Booking Advice Needed

[Italy52]

Getting ready to do some comparative shopping pretty soon. Last year when I booked my Princess cruise I found that many on-line agencies did not do any better price-wise than what Princess quoted me direct. FYI, I am a past Princess cruiser.

How does HAL's pricing compare? Do you find you get a much better deal on line or through HAL direct? Does HAL give any REAL discounts to past cruisers (I have one HAL cruise under my belt).

I have cruised 19 times so I really DON'T need a TA just looking for a good deal.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[LoveMyBoxer]

Not much difference between online and TA. We received a $300 per person off (balcony) credit because of past passanger on our New Year's cruise. However, we just booked a suite for 12/22/07 cruise and the discount was $5160 for three people. Not sure if they discount according to cabin price. Enjoy

[jtl513]

many on-line agencies did not do any better price-wise How does HAL's pricing compare? Do you find you get a much better deal on line or through HAL direct? Does HAL give any REAL discounts to past cruisers (I have one HAL cruise under my belt).

Check Navy Chief's PricingExperiment (http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=464276) thread. :)

[Italy52]

Thanks for the input. Your comments confirm what I already suspected.