15 Things You Need to Know About Last-Minute Cruises, Revealed

3. You should almost always pick a port within driving distance

Choose a port within driving distance of home. | iStock.com/anyaberkut

Don’t know where to start when looking for deals on last-minute cruises? Cruise Critic offers a very valuable piece of advice. If you live within driving distance of a departure port, focus your search on itineraries that depart from that port. Last-minute flights to get to and from a distant port can add up because they aren’t nearly as inexpensive as last-minute cruises. But an impromptu road trip is much simpler and cheaper to plan.

Next: Figure out what you really want.