How come such a big difference in price?

[lisatx04]

I have been looking at sailing Mariner out of Galveston next March. Today I looked at Navigator out of New Orleans, for the same week. NOS was over $1800 less than MOS. I used the same types of cabins on both ships. The only difference is NOS sails Sat-Sat and MOS sails Sun-Sun. A plus is that I can drive to both of these ports, which will save on airfare.

 

Why such a big price diffderence? If you have sailed on NOS and/or out of New Orleans, please let me know your thoughts. My only experience with RCCL is on the Freedom.

 

Thanks!!

[will773]

I woulds say it's as simple as more people wanting to cruise out of Galveston, and not NOLA.

[Cindy]

Texas Spring Break...fares go WAY up out of Galveston.

[waterbug123]

I have been looking at sailing Mariner out of Galveston next March. Today I looked at Navigator out of New Orleans, for the same week. NOS was over $1800 less than MOS. I used the same types of cabins on both ships. The only difference is NOS sails Sat-Sat and MOS sails Sun-Sun. A plus is that I can drive to both of these ports, which will save on airfare.

 

Why such a big price diffderence?

 

Supply and demand. There must be more demand for the Mariner, relative to the number of remaining unsold cabins.