Seasons?

[pozz]

When is off season on a cruise ship? And which month of the year do you think people prefer to cruise.

[JanineM]

There's really not much of an off-season in cruising ... ships sail pretty full most of the year.

 

That said, the highest prices and greatest demand is when school is out of session --- so think summer holidays, Christmas, Easter, Spring Break, etc.

 

Generally, cruises that are 7-nights or less are busiest year round. Longer cruises (like 10-14 nights or more) and those in off-season times may sail less than full and will probably have fewer children.

 

In the Caribbean you may be able to find some lower prices during hurricane season, but if there haven't been many storms then the prices don't seem to dip much.

[paul929207]

It depends on where you are sailing.

[Keith1010]

This varies by itinerary.

 

Keith

[MCC retired]

There are just 2 seasons for cruising,

Schools in session & Schools out.;)

[kitty9]

Depends on where in the world you're cruising. Baltic cruises are in summer as are Alaska cruises. Caribbean is year round. Canada/New England cruises are generally in fall.

[sail7seas]

Ships reposition from the Caribbean to Alaska, Europe and Canada/New England for as much as six months of the year.

 

HAL has no ships in the Caribbean from mid to late April until mid to late October. Some say to avoid Hurricane Season but I think it has much more to do with the fact they can charge much higher fares for the same ship, the same cabins on those other itineraries.

 

Ships are busy 52 weeks a year. Any empty bed is a loss. Any ship not sailing makes no money.

 

[mtwingcpa]

When is off season on a cruise ship?

 

I'd say there's no such thing as an "off" season because they will generally reposition the ship so that it is more/less always "on." :-) An example would be moving the ship from Alaska in the summer to Mexico in the winter.

[pozz]

When is it the most expensive time to travel,is what i mean ,wouldn"t that be on season,or are the prices adjusted throughout the year

[paul929207]

When is it the most expensive time to travel,is what i mean ,wouldn"t that be on season,or are the prices adjusted throughout the year

Again, it depend on where you are going. Is there a place you want to go and are looking for an off season to save?

[sail7seas]

Christmas, New Years and Easter cruises are often considered the highest per diems. Some ships command a higher price than others. Some itineraries pull higher prices. HAL has a Canada/New England cruise every summer that goes from Boston to Montreal and Montreal to Boston. For suites on that ship, it is just about the highest per diem in the company. Maasdam, the ship that does that route, is about 55,000 ton and has limited Suites. The per diem for those suites is sometimes higher than for World Cruise.

 

Mid December, January, February and Spring Break weeks in March are generally considered the high season for Caribbean.

 

If a ship is sellilng well for a given itinerary, the price sometimes goes up. If it isn't selling, the price will drop. They will price what they have to in order to fill the ship.