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Cruising for One Hundred Dollars a Day
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Motorists complain about higher gas prices. Air travelers shake their heads as fares rise.

Cruise lovers just keep on smiling.

Amid the costs and crises the travel industry has weathered the past few years, one thing has remained fairly constant: cruise cabins are affordable and available.

If you consider travel costs on a per diem (daily) basis, how many of us can cover the costs of three or more quality meals, exciting destinations, transportation, accommodation, and even nightly entertainment with a $100 USD bill?

Cruise travelers often do that for less.

If you read these pages frequently, you know that autumn is a great time to book and enjoy a repositioning cruise. In essence, "repo" cruises are longer, required trips needed to reposition a ship in another part of the world for a new season. If you'd like to find out more, click here.

If you don't have the time for a repo cruise, how about some of the shorter getaways?

Cruise line so-called bargain pages often provide rewards, especially for the last-minute traveler. Click "next" and see some examples of these economical all-inclusives.

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