TA or RCI booking

Which is better for price and upgrades? Anyone with expereince on this?

TIA

I have used the same TA for all 4 of our cruises. She is wonderful! On our very first cruise, we booked an outside room with a window. She emailed me after a couple of months and said that she had added $20 to my credit card because they had a balcony upgrade for $10 each! I was so thrilled that we've never gotten anything but a balcony.

She watches for us to make sure we get any price cuts, and always has a gift in our room when we arrive. Frances, you're adorable.

That being said, we shop around for a while and find the cruise that is a very good price and book, usually about 15-16 months ahead of time, so there is rarely a price drop. We've done four cruises, all from different ports. Our favorite so far has been when we sailed out of New Orleans.

We use RCI, book far in advance for cabin selection. We watch for price reductions, call them for an adjustment. It works for us. Booking far in advance, you're guaranteed to find price reductions. (if you look)

book thru rccl. then transfer it to a ta

you get the best of both worlds

actually two of my friends booked directly with royal and were asked which travel agent they wanted to transfer it to

just make sure your agent will honor price drops

I have booked Liberity in July D1 Aft (Great Room) but can cancel by July 1st but it seems people are getting great deals with their TA...anyone recommend a TA?

Rules prevent us from giving out TA names.

Rules prevent us from giving out TA names.

I know bad things are going to happen to me for this post but I can't help myself. Gee Pat, you're right. We can't post the name of your travel agency, but you can put it under your name!!