SanDiegoFun

Just log onto the website and buy your tickets! Lines were 3+ hrs long in mid Sept. Thank god we had out tickets and walked right in the side door. The tickets don't cost much, do it ASAP!

I realize that is how to buy them. Right now they only show dates through April.I will need July tickets and am inquiring as to if anyone knows how soon those go on sale.

Earlier somebody posted 3 months in advance was the dates for tix. However several said they bought August and October tickets in March. Do they open all summer fix up in March?

Thanks for the help!

We booked our first cruise through the cruise line's website, then the next 2 over the phone with the cruise planner, and our 4th through our credit card. Lastly our 2016 cruise we went through a warehouse club, which so far we're the most happy with.

 

Funny thing is, I thought the Concierge Class 123Go sale ended a few weekends back, and attempted to call a would-be TA who had some personal issues to attend to, but basically told me to scram after hearing that I booked with someone else. "Well you apparently don't want the knowledge, insight, and discounts of a TA." I gave him first shot, thought I was under a deadline (based on some facebook ad), and actually DID go through a TA! Weird.

 

How do you book your cruises? I like the added bonuses, but I dislike having to go through a middleman to make changes.

I only go through the Warehouse Club (starts with C ends with o) as this is my 7th cruise, the past four I've gone through them and had best experience with several added OBCs or other bonuses.

Also, by using my warehouse club Amex card I get 2% back as well at the end of each year. Plus club gives me $ back at end of year as an Executive level member so I get almost 4% back on top of all.

Did a Groupon once and it was ok, just a TA using Groupon to sell I found out, so less flexibility.

We chose Alla as SPB failed to inform us the Kremlin was not open on day 2 of our 3 day stop in St. Petersburg. Ended up taking the cruises' trip to Moscow on day 1 in St. Petersburg and than the 2 day All a tour after that. If we'd stuck with SPB tours we'd have gone to Moscow on day two and had no Kremlin visit.

I tend to book through my Costco TA as they offered the full 123 plus a much bigger additional OBC. Already booked the Silhouette for the Baltic Capitals in 2016. I think they work for the Australian cruisers as well.