Unlike most aspects of life, your vacation planning can actually benefit from last minute scrambling. If you've suddenly had some time or funds open up, you can stretch your dollar by grabbing last minute cruise specials. The cruise sections of the major travel sites like Travelocity, Expedia and Priceline routinely offer cut-rate cruises to exciting locations if you are able to purchase the cruise now and are able to leave in the next week or two.