The Cheapest Cruise Is the Most Expensive Mistake (KWYWTG 37)
From Know Where You Want To Go Travel Podcast by Cam DeJong
June 4, 2026 · 11 min · Season 3 · Episode 37
About this episode
Cameron DeJong discusses why prioritizing the cheapest cruise can lead to dissatisfaction and emphasizes the importance of finding the right fit for a travel experience.
Two travelers email on the same day. One asks for the lowest price on a 7-night. The other asks whether the ship is even the right fit. Only one of them ends up genuinely happy, and it is not the one who led with price. In this episode of the Know Where You Want to Go Travel Podcast, Cameron DeJong makes the case that chasing the cheapest cruise is the fastest way to end up with the wrong one. Price is the easiest thing to compare, so it is the thing everyone compares, and it quietly hides the four things that actually decide whether you love the trip: whether the ship and itinerary fit you, whether your cabin is in the right place, whether your fare tier matches how you travel, and whether a real person is in your corner when something goes sideways. Cameron is direct about his own bias as a travel advisor, then walks through why the price-first reflex still costs you, including the truth about rebate and cash-back booking sites and the "but I found it cheaper" myth. This is a point-of-view episode, the companion to Episode 34 on cruise misinformation and Episode 36 on finding the right fit. It is for anyone about to book who is tempted to let the lowest number make…
People in this episode
Host: Cameron DeJong
Topics covered
- cruise booking
- travel advice
- price comparison
- travel happiness
- cruise fit
Keywords
- cheapest cruise
- travel advisor
- cruise misinformation
- booking mistakes
- travel fit
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: camjontravel.com
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