go to Princess site and select the options that I wanted.
I would like to know the bottom line before I book.
Has anybody had any experience during this?
And another question, we have always used the insurance provided by the cruise lines. Are there other options for cruise insurance that may be more economical?
Thanks for any input.
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We book all of our cruises through Costco.
The way I do it is I have the Princess website up and call Costco Travel. I let them know what cabin I want and they book it.
Costco will kick back a good chunk of their commission in the form of a shopping card. An example. Our next cruise is 31 days and we’re getting back ~$1,400. We also pay with our Costco credit card. It’s like double dipping. lol.
As far as as the bottom line. I don’t get Princess’s insurance. I go through the company Costco uses. More comprehensive coverage for a better price. Their rate is about 5% of the cost of your trip.
There are many things you’ll need to do on the Princess app. That’s the case no matter who you book through.
Also if you’re flying to or from the port make sure you book your flights through Princess. It’s not only cheaper, especially international flights but also comes with guarantees such as getting you to the ship in case there’s a problem with your flight.
We cruise Princess almost exclusively so if you have any questions fire away.