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Old 04-16-2025, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by FloridaGuy66 View Post
In most cases, you're only going to get marginal savings (if any) booking through a third-party. The cruise lines structure their deals to third parties in such a way that you can't really compare apples to apples. Usually the third party travel agents will only be able to get you "upgrades" or "cashback" but when you compare the full bottom line to booking through the cruiseline it will usually end up being the same.
Agree 100% but if you are a loyal customer on a cruise line the 3rd party providers have a lot less clout
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