Hiya, if you guy's were wanting to go on a cruise next Nov, would you wait closer to the time and book, or book earlier.
Booking in the next few weeks, we would know the exact price and that we were getting the drinks package included.
What are your thoughts?
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by HW tenpin on Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:16 pm
Two choices early or late.
The best by far is the early booking, choice of cabin, A.I. normally Included, this combined with the early booking discount is in 95% of cases is the best bet.
Late booking or rather last minute deals can mean bad cabins on deck 2 inside, and the thought that you may not even get an offer is ship is fully booked.
After 50 plus cruises we have only ever got a good last minute deal once.
Good luck & happy cruising
The best by far is the early booking, choice of cabin, A.I. normally Included, this combined with the early booking discount is in 95% of cases is the best bet.
Late booking or rather last minute deals can mean bad cabins on deck 2 inside, and the thought that you may not even get an offer is ship is fully booked.
After 50 plus cruises we have only ever got a good last minute deal once.
Good luck & happy cruising
Cruising is like 'Being in the Garden of Eating'
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by HW John on Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:23 pm
From a cheaper side ..we always stay in the cheapest cabins and find them adequate for what we need (somewhere to sleep and change). After all..we spend very little time in there anyway.
It depends on how much you drink as the AI package is around 100-150 (i stand to be corrected on that).
We have done many last minute deals for some incredible prices, but as tenpin said..you do take the risk of it being full or only certain cabins being available. Usually the destiny does the canaries in winter, unless they are changing the ship.
If you set your heart on it..by all means book it. But if you are flexible, hang on as we find there are many alternatives going within a few days of the original cruise should it be full.
As always, its a choice of preference. Good luck to whatever you decide to do.
It depends on how much you drink as the AI package is around 100-150 (i stand to be corrected on that).
We have done many last minute deals for some incredible prices, but as tenpin said..you do take the risk of it being full or only certain cabins being available. Usually the destiny does the canaries in winter, unless they are changing the ship.
If you set your heart on it..by all means book it. But if you are flexible, hang on as we find there are many alternatives going within a few days of the original cruise should it be full.
As always, its a choice of preference. Good luck to whatever you decide to do.
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by lc74 on Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:29 pm
If this helps, we booked in August for 9th November (both this year), and we paid �1076 I think for deck 2/3 outside, with AI. We then paid �35 for a chosen deck 3 cabin, and got what we wanted (roughly the area we thought about).
Can you compare that with the prices just now? We got a discount code which helped acheive this price.
Can you compare that with the prices just now? We got a discount code which helped acheive this price.
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by mai-tai on Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:32 pm
Hmmm its very tricky, we have two cruises we would like to do and would prefer one over the other, but at the mo the prices for the 1st one are silly high, but the 14 night colourful coats itsn't all that bad.
And we do for the cheap seats! deck 2 inside.. had a lovely cabin last night, very quiet, lovely steward and bob all movement!
I'm managing to get the prices down by phoning a few places, and the AI drinks is free at the mo, like you guys were on about.
We do need the drinks package, but only if its not a silly price. I totted up what we did in a week and it was 100% worth it, even with soft drinks.
I will ponder some more and phone a few other places.. Thanks!
x
And we do for the cheap seats! deck 2 inside.. had a lovely cabin last night, very quiet, lovely steward and bob all movement!
I'm managing to get the prices down by phoning a few places, and the AI drinks is free at the mo, like you guys were on about.
We do need the drinks package, but only if its not a silly price. I totted up what we did in a week and it was 100% worth it, even with soft drinks.
I will ponder some more and phone a few other places.. Thanks!
x
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by tercar on Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:22 pm
hi mai-tai
i think the price depends on which airport you want to fly from, coming from the north east it is always more expensive to fly from Newcastle. so much so that we flew from stanstead this year and the price for a last minute deal was approx �250.00 cheaper per person for a 1 week cruise. if you are flying from the south i think you can get good last minute deals. hope you are successful.
i think the price depends on which airport you want to fly from, coming from the north east it is always more expensive to fly from Newcastle. so much so that we flew from stanstead this year and the price for a last minute deal was approx �250.00 cheaper per person for a 1 week cruise. if you are flying from the south i think you can get good last minute deals. hope you are successful.
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by HW tenpin on Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:25 pm
Hi mai-tai,
Bottom line, if you are really flexible and if at the last moment you are willing to go on any cruise, then wait, but don't expect free AI upgrade, or even be given the choice of one.
If you just want to do a certain cruise then book early, yes you may see it later cheaper, but there is no guarantee of that.
The whole idea of late booking is that sometimes they do come up, sometimes its cheaper a couple of months before, but if you definitely want a certain cruise on a certain date then book early.
Take a look at the Saturday daily mail, under Gills cruises that will give you some idea whats on offer under late deals also you can compare with early bookings as well. Also look for on-board credit deals, some for say Princess offer up to $300 per cabin which is almost the AI deal offered by Thomson.
Again you must be fully flexible with your dates and cruise to take advantage of last minute deals. Our last one on the Spirit one week before sailing cost half price at �449, but then we are retired so can go anytime. but even that was not that much cheaper than the offer 12 months earlier.
Bottom line, if you are really flexible and if at the last moment you are willing to go on any cruise, then wait, but don't expect free AI upgrade, or even be given the choice of one.
If you just want to do a certain cruise then book early, yes you may see it later cheaper, but there is no guarantee of that.
The whole idea of late booking is that sometimes they do come up, sometimes its cheaper a couple of months before, but if you definitely want a certain cruise on a certain date then book early.
Take a look at the Saturday daily mail, under Gills cruises that will give you some idea whats on offer under late deals also you can compare with early bookings as well. Also look for on-board credit deals, some for say Princess offer up to $300 per cabin which is almost the AI deal offered by Thomson.
Again you must be fully flexible with your dates and cruise to take advantage of last minute deals. Our last one on the Spirit one week before sailing cost half price at �449, but then we are retired so can go anytime. but even that was not that much cheaper than the offer 12 months earlier.
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