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First, you could search for cruise deals
by cruise line, cruise region and departure city, and you
could be more specific and do a detailed search by
region, line or departure month. Or you could search using a
list of words like family cruise, holiday cruise,
transatlantic cruise, Caribbean cruise, river cruising or
luxury cruises
But wait
a minute. Doing it that way is the long way. Check the list
to the right and you will see the most popular
cruise-related keywords that people search for with Google.
This is also the list that advertisers use to determine
where those Google ads appear on web sites. So, it is
reasonable to assume that if you search for a cruise deal
using these words you will find that great deal in no time
at all. And we all know time is money.
The keywords for your cruise
deal search should as relevant as possible to what you are
looking for. Google uses your keyword entry information to
tune your search results to ensure that the results meet
your expectations as close as possible and to promote the
most relevant content for your review. Good keywords are
words and short phrases that describe best what you want.
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If you're using keywords and
not seeing all the cruise deals you expect to appear in your
search results, try other keywords and see if the listings
you want appear. Using the wrong keywords can restrict your
results, waste time and limit your success. You don't want
to have dinner with the guy and his wife in the next cabin
and find out they paid hundred's of dollars less for their
cruise than you did.
If
you're looking for more inspiration about where, how and
when to find cruise deals, search for articles that
spotlight and feature cruise deals (like last-minute cruises
and weekend sailaway deals under $49 per night!) Search for
cruise reviews as well as a collection of feature articles
that give expert advice on how to make your cruise dollars
work for you and when to book for the best deals.
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So,
let's get started... use the meta-search tool below. Enter a
keyword ( see the list on right-hand column for suggestions
) and your on your way. This handy tool lets you compare
prices on cruise vacations across various online booking
sites (such as Travelocity, Expedia, or Priceline) as
well as traditional "brick and mortar " travel agencies like
AAA, American Express, Thomas Cook. Liberty and Travel
Agents in and around your home town.
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On some
web sites you will find Google ads prominently displayed
(see examples above). The ads that appear are relevant to
the content of the page you are viewing. Therefore they are
an excellent place to start your search as they let you skip
the time-consuming step of browsing all over the internet
looking for a good cruise deal (try it and see). Now, they
are advertisements, so as always "buyer beware" and check
out the companies background before making any purchase
online. You don't want to find yourself at the dock waiving
at the ship "goodbye", because you thought you had a
legitimate ticket, but instead got a worthless piece of
paper from some internet scam.
We hope
this "How To" section of our web site will help you in your
search for a great cruise deal this year. We welcome you
comments. Tell us what you think? Was this page of benefit
to you? E-mail us at
cruiseadvice@cruisedirectonline.com
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