Every cost, in writing.
No surprise fees.
We tell you what a trip really costs. Not the advertised fare, the real number, with gratuities, port fees and resort fees added back. Planning is free, and booking through us costs the same as booking direct.
Mandatory costs add $507, or 28.2%. None of it is on the price you were shown.
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The advertised price is never the price.
What a cruise, an all-inclusive or a resort really costs once the mandatory extras are added back. Cruises use rates read off each line's own page; the other two name what gets charged for and take your figures.
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Tell us what you are thinking about.
Rough dates and a vague idea are enough. You do not need to have decided on a ship, a line or a destination, and half of what we do is helping people work that part out.
Who We Are
Open Book Journeys was built on one idea: you should know what a trip costs in full before you book it, not after. Every rate on this site is published with its source and the date a real person checked it.
No planning fee, no service fees, no hidden costs.
What working with us is like
You get the real number first
Gratuities, port fees and anything else mandatory, quoted up front rather than discovered at checkout. If we are estimating a figure we will say which one.
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No planning fee, no consultation fee. The company you book with pays a commission out of its own margin, so booking with us is the same price as booking direct.
How we get paidYou can check our work
Every rate on this site is published with the page it came from and the date a person read it. That is an unusual thing to offer, which is the whole point.
How we source our rates