How should I buy my ticket?

[bradleyheathhays]

I'm zeroing in on an Alaskan cruise for me and my family on either HAL, Celebrity, Princess, or NCL and I'm writing to ask, in the next week, when I figure out exactly what cruise we want to take how should I go about buying our tickets? I'm leaning toward going with my local travel agency who on first visit seems to be fairly well versed on creating cruise itineraries. Should I go with them, or should I go through some other maybe internet agent who can get me a deep discount?

Thanks everybody!

[sailingrose]

I suggest if you are new to cruising to use a cruise agent. If you are comfortable with the person you met with then use them. They should be able to help give you all the assistance you need. You can always continue to ask us here on Crazies!

Happy researching!

[rogue]

Don't be fooled about deep discounts on line. You may get it cheaper, but not usually by a whole lot. If you do see something on line, ask your agent if they can match it. I would still tend to go with your local agent. If there is a problem, they will be easier to reach than an on-line agent.