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Where to find best price on cruises last min. to save $$$$$$$$
Ok, All you cruise gurus. Where do you go to get the best prices on
last min. cruise fares? Ore is it better to book a year in advance? Thanks in advance, Mark |
Where to find best price on cruises last min. to save $$$$$$$$
Mark Biernacki wrote: Ok, All you cruise gurus. Where do you go to get the best prices on last min. cruise fares? From my TA. But a good data base to start with is www.vacationstogo.com Ore is it better to book a year in advance? Usually, this will cost you more. Howie |
Where to find best price on cruises last min. to save $$$$$$$$
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Where to find best price on cruises last min. to save $$$$$$$$
A few years back the cruise lines tried to get people into the mode of early
booking by promising bigger discounts & advertising that if you wait till the last few weeks the price will much more. I idea never caught on & most of the seasoned cruisers still waited until the last minute to book the best deals. Some people even packed bags & waited at the docks & hoped to sail on partially filled ships for a real deal. Since 9/11 those days are gone & I believe the earliest date for booking is now about 30 days or so. There are lots of good web sites to check prices mentioned in this NG or even check out the local newspapers for the specials. Try http://www.cruiseshopping.com/ for some specials. I've never found that booking a year in advance saves a lot of money. I wouldn't book 1 year out unless you have you heart set on a special ship or a specific cabin. If your schedule allows, the best deals are the ones faxed to the TA's almost on a daily basis but you've got to be flexible. "Mark Biernacki" wrote in message om... Ok, All you cruise gurus. Where do you go to get the best prices on last min. cruise fares? Ore is it better to book a year in advance? Thanks in advance, Mark |
Where to find best price on cruises last min. to save $$$$$$$$
A few years back the cruise lines tried to get people into the mode of early
booking by promising bigger discounts & advertising that if you wait till the last few weeks the price will much more. I idea never caught on & most of the seasoned cruisers still waited until the last minute to book the best deals. Some people even packed bags & waited at the docks & hoped to sail on partially filled ships for a real deal. Since 9/11 those days are gone & I believe the earliest date for booking is now about 30 days or so. There are lots of good web sites to check prices mentioned in this NG or even check out the local newspapers for the specials. Try http://www.cruiseshopping.com/ for some specials. I've never found that booking a year in advance saves a lot of money. I wouldn't book 1 year out unless you have you heart set on a special ship or a specific cabin. If your schedule allows, the best deals are the ones faxed to the TA's almost on a daily basis but you've got to be flexible. "Mark Biernacki" wrote in message om... Ok, All you cruise gurus. Where do you go to get the best prices on last min. cruise fares? Ore is it better to book a year in advance? Thanks in advance, Mark |
Where to find best price on cruises last min. to save $$$$$$$$
In article , RichC
wrote: I idea never caught on & most of the seasoned cruisers still waited until the last minute to book the best deals. Some people even packed bags & waited at the docks & hoped to sail on partially filled ships for a real deal. Since 9/11 those days are gone & I believe the earliest date for booking is now about 30 days or so. You can book a cruise close to the sailing date if there are cabins. I get emails on sailings that are a week away. However cruise demand goes in cycles. From what I have seen we may have entered a period of higher demand and less last minute deals. -- Charles |
Where to find best price on cruises last min. to save $$$$$$$$
On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 07:08:36 -0400, "RichC"
wrote: A few years back the cruise lines tried to get people into the mode of early booking by promising bigger discounts & advertising that if you wait till the last few weeks the price will much more. I idea never caught on & most of the seasoned cruisers still waited until the last minute to book the best deals. Hi Everyone, In today's market place, if you care about the ship, itinerary, pricing and/or cabin or any combination, you had best book as early as possible. The ships are filling up much sooner than at any time since 9/11. The cruise lines are using their yield management to raise prices as the ships are filling. I would estimate that about 50% of my clients are not getting the ships, dates and cabin category that they desire when they try to book less than 5-months in advance. This is not to say that we can not find them a cabin or a ship but it is not their first choice. Those that survey pricing know that it is up 10-20% from a year ago. This is not to say that there are not some last minute sales but they are definitely fewer and farther between than last year. A word to the wise... ;+) Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com |
Where to find best price on cruises last min. to save $$$$$$$$
"Charles" wrote in message d... You can book a cruise close to the sailing date if there are cabins. I get emails on sailings that are a week away. However cruise demand goes in cycles. From what I have seen we may have entered a period of higher demand and less last minute deals. -- Charles I haven't seen anything with dates that close in a while..what site are you getting e-mails from? |
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