I've been cruising Celebrity for a long time now and used to think I had my head around Celebrity pricing in both the US and UK. But right now it's hard to see how they are pricing their cruises.
Smart Alec's will tell you it's all about supply and demand... Obviously!
But last year we booked a 10 night sky suite cruise at £2800 per person with the all inclusive package in the Med. I don't personally value it at much more than that but was comfortable with that price. Just before we set sail I checked prices out of interest. The exact same deal had increased to £9367 per person.
Each to their own and people should pay what they are happy with, But I seriously doubt many will see a sky suite as being worth £937 per person per night! I assumed they had one or two rooms left and were trying their luck. Long story short, we had some issues with our suite and were immediately offered a new room. We had many sky suites to choose from....
So I'd love to know why Celebrity chose to hike pricing up by over 300% with multiple suites left!
I have been surprised with some of the pricing on M class ships recently. It's been as high as comparable cabins on S and E class on some of the cruises I've looked at and as I said to friends very recently I expect that to soften in coming months as they appear far too high IMHO. Time will tell....