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I meant up to 120 days before the cruise. Sorry. However, if you reserve with TA some offer generous ship board credit, champagne etc., and you always have to do the math. A cheaper cruise you might lose the offerings of the TA and a cheaper fare could still be more expensive. It is all in the math. To be certain for example a $1500 cruise fare with WS will probably never go down to $1000 or $500 ( your 2-3 times cheaper ) Remember these ships do not have fares of $500 for a week. This is not mass market, with waiting lines for warmed over buffets. Believe me I understand the allure of giant ships it is all subjective and towards individual interests.

The Trans-Atlantics are extremely reasonable. I love trans-Atlantics but they are not for everyone. They are quiet, you need to like your own company, very few activivies, you have to be able to entertain yourself.

You will get superb service, great, varied, healthy food and the beauty of the ocean to call your own. Enjoy.

The 2-3 times cheaper I was getting was the current brochure fare vs. what is currently on sale for the February promotion. While we understand that premium lines are more expensive than mass market, I would be pretty salty if I paid $10,000 for a trip to Europe and then the next month it was on sale for $4,000. I just needed to know if there was some kind of policy WS had in place for those circumstances. It looks like they do, so I really appreciate the input.

The reason we are wanting to get away from the mass market lines is because we dislike the megaships and hate having to run around like chickens with our heads cut off to get to all the activities we want. We’ve done plenty of research, and a TA or Mediterranean itinerary on one of the sailing ships sounds like a perfect vacation for us. But part of that research has been getting the 7 for 7 and other promotional emails each week, which led to the anxiety I mentioned in my original post. Thank you all for alleviating some of that anxiety.

Okay, now I’m confused, because some people are saying that WS honors price drops and some people are saying no.

My mom and I have been planning on transitioning from mass market lines to WS in 2019. (We have a B2B booked next month that will eat all of our vacation time.) We’re mostly looking into Transatlantic and Europe. The thing is, looking at the insane promotions that come from 7 for 7 or holiday sales is making me anxious. I’d like to book early to make travel arrangements, but don’t want to pay 2 or 3 times what someone else does. I’ve heard on this board that WS will price match if you book an itinerary that later goes on sale. Is this true? Or, alternatively, if we wait for the sale price, how many cabins are still available?

Thanks so much!

I’m also looking for the end of March/April on the Surf. I’m wanting that TA, and it not being released yet is making me anxious.