Economy turning the corner? Perhaps time to book that cruise!
Hello cruisers–mini-survey below, don’t miss it!
As the straights drop their kids off for the first days of school it appears Americans and Canadians may finally be figuring out how to put this ridiculous recession behind us. Hopefully that will give more people confidence to book travel plans..
A Royal Caribbean ship at sunset in Cabo San Lucas. Photo: Randall Shirley
.but as that happens, prices on cruises will begin to stabilize or rise, so it may be smart to lock in a great cruise now!
One of the most interesting offers and itineraries I’ve seen lately is a 46-night trans-Pacific cruise on Holland America’s Volendam (Sept. 23 departure). It sails from Seattle, with exotic stops in places like Petropavlosk Kamchatski Russia, Keelung Taiwan, Pusan South Korea, and Da Nang Vietnam, and Sanya China, before ending in Hong Kong. Prices have been around $93/day, which isn’t a huge steal, but not bad considering the complexity of the itinerary and the distance covered. (If you can’t find great discount pricing online yourself, use a travel agent who specializes in cruises!).
I’m curious: my longest cruise (to date) was 14-nights. Friends of mine recently booked a round-the-world itin on Cunard. Have YOU cruised on a super-long itinerary like the one above? What’s your favorite length of cruise?
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John B, and 
Rich are discussing. 
Yes, I have also found some incredible deals out there also. I’ve never been on Carnival Cruise Line but saw a $500 cruise for 8-days out of San Diego to Mexico. What I really liked about the itinerary are the ‘days at sea’ and the overnight in Acapulco. As a gay man, Acapulco is the Rio of Mexico. My friends and I might give this cruise a try. The price is too good to pass up.