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Article: Cruising: Discounts, shorter booking windows, new ships keep this a popular way to go
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- February 15, 2009
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NEW YORK -- It's wave season, the time of year when travelers
typically book the most cruises. And there's good news for cruise-
loving consumers: Discounts abound, more than a dozen new ships are
being introduced this year, and booking windows are shrinking, which
means you don't have to plan quite so far ahead.
As a result, some companies are seeing a surge in cruise
bookings. Princess Cruises reported its biggest booking day ever
Jan. 12, with volume up 17 percent over the best previous day.
Expedia CruiseShipCenters had an 18 percent increase in cruise sales
in 2008, and bookings made this year are already ahead of last
January by 14 percent.
Consumers "cannot pass up a deal," said Heidi ...