$49 cruise out of Tampa

[atom ant]

I was told that there are cruises out of Tampa where you go down to the port around 6:00am on the day of the cruise and stand in line. If there are cabins available they are sold for $49 on a first come first serve basis. Anyone heard of this?

[6rugrats]

This is nonsense and not true.

[firefly333]

No cruiselines allow you to show up at the pier and book of the major lines.

 

If you are finding a $49 rate, it could be a day rate on a gambling ship or such. .. still sounds too cheap as even the old Big Red Boat used to be $99.

[patseacruiser]

Maybe they are talking about the gambling one day cruises? Even the Discovery I think it's called out of FLL is about $89 per person. I'm not sure how much the other one in West Palm is that does the time share sale.

[jewopaho]

I was told that there are cruises out of Tampa where you go down to the port around 6:00am on the day of the cruise and stand in line. If there are cabins available they are sold for $49 on a first come first serve basis. Anyone heard of this?

I have this piece of oceanfront property in Kansas (just off the coast of Nebraska) that might interest you.

[6rugrats]

I have this piece of oceanfront property in Kansas (just off the coast of Nebraska) that might interest you.

 

Do you have a 1.5 carat flawless diamond for $1,800? I might be interested in that :).

[imsulin]

For $49.00, I can get three weeks' worth of dog and cat food! These critters are worth far more to me than an idiot call from a bogus company advertising a $49.00 non-existent "cruise"!! Seriously - what details were you told about this $49.00 cruise?

[jewopaho]

Do you have a 1.5 carat flawless diamond for $1,800? I might be interested in that :).

Sorry ... it's only 1.4 carats, and it costs $1900. Would that work????????

[BIG_Steve]

I was told that there are cruises out of Tampa where you go down to the port around 6:00am on the day of the cruise and stand in line. If there are cabins available they are sold for $49 on a first come first serve basis. Anyone heard of this?

 

Apparently not. A google search should bring it up if it exists.

[navybankerteacher]

Sorry ... it's only 1.4 carats, and it costs $1900. Would that work????????

 

Total carats, right? Of course the chips which aggregate that total are each so small that flaws are invisible.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Nope -- no lines for the major cruise lines at 6 am -- and no cruises for $49

 

if there were -- people would be lined up for miles

[jewopaho]

Total carats, right? Of course the chips which aggregate that total are each so small that flaws are invisible.

Dang ... ya got me!

[hammer52]

If you slip the agent another 10 spot , they will upgrade you to the royal suite!

[tgptmp]

This is a tough crowd. Think the OP got thier answer?

[BillB48]

If the OP is looking for some bargains, sometimes they can be had by calling the cruise line within 48 hours of sailing. You never know what will show up.

[DisneyKidsDad]

I was told that there are cruises out of Tampa where you go down to the port around 6:00am on the day of the cruise and stand in line. If there are cabins available they are sold for $49 on a first come first serve basis. Anyone heard of this?

 

It's true, it's true...the ship is called THE BIG RED ROW BOAT! :eek:

[SuiteTraveler]

I did find a 5 hour $49 cruise to the bahamas. LOL!

[marco]

And I think with the security requirements now in place, one can not book a cruise within 72 hrs of departure, regardless of the price.

[njhorseman]

And I think with the security requirements now in place, one can not book a cruise within 72 hrs of departure, regardless of the price.

 

That's incorrect. Changes to the passenger manifest can be made until 60 minutes prior to sailing. Many cruise lines will take bookings on their web site up to 24 hours prior to sailing. At least one cruise line, Carnival, will sell an open cabin to you as late as the morning of your cruise...Cruise Critic posters have reported doing it.

[jnjsmom]

I was told that there are cruises out of Tampa where you go down to the port around 6:00am on the day of the cruise and stand in line. If there are cabins available they are sold for $49 on a first come first serve basis. Anyone heard of this?

 

 

I tried to book a cruise last week out of Miami "spontaneously" to surprise my family, the day before it sailed. I wasn't permitted to because, since 9/11, the cruise lines are required to submit passenger lists for security checks several days before departure. I tried three different lines and got the same answer from all three.

 

"Last Minute Deals" now means a full week before said date.

[firefly333]

I tried to book a cruise last week out of Miami "spontaneously" to surprise my family, the day before it sailed. I wasn't permitted to because, since 9/11, the cruise lines are required to submit passenger lists for security checks several days before departure. I tried three different lines and got the same answer from all three.

 

"Last Minute Deals" now means a full week before said date.

 

Again as the previous poster said, incorrect. I know I have booked the morning of a cruise.

 

The last manifest goes in 60 minutes before the cruise... dont know why people believe this kind of stuff. You must have asked the question wrong or whatever ... because it was only last summer I booked the morning of a cruise for leaving that day.

 

The one I booked the morning of the cruise was Carnival.

 

RCL told me I could book as late as saturday afternoon for a sunday cruise... so you got wrong info ... I can tell you that your info is 100% incorrect.