🛳️ Cruise Pricing: The power of wholesale
It’s the same cabin. You choose who you buy it from.
Cherry picking … us?
A cruise expert said “Your cruise steals look great. But maybe you’re cherry-picking. Please do a larger comparison.” So we did …
The wholesale advantage
We looked at 10 budget sailings he was already recommending to his readers. We compared the pricing on Vacation Steal with CruiseDirect, one of the top cruise websites, and a fair representative of other retail sites like Vacations To Go, Cruises.com, and Expedia.
One caveat - Just like Costco, we are private. You must be a member. (It’s complimentary for our readers.)
The results - Vacation Steal cruise pricing was clearly lower, providing 5-26% in savings (2 itineraries were a tie.)
Pricing: Vacation Steal vs. CruiseDirect - Discount from retail. Sailing
$510 vs $542 - 5%. MSC World America, Miami 11-28-26 7 nights Interior
$830 vs $984 - 15%. Grand Princess, Anchorage 8-1-26 7 nights Oceanview
$547 vs $714 - 23%. Carnival Conquest, Miami 9-14-26 3 nights Suite
$319 vs $374 - 6%. Carnival Panorama, Los Angeles 11-1-26 6 nights Oceanview
$577 vs $619 - 14%. MSC Meraviglia, Miami 11-15-26 6 nights Balcony
$620 vs $839 - 26%. Royal Odyssey, New Jersey (New York) 4-7-27 7nts Interior
$920 vs $1,003 - 8%. Carnival Horizon, Miami 1-10-27 6 nights Suite
$644 vs $687 - 6%. Celebrity Summit, Fort Lauderdale 3-28-28 7 nights Balcony
Pricing is per person double occupancy. Travel pricing is dynamic. These quotes are from a week ago and so may be different.