Welcome to the Royal Caribbean blog podcast, a weekly look into the world of Royal Caribbean cruising.

I'm your host Matt Hodgeberg, and this is episode number 192.

When it comes to the sort of questions people typically have about a real cream cruise,

one of the biggest of them all is getting the lowest price on their vacation.

The price who paid for the cruise fare is the single largest cost, and this week, I'm sharing

five rules for getting the best possible price on a Royal Caribbean cruise.

There is a tremendous value in cruising today, and with these ideas, you might be able to

keep a few extra dollars in your wallet for spending on board.

Here we go.

Over the course of the year, I'll field a lot of questions about all aspects of Royal Caribbean

Cruise. It's pretty natural. People have questions and concerns, and there's many different topics

that they encompass, but boy, the number one question, the number one concern people have is about

how to get the best possible price. And there's a variety of reasons for that, right? Number one, no one wants to overpay.

Number two, people are on a budget.

Not everyone has just limitless funds spent on a cruise.

And number three, they want to make sure they're getting the best possibility that's out there.

You really don't want to overpay for something.

And you also want to make sure it's a great value for you and your family. And, you know, there's a lot of strategies that are out there. But today we've got five of the, I'm going to call them almost rules, really, top five rules of getting a

great deal on your Royal Caribbean cruise because at the end of the day, a Royal Caribbean Cruise is a great value.

Cruising has changed a lot in the last couple of years, but it still remains an excellent value for a vacation

when you consider how much is included in the cruise experience.

And really, your cruise fare is going to be the largest component of the total vacation budget, right?

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