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We live three hours drive away so No flights ..about time Nth Qld gets access to cruises without having to fly. Sadly though I don't think the cruises are selling well and next year I think they are cutting back the cruises that leave from Cairns.

 

 

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Ok so to make Air Fares not such a large component for a small cruise..What about this deal and do 3 back to backs

 

This would be great for Anyone trying to get their cruise numbers up for Princess status

 

Pacific Eden P&O

 

Depart Cairns

9th Sep

3 night cruise

Scenic cruising to beautiful Willis Island $149 pp

Inside Cabin

(And to sweeten this deal your alcohol can be purchased Duty free on this cruise

 

12th Sep

4 night Cruise to the Whitsundays. $249pp

Inside Cabin

 

16th September

Depart Cairns

7 night cruise to Papua New Guinea. $550pp

Inside Cabin

 

TOTAL 14 nights cruising. $948.

$67pp per night

 

Now that's a bargain and 3 different cruises..

Come on up to Cairns folks

..Tiger airways have flight Melbourne to Cairns return $215

Brisbane Cairns return $172

 

 

 

 

 

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Ok so to make Air Fares not such a large component for a small cruise..What about this deal and do 3 back to backs

Come on up to Cairns folks

..Tiger airways have flight Melbourne to Cairns return $215

Brisbane Cairns return $172

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Why is Melbourne so cheap compared to Brisbane, in the same state?

WOW from Canberra is expensive.

 

I have to smile when I think of people flying from Melbourne or Sydney to Brisbane or Cairns to join a cruise. We always had to fly south, to fly or cruise north!

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Here are some cruises that I have found available for $100/person/day or less.

 

Hopefully I've formatted this right so you can read the table.

 

[font=&quot][b]Date         Cruise To        Line       Ship       Nights  /person  /day[/b][/font]
[font=&quot]6th Nov-17   Pacific Islands  Carnival   Legend        8     $749     $94[/font]
[font=&quot]31st Oct-17  Comedy Cruise    P & O      Jewel         4     $380     $95[/font]
[font=&quot]10th Mar-19  South Pacific    RCI        Explorer OTS  7     $679     $97[/font]
[font=&quot]10th Dec-17  Pacific Islands  Carnival   Spirit        8     $799    $100[/font]
[font=&quot]12th Feb-18  South Pacific    RCI        Explorer OTS  9     $896    $100[/font]
[font=&quot]14th Nov-17  Pacific Islands  Carnival   Legend        8     $799    $100[/font]
[font=&quot]20th Mar-18  South Pacific    RCI        Voyager OTS   7     $699    $100[/font]
[font=&quot]28th Oct-17  Pacific Island   Carnival   Spirit        8     $799    $100[/font]
[font=&quot]30th Jan-18  South Pacific    RCI        Explorer OTS 10     $995    $100[/font]
[font=&quot]6th Dec-17   Pacific Islands  Carnival   Legend       10     $999    $100[/font]

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Why does working have to get in the way of cruising [emoji24]

 

 

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I used to wonder that frequently, now I'd be happy to do more of either.

 

Strewth I hate being bored.

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$1098 balcony guarantee on Celebrity Solstice 22nd October this year

 

(Actually found a slightly better price for this if anyone interested $1065pp balcony guarantee)

 

I booked this cruise months ago for a balcony On the hump partially obstructed for $3300. But it included all perks

Free wifi

Free Premium drink package

Free gratuities

OBC 300 U.S

 

I have to pay the balance tomorrow $3100

Or I can cancel and book the balcony guarantee for $2130

Husband says cancel .. I say I want my drinks wifi and spending money ..

Now if only the suite would drop dramatically I would rethink

 

 

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> HALLOWEEN CRUISE and $300 On Board Credit <<< 28th October 2017 - 8 nights - Carnival Spirit

 

> Inside pp twin - $780 and $300 OBC total for stateroom

> Outside pp twin - $975 and $300 OBC total for stateroom

> Balcony pp - $1075 and $300 OBC total for stateroom

 

 

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HALLOWEEN CRUISE and $300 On Board Credit 28th October 2017 - 8 nights - Carnival Spirit

 

Inside pp twin - $780 and $300 OBC total for stateroom

> Outside pp twin - $975 and $300 OBC total for stateroom

Balcony pp - $1075 and $300 OBC total for stateroom

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Why is Melbourne so cheap compared to Brisbane, in the same state?

WOW from Canberra is expensive.

 

I have to smile when I think of people flying from Melbourne or Sydney to Brisbane or Cairns to join a cruise. We always had to fly south, to fly or cruise north!

 

Only Govt employees fly to and from Canberra :D so why make the flights cheap? Plenty of money there right? ;)

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An Aus cruising website is advertising pacific Eden 4 night cruises from cairns from 199 pp twin. Both depart on a Tuesday but you could make a weekend in cairns

 

 

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What dates? I'm seeing 4 nights to the Whitsundays leaving 12th September 2017 for $198pp. 4 nights to Fraser Island leaving 3rd October 2017 is $379pp.

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The Fraser Island cruise jumped up this afternoon , I think there is still a lot of cabin availability , I guess price will prob go back down . I have been checking them daily and sometimes the very next day they are back down to rock bottom.

 

 

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There's also the 3 nighter departing 9 September for scenic cruising to Willis island $169pp twin share inside cabin

 

 

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Great cruising time got those living in the cairns region. [emoji4]

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They were the only dates I could see.

 

 

 

The Fraser Island cruise has a BALCONY price reduced this morning to $249pp.

Strangely the cheapest interior is $379.00

Leaving Cairns 3 october

 

 

 

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