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In plain English: Cruise Compass is reader-supported. When you click a link to CruiseDirect on this site and go on to book a cruise, we may receive a commission from the retailer. You pay exactly the same price. Nothing is added to your fare.
Which links are affiliate links
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Does it change our advice?
No. We have one affiliate partner and it is a comparison booking site, not a cruise line — so we earn the same whether you sail with Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Celebrity or anyone else. There is no commercial incentive for us to steer you toward a particular ship, cabin grade or itinerary, and we would rather you booked nothing than booked the wrong thing.
We also recommend checking prices in more than one place, including directly with the cruise line. That advice occasionally costs us a commission, and it stays in anyway.
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Prices and availability
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