Aug 2022 who to book with

[phi2012]

Hey lovely dibbers,

We are looking at booking a holiday to disney, universal and cruise next August (2022).
Wanted some advise on who to book the cruise part with.
We will probably go with royal caribbean as cheaper than Disney cruises for same itinery and length is longer on RCI too (although would love a Disney cruise).
Looking at 5 nights on 29th August from Port canaveral.

Would you book with a US TA? As at the moment the US royal caribbean site is giving 60% off 2nd adult and then another % off any other in the cabin, and as party of 5 that is quite a saving against the UK site.

Have contacted both dreams unlimited (as had booked with them for a Disney cruise this year, unfortunately cancelled due to covid and they were very helpful) and travel on a dream, as saw a few on here say they were OK to work with.

Anyone got experiences with either company.

Or any positive or negatives with booking with a US TA.

Just want to make the right choice, and hopefully get the cruise for a good price.

Thanks guys. 👍

[gismo1554]

So I've only booked Disney cruises and done with both Dreams and with Travel on a Dream. Out of the two I had better experience with TOAD but that was just because my agent was better. The key is finding a good agent really. My agent has since moved to In Touch Vacations and I now book through them as she is good. That said I'm sure that both Dreams and TOAD will have good agents too I just didn't get lucky with Dreams (agent was very unresponsive when I asked what I thought were reasonable questions like could you request that we have a table on our own possibly).

[Buggles94]

I book US cruises with Deb Gustafson from TOAD. She has been brilliant and incredibly patient with me - especially over the past year Definitely recommend!

[phi2012]

Thanks guys.
Have managed to book with dreams, no fees and refundable deposit for the cruise (only $200 extra, which we thought for peace of mind worth it) . 😊
Saved nearly £750 on booking the same thing in the UK and would lose the deposit too if we needed to cancel or rearrange for any reason. So think booking via US TA will hopefully end up being a very good choice.
Thanks for your advise both.
👍

[Milpston]

Just seen this thread and wanted to give another positve shout for Deb and 'Travel on a dream'. We have booked an RCI cruise with her for 2022 and she was nothing but helpful and a much better price than I could get in the UK,

[babbymint]

We're considering a cruise from Florida next year, we have two teens (under 18).

We would probably share a stateroom - do any of them give discounts for 4 to a room? Or are there any other tips you could give me please?

[Buggles94]

We also have 2 teens and have always shared a room. We try to get the family room with verandah on DCL. To be honest we have always been fine with this amount of space as are rarely all in the room at once except to sleep

[gismo1554]

Originally Posted by babbymint

We're considering a cruise from Florida next year, we have two teens (under 18).

We would probably share a stateroom - do any of them give discounts for 4 to a room? Or are there any other tips you could give me please?

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So its not so much a discount. The 3rd and 4th people in a room are always cheaper than the first two.

Research room sizes and I'd definitely try for a split bathroom arrangement if possible as with 4 people in one room having a separate toilet to shower room is really useful when you are trying to get ready.