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WE DID IT !!

My wife and I are finally booked on Princess "Heart of Alaska" CruiseTour 2S. As it turns out, I did find a price that was ~$500 less than the local TA was able to offer, so I took it. It was from an online agency that I've seen quoted here and advertizes on this site (Lori at SkyscraperTours.com). I hated to abandon the local TA after our visit / her quote last Friday, but the on-line savings was too much to ignore. I did email the local TA with my online quote to give an opportunity for a counter-quote, but didn't get a response.

I went back and read my original post on this thread. It's been a long 6 weeks but a lot has happened and I really learned a lot. The help that I received here was invaluable and I want to thank all of you for contributing to my continuing enlightenment on cruise knowledge.

Now that weÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re booked I can sit back and relax for a while. Next big items are airfare and choosing the excursions. Life is rough

YouÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll see me around these threads for a while. IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve found the help to be excellent.

<blockquote data-quote="lbeck" data-source="post: 801917">WE DID IT !!My wife and I are finally booked on Princess &quot;Heart of Alaska&quot; CruiseTour 2S.&nbsp; As it turns out, I did find a price that was ~$500 less than the local TA was able to offer, so I took it.&nbsp; It was from an online agency that I've seen quoted here and advertizes on this site (Lori at SkyscraperTours.com).&nbsp; I hated to abandon the local TA after our visit / her quote last Friday, but the on-line savings was too much to ignore.&nbsp;&nbsp; I did email the local TA with my online quote to give an opportunity for a counter-quote, but didn't get a response.I went back and read my original post on this thread.&nbsp; It's been a long 6 weeks but a lot has happened and I really learned a lot.&nbsp; The help that I received here was invaluable and I want to thank all of you for contributing to my continuing enlightenment on cruise knowledge. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Now that weÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re booked I can sit back and relax for a while.&nbsp; Next big items are airfare and choosing the excursions.&nbsp; Life is rough <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />YouÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll see me around these threads for a while.&nbsp; IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve found the help to be excellent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lbeck, post: 801917"] [b]WE DID IT !![/B] My wife and I are finally booked on Princess "Heart of Alaska" CruiseTour 2S. As it turns out, I did find a price that was ~$500 less than the local TA was able to offer, so I took it. It was from an online agency that I've seen quoted here and advertizes on this site (Lori at SkyscraperTours.com). I hated to abandon the local TA after our visit / her quote last Friday, but the on-line savings was too much to ignore. I did email the local TA with my online quote to give an opportunity for a counter-quote, but didn't get a response. I went back and read my original post on this thread. It's been a long 6 weeks but a lot has happened and I really learned a lot. The help that I received here was invaluable and I want to thank all of you for contributing to my continuing enlightenment on cruise knowledge. :) Now that weÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re booked I can sit back and relax for a while. Next big items are airfare and choosing the excursions. Life is rough ;) YouÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll see me around these threads for a while. IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve found the help to be excellent. [/QUOTE]