7 Holiday Cruise Tips to Save Your Money and Your Sanity
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I've been on several holiday cruises and I've learned the hard way how to avoid paying more while still getting all the great benefits.
If you don't have to be on that ship for the actual holiday, you can get some of the benefits before or after the holiday.
On Christmas Day, they will have a special dining menu. The same thing will happen on other holidays.
I was on a holiday cruise once and I could not believe all the little ones running everywhere, all around me, pretty much anywhere I went on this cruise.
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