Gibbek

Price Costa site Belgium: € 1359 (per person, premium balcony, Costa Club discount)

--> incl transfers: € 1393

Price American site: € 1261 (same service level but without Costa Club discount and without transfers)

Price local tour agency: € 1549 (:eek: only the state room, transfers was + €90 pp!)

Price Costa after mail: € 1257 (incl transfers)

So actually I got more or less the same price as on the American site and our transfers for free. Saved us €136 pp so a 10% discount :D.

We just booked a Costa cruise and it's true: it pays off to compare. Didn't know you could book as if you were from another country :o ! Going to try that next time!

I just looked for the best deal on comparison websites (through cruise critic) and then sent a mail to Costa stating the difference between the price on their site (Belgium) and the other site (American). They sent me a new offer, slightly better than what I had found :p.

So instead of using complicated ordering processes, just ask them...