Best deals of the week 23 Feb.
- Fleet Captain James
- Feb 24
- 3 min read
As always, the week's best deals are listed below and on our Website.
Airline staff: Switch to Interline from the top menu if you are eligible for Interline rates. Note: Interline discounts will never be released on all voyages; you should always check our weekly best deals (below) and our deals for airline staff via our closed Interline section.
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Compare the actual end cost vs the value of inclusions across brands.
This week's best deals were found using My Cruise Scanner, which enables you to search by region, month, and cruise line, along with your preferred budget for the first time.
This is something you can only do on our website.
June/July - The Med - From $300 p/p p/d
August/September - The Med - From $230 pp pd
September/October - The Med - From $199 pp pd
Alaska - May/June/Sept - From $260 pp pd
Hawaii/Tahiti - NEW!
Traditionally, only Windstar and Paul Gauguin Cruises have offered cruises in and around Tahiti. The only other way to visit Tahiti or Hawaii has been to jump on the longer Trans-Pacific Voyages, which are repositioning cruises. Where the ships sail from Hawaii to Australia in October and in the reverse direction in March.
As for cruises around Hawaii, the only ship based there year-round has been a dirty old NCL ship, which attracts a party-hard Vegas crowd. You'd think there would be many cruise lines that would want to offer cruises around Hawaii. There are, but the Jones Act prevents this as it was designed to protect and encourage local cruise lines, shipyards, and employment. In reality, it has decimated what could be a thriving domestic cruise market as all the big players have ships built and registered in foreign tax-free states and crewed by overseas staff from developing nations. By doing so they also avoid huge corporate taxes.NCL is the only line that meets the requirements of the Jones Act.
Jones Act—Requires at least 75 percent U.S. vessel ownership; at least 75 percent of the crew to be U.S. citizens or permanent residents; and the vessels to have been built or rebuilt in the United States
This year, many high-end brands have found their traditional markets, such as the Med, saturated with too many ships, and have decided to try new itineraries that involve cruising between Hawaii and Tahiti.
This is excellent news for us as repositioning or one-way cruises to exotic, far-flung destinations are not 'as yet' on many people's radars. They are on ours, as the cruise lines will have trouble filling these. That's where and why heavy discounting will be required, which we are starting to see flow through now.
Hawaii/Tahiti - From $180 pp pd
Should I book now or wait?
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If you want the Kimberley, get in touch. I have some new space for this year at the lowest prices we have ever seen: 0430 200 535.
Just a quick recap about pricing:
All pricing below is USD, but we can sell most lines in AUD, and prices will usually work out cheaper, but not always.
We will match or better any price.
We are fully licensed, registered, and insured in Australia.
NOTE: as you click through for live pricing, you may find discrepancies; this is because often only one or two cabins might be offered at the cheaper rates
As these sell out, prices will fluctuate.
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