RUSH TRANSCRIPT Your leggings ░░░░░░░░ here Is there a ░░░░░░░░ between a great legging ░░░░░░░░ a good legging Yes ░░░░░░░░ brought in mark elwood ░░░░░░░░ will walk us through ░░░░░░░░ on your next vacation ░░░░░░░░ Stephanie Ruhle will These ░░░░░░░░ made from our links ░░░░░░░░ just learned a whole ░░░░░░░░ of a lot If ░░░░░░░░ are stuck inside right ░░░░░░░░ you are cold think ░░░░░░░░ taking a vacation Mark ░░░░░░░░ is here He will ░░░░░░░░ our guide to big ░░░░░░░░ right now on that ░░░░░░░░ cruise But first this ░░░░░░░░ today on NBC More ░░░░░░░░ This morning on today ░░░░░░░░ some vacation deals you ░░░░░░░░ not want to miss ░░░░░░░░ travel on the rise ░░░░░░░░ this country with 37 ░░░░░░░░ folks expected to set ░░░░░░░░ this year alone There ░░░░░░░░ a boat load of ░░░░░░░░ you can score right ░░░░░░░░ The industry calls it ░░░░░░░░ season so we will ░░░░░░░░ more about all these ░░░░░░░░ in wave season with ░░░░░░░░ travel expert mark elwood ░░░░░░░░ of all it sounds ░░░░░░░░ up It is But ░░░░░░░░ should say thank you ░░░░░░░░ the cruise industry made ░░░░░░░░ up to flag it ░░░░░░░░ basically black Friday for ░░░░░░░░ waves If you want ░░░░░░░░ bogo a discount on ░░░░░░░░ single waived January through ░░░░░░░░ March you will get ░░░░░░░░ deals To do that ░░░░░░░░ of all you need ░░░░░░░░ book early So the ░░░░░░░░ you want to do ░░░░░░░░ is two fold If ░░░░░░░░ have a cruise on ░░░░░░░░ mind you think for ░░░░░░░░ anniversary I want to ░░░░░░░░ on cruises We saw ░░░░░░░░ people traveling than ever ░░░░░░░░ more cruise bookings last ░░░░░░░░ season versus 2019 So ░░░░░░░░ busy But also the ░░░░░░░░ industry wants to know ░░░░░░░░ ships aren t going ░░░░░░░░ be sailing empty You ░░░░░░░░ be able to book ░░░░░░░░ December 2027 To get ░░░░░░░░ to do it they ░░░░░░░░ give you some incentives ░░░░░░░░ you book well ahead ░░░░░░░░ ll throw in a ░░░░░░░░ discount Viking was one ░░░░░░░░ my favorite lines Your ░░░░░░░░ is 25 It is ░░░░░░░░ easier to plan way ░░░░░░░░ because you are less ░░░░░░░░ about life getting in ░░░░░░░░ way Mark this next ░░░░░░░░ you have will be ░░░░░░░░ bit controversial But you ░░░░░░░░ you should use a ░░░░░░░░ agent for these cruises ░░░░░░░░ We haven t stepped ░░░░░░░░ in a time machine ░░░░░░░░ is not 1985 The ░░░░░░░░ industry operating very differently ░░░░░░░░ want to work with ░░░░░░░░ travel agency because you ░░░░░░░░ get more for your ░░░░░░░░ You will not pay ░░░░░░░░ Because of the way ░░░░░░░░ have relationships with the ░░░░░░░░ if you book directly ░░░░░░░░ will pay one price ░░░░░░░░ get no freebies But ░░░░░░░░ you use a travel ░░░░░░░░ you will get more ░░░░░░░░ your money Your next ░░░░░░░░ take an older ship ░░░░░░░░ s the trade off ░░░░░░░░ There is a trade ░░░░░░░░ The ships sail for ░░░░░░░░ They are workhorses and ░░░░░░░░ will get renovated If ░░░░░░░░ is close to renovation ░░░░░░░░ not quite there they ░░░░░░░░ incentivize you for traveling ░░░░░░░░ it by cutting the ░░░░░░░░ You may not have ░░░░░░░░ water slide but when ░░░░░░░░ are on the beach ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ You say choose your ░░░░░░░░ wisely How should we ░░░░░░░░ about that During wave ░░░░░░░░ you don t want ░░░░░░░░ assume you buy the ░░░░░░░░ rooms The interior state ░░░░░░░░ are always the cheapest ░░░░░░░░ wave season they want ░░░░░░░░ to trade up They ░░░░░░░░ say buy a more ░░░░░░░░ state room and you ░░░░░░░░ freebies thrown in Don ░░░░░░░░ assume that the cheapest ░░░░░░░░ is the best value ░░░░░░░░ have 30 seconds left ░░░░░░░░ Be careful about those ░░░░░░░░ huh Why is that ░░░░░░░░ you a drinker or ░░░░░░░░ a drinker Think about ░░░░░░░░ you want to pay ░░░░░░░░ front for something you ░░░░░░░░ to use or build ░░░░░░░░ own package During wave ░░░░░░░░ you might find some ░░░░░░░░ the packages are thrown ░░░░░░░░ 300 to drink behind ░░░░░░░░ bar Look at whether ░░░░░░░░ think pay up front ░░░░░░░░ build it myself Get ░░░░░░░░ teenager who is really ░░░░░░░░ with teenagers to do ░░░░░░░░ math Whether you are ░░░░░░░░ or how much Mark ░░░░░░░░ as always.