Which websites are the best for finding cheap deals on vacations? 

We are planning on taking a Carnival cruise leaving from New Orleans
this February, and are looking for the best deal. But we are
overwhelmed with the amount of websites offering "the lowest rates."
Which ones are proven to be the best? (We are looking for rates for
airfare, the cruise itself, and for hotels in New Orleans.)  Please
answer ASAP, because we would like to book this vacation soon.

A friend of mine is very pleased with Cruise Compete, a website where
you can get competing quotes from different agencies:

http://www.cruisecompete.com/

www.Johnnyjet.com

This Guy has link for any type of travel. He has done all the reaserch
for us and all you have to do is follow a few link fron his sites.  He
has many last minute saver plans.  And many packege deal plans.  You
won't find a better travel site on the web.

Thansk
Hope this is what you are looking for.

Dear Lizard

From a brief research I conducted on cruise sites, I still recommend
the "classics":

Priceline
<http://www.pricelinecruiseoutlet.com/> 

Expedia 
<http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=kruz&rfrr=-359> 

Travelocity 
<http://www.travelocity.com/Cruises/0,,TRAVELOCITY||Y,00.html> 

My Cruise Partner
<http://www.mycruisepartner.com/cruises/cruises.jsp?cobrand=2000234> 
(May I note that the prices are per/day, while most of the others are per cruise).

lizzardq-ga:

I can personally recommend http://www.vacationstogo.com. I have used
them several times to arrange last-minute cruise deals. Their online
Fast Deal tracker gives you instant access to the latest discounted
rates from all of the major cruise lines. The customer agents are very
professional, very knowledgeable, and highly focused on providing
customer service first and foremost. I truly appreciated that during
my first cruise, and continue to appreciate it.

Enjoy,

aht-ga
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