[Dave]

The thing with cruises is that the cruise lines have gone to great lengths to "level the playing field" and make pricing a non-factor as far as getting a "great deal". Those days are long gone. A person can find pricing that is lower than the advertised price if you find an agent with group space blocked out. But even then it can be the same price as an individual booking, but they get to add perks which have value such as on-board credit, upgrades, bottles of wine, etc.