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Financial Crisis Brings Cruise Bargains

October 19th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed

Plummeting share markets, sagging house values, an uncertain employment market, and other financial factors are causing consumers around the world to snap their wallets and purses shut.

cruise ship For those lucky enough to be relatively unaffected by the global financial turmoil, there are some great bargains to be had in the cruise sector.

There have been some recently-announced price reductions on cruises out of Australia and NZ, for late-2008 and early-2009 cruises. Discounts of over 60% are available, as cruise operators slash prices in the wake of significant falls in forward bookings.

For example, the Diamond Princess has a 12-night cruise from Sydney to Auckland departing 12 Dec 2008 for A$949pp per person, including a return flight to Sydney. The normal price is A$2500pp.

Check out this and other offers available at CruiseMart. Their website can be found here