Categories: Cheap Cruise, Budget Travel, Vacation Deal

Budget travelers can savor cost-savings cruise fare to select destinations -- across the sea. It's one of the most-guarded inside tips for cheap cruises. Not many consumers are aware of the fact that they can hitch a ride aboard a luxury ocean liner for under $100 bucks.

As with any good travel deal, a few restrictions and limitations come with the package. Here's how it works

• During the winter months, luxury vessels migrate to warmer climates. For instance, a cruise company may need to transport from fleet from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean or even Alaska to California. It's referred to as a "repositioning cruise."

• Because these ships are transporting crew from location to the next, and the objective of respositioning is to move a luxury vessel from one location to the next, many of these luxury vessels will not stop in every port.

• Instead of contacting a travel agency, prospective passengers should contact the cruise companydirectly.

• These trips are ideal for people who have an aversion to flying and enjoy spending several days at sea.

Obviously the underlying advantage of going along for the "repositioning ride" is to save money, AlertsForConsumers.com recommends these vital travel and vacationing considerations to note:

• Plan to book another reservation for your return home. Repositioning cruises are scheduled one-way.

• Don't expect better or worse service.

• Also, because the cruise ship is transporting employees, these unadvertised discounts or hidden rates can be claimed by contacting the airline directly. Here are a few of the ports budget travelers board these cheap cruises:

• Galveston, Texas
• Norfolk, Virginia
• San Diego, California