The best deal came from a representative at DCL. I called them one afternoon while the bees were nap

My bees had been begging for us to take them on a Disney Cruise for a long time. I kept saying no because I knew what the checkbook said we had available. In my head, the DCL (Disney Cruise Line) was EXPENSIVE! Don t get me wrong, it isn t cheap. If you want a less expensive cruise vacation for your family, then I would check out Carnival . But after going on Norwegian and Royal Caribbean , the DCL wasn t far from them on the $$$ (another blog post on other cruise line companies later).
The timeframe we were looking to go on a cruise was in January (2014) and it needed to be the week of MLK Jr. Holiday or the week prior. We were stuck with only a 2 week time frame due to vacation days with Mr. M. (my husband). I checked out various websites for prices: Disney Cruise Line , Expedia Cruises , and Vacations To Go-Disney . All the sites had different prices. I compared the trips, picked the date, and then called each company. By calling each company (with all the information from the other sites available), I was about to negotiate a great deal on my cruise. Please make sure when you do this, you have the EXACT same cabin category, date, itinerary, etc. from each site.
The best deal came from a representative at DCL. I called them one afternoon while the bees were napping and fired off my information to them. They were able to get my family and I in a Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroon with a Verandah (Balcony) thrifty car rental promotions . The cruise was a simple trip to the Bahamas for 4 days and 3 nights on the Disney Dream . With taxes, we spent $2,300 for a family of 5 in the next to best stateroom on the entire ship. If we would have booked sooner or had a better window for vacation, the trip could have been as low as $1,300. You have to do your homework. Cruise lines want your business and they want you to have a wonderful time. If you call around and search thrifty car rental promotions the internet, you will find unbelievable prices.