Cruise quotes online

CruiseCompete.com helps you find a cruise deal by sending your vacation parameters to a slew of travel agents, who then compete with each other to send you the best quote. Click on cruise quote to choose exactly which cruise line you want, how many rooms you need, and which date you want to sail. Or search for cruise specials by region, ship or holiday.

Another option is to search for a generic cheapo vacation and leave parameters like sail date and cruise line open by clicking on cruise search. Once you find a cruise you are interested in, click on the sail date to get competing quotes.

Here's a cruise that sounds inviting. Three days and four nights, departing from Los Angeles. Each day you spend in a different port. The cruise sets sail in the evening and the next morning you are in San Diego. Then you head to Catalina for a day before going to Ensenada. The ship arrives in LA early in the morning on the fourth day.

Less than 30 minutes after submitting a pricing request I received a quote for $591.50 for an inside room or $651.50 for an outside room. Those prices are for both Hubby and me! It would be difficult to find a hotel room and pay for meals for that kind of money on land, even if we stayed close to home. Plus, no gas!

Cruise Compete has an 800 number for live help and a page where you can get descriptions and basic specs for dozens of ships. Getting quotes requires you to register an email address. Read more about how the site works.