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Cruise lines have said bookings are healthy, despite the current financial crisis. But are the increasing number of cheap deals on the market telling a different story, asks Jane Archer. Recession, what recession? Jane Archer has met many cruisers who have three or four cruise holidays each year At the end of last week I finally managed to speak to a cruise travel agent I had been trying to catch up with for several days. When she rang she was apologetic and explained she had been so busy she hadn’t had a chance to call me. “There are a lot of amazing discounts out there that must be attracting business,” I noted. She agreed, but said the phones had actually been busy with customers wanting to book for next year, not those looking for a last-minute deal. Ever since the financial crisis started, cruise lines have said bookings... [read full story]
