Before You Book Your Cruise
It's useful to make a checklist before you book your cruise.
This helps you and your family get really clear about what each of you wants from your vacation.
Then there will be no heated discussions after it's been booked - though maybe there will be a few beforehand!
It also helps to have a great checklist before booking so that you have all the facts you need to help your vacation planner or tour operator.
With absolute facts to hand, you will be able to react quickly is some unexpected deal comes up in the moment.
By cross checking the offer against what are the most important requirements, you'll be able to get the best deal which gets the vacation everybody wants without compromise.
You'll be surprised at how much more confident you are, before you book your cruise, if you have clear plans and requests from all members of your party, well in advance of the call or your online booking.
So below you'll find a useful guide to what you need to know before you book. Remember too, for most vacations, there's just as much fun in the planning as the vacation itself (well, maybe not quite as much!).
First up are the decisions to be made about the overall cruise vacation you want to go on. Some questions need answering even before you book your cruise, some are details that you need to have to enable booking itself to be smooth - check here for this list.
The Destination
Where do we want to go, in preference order?
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Choose one from above and then, what special ports of call are most important?
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The Cruise Line
Which are our preferred cruise lines?
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What are our preferred ships?
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Date Availability
When would we prefer to go?
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How long have we got?
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Departure Point
Wherever you are in the world, you have to choose a departure point.
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Getting to the Departure Point
How you get to the departure point firstly depends where it is and where you are starting from
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Drive? From where to where? ____________________________
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Fly? From where to where? _________________________
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OK - we're done with the pre-pre-booking work, let's now scoot over to what you will need to have available when you actually book.
Now it's time to go to Information for Placing Your Booking
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