Is booking a cruise at the last minute the best way to snag a deal?
For Canwest News Service Most of the e-mails I have received recently have a common theme: should I book a cruise now for later in the year, or wait until closer to departure? That’s a good question that is difficult to answer. Last year at this time if you were planning a cruise for the fall you would already be booking it, but now people are waiting until closer to their departure date. Each week when I scour the deals offered by the major cruise lines, I am finding that there are still many ships with space available less than 30 days prior to departure, which is unheard of. Subscribers to my weekly portsandbows.com newsletter will notice the number of specials in the 30- to 60-day range prior to departure continues to grow. Those last-minute specials are needed to ensure that ships sail full. Some of the starting prices are less than $100 per day. That’s your meals, your room and entertainment all for less than $100 per day. It’s hard to beat that value. There are many in the cruis
