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 71.

Since most of us are not independently wealthy, we're usually looking for the best possible deal on our Royal Caribbean cruise so that we can save a little bit more money on the cruise itself when we get there.

This week, let's look at the ways to get the best possible price for your cruise so you

can get the most affordable cruise vacation that's out there.

Here we go.

This week's topic actually comes from one of our listeners, Chad Nip and Chad

asked about info for finding the best deals and when to look for them.

It's a great topic.

And of course,

everyone's always looking for a good deal on a cruise, right? I mean, it doesn't matter who you are.

Even myself, when I'm looking at cruise, I'm not just buying the first thing that comes

of mine. I'm looking to see, is there possibly a better deal that's out there? And there's so

much that goes into finding what's quote unquote a cruise deal. Now, of course, deal is a relative term, right? You know, you might see a

oasis to these crews for a certain price and be like, wow, that's an amazing deal. And I might

say, wow, that's really expensive. Or vice versa. It doesn't matter. The reality is it just

means different things to different people, but basically we're talking about getting the best possible

price for your cruise that you're looking to take. And there's a lot that goes into it, honestly.

There's no one easy answer.

There's no silver bullet.

But let's look at a couple different things you have to keep in mind.

Number one, first and foremost, book early.

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