We found that our cruise was the same whether we booked with our travel
agent or went direct through Princess.
However, if you want a guarantee that you will get on the ship before it
sails you need to book it all including air and cruise through the cruise
line.
We generally get to the departure city the day before the cruise so we book
our airfare ourselves.

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woulld it be less expensive to go ahead and book a cruise with a
travel agent are there any pros or cons?