Travelling - Cruising Holidays Season

Travelling - You've thought about it and you are ready to book your cruise holiday. The easiest thing to do is to just find a travel agent and let them do all the work. If you take a little time and do some research, you may be able to save some money by booking your cruising holiday yourself.

Follow these ten steps on booking your cruise holiday.

1. Find out as much information as you can. This can be done by gathering brochures and visiting travel agents.

2. Decide where in the world you would like to go. The most popular destinations are Mexico, Alaska and the Caribbean.

3. Decide how long of a cruise you would like. Depending on the destination you can choose a cruise from 3 days to 6 months.

4. Decide how much money you want to spend on your cruise. Budget your cruise like you would any major purchase.

5. Once you have a budget in mind, contact a travel agent and give them your budget and what type of cruise you wish to take.

6. You can use the travel agent to determine your cruise's starting point. You may need to find arrange your own way to the departure point, so this will an extra cost to consider.

7. Find out how many port call you want. This information is usually available in travel brochures.

8. Look into the type of state room you want while on your cruise. Like a hotel, state rooms vary in size, services and where the state room is located on the ship's deck plan.

9. Know in advance about any extra fees and restrictions.

10. When you use a travel agent or the Internet to book your cruise, you will find you are able to receive discounts in fares and customer's reviews.