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1. Where and when do you want to go?

2. Go to individual cruise websites or Travelocity and compare prices or travel agent

3. Plan to book your cruise six-twelve months before you want to go

4. Get documents together - passport (recommended), birth certificate/driver's license

5. Book cruise

6. Consider options for beverage/food packages, internet packages, cruise insurance (recommended)

7. Consider shore excursion options (recommended)

8. Plan travel - flying? Driving? Consider staying at a hotel the night before embarkation

9. Check in via the cruise website or through your travel agent - similar as to when you check in for an airline flight 

10. Print off documents and keep in order of your travel in a folder - take folder with you - print off luggage tags and put on luggage before you get to the cruise terminal