Last week, Carnival announced that they were following in the footsteps of Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises by deciding to not allow discounting of their fares by travel agents. Now, NCL has also joined the party.
I guess that agents selling those lines will have to get creative as they have done with Royal Caribbean and Celebrity. No longer will they be able to undercut the line's pricing but they can offer incentives like the $225 onboard credit and free spa treatment we received when we booked our rapidly approaching cruise on Liberty of the Seas.
It's kid of a shame though as the days of huge discounts and great deals from travel agents look to be a thing of the past. Looks like it was inevitable that other lines would go that way since, after some initial uproar, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity bookings were not adversely affected by their decision to go this route a couple of years ago.
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