{"id":93910,"date":"2024-04-29T18:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T18:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/cruise-deals-cant-be-trusted-heres-how-to-get-the-best-value-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T18:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T18:00:10","slug":"cruise-deals-cant-be-trusted-heres-how-to-get-the-best-value-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/cruise-deals-cant-be-trusted-heres-how-to-get-the-best-value-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruise deals can’t be trusted: Here’s how to get the best value – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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“Yeah, right,” I muttered while staring at a deal on Royal Caribbean’s homepage last week. A countdown clock just below the promotion told me that I only had seven hours, 40 minutes and 28 seconds left to pounce on the offer before it would magically disappear.<\/p>\n

I knew it wasn’t true. That deal would be back the next day.<\/p>\n

I’ve been tracking the big promotions from the major cruise lines since November. Royal Caribbean<\/a>, Norwegian Cruise Line<\/a>, Carnival Cruise Line<\/a> and a handful of other brands have been running the same standard bargains on their websites for months, each one claiming to have limited-time status.<\/p>\n

What began as Black Friday promotions were repurposed and rebranded for wave season<\/a> \u2014 the period during the first quarter of each year when cruise lines offer some of their best deals<\/a>. Some have been extended as far out as the end of June.<\/p>\n

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