Rare LewiLewi Posted October 14, 2012 #1 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Am I the only one who is shocked by the increase in fares on all O ships beginning in Jan. 2014? The price of a TA has doubled from one year to the next. Are they serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted October 14, 2012 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Where are you seeing double? There are only two TAs out for 2014. Marina's looks to be the same price as 2013 and Riviera's looks a couple of hundred more. The cruise I booked was about $500 cheaper than 2013 to reflect the cruise going from 11 days to 10. Definitely no sticker shock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted October 14, 2012 #3 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I agree. Prices I looked at were about the same. Is the OP comparing with air vs without air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LewiLewi Posted October 14, 2012 Author #4 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I went out on a discount web site I usually use, and saw the much higher fares there. After reading your replies I checked on another site and thank goodness you are correct. Now I can look forward to booking a 2014 cruise with O. I can't imagine why the incorrect fares are published. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted October 14, 2012 #5 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Excellent - enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose King Posted October 14, 2012 #6 Share Posted October 14, 2012 There is another reason why some prices have increased by a few hundred $. Some of the cabins have been re-designated into a higher price category. I booked the last transatlantic cruise shown in the 2012-2013 catalogue, A PH3 suite ending on 12/2/2013 in Miami, with plans to add a back-to-back. When the new catalogue arrived last week that same cabin was now a PH2 and $400 more. If I wanted to stay in the same cabin for the b to b I would have to pay the higher price. Not a good way to treat a repeat customer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wripro Posted October 14, 2012 #7 Share Posted October 14, 2012 The OP's question just goes to show that a discount web TA is not the best choice. A knowledgeable bricks and mortar TA is the wise choice every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 14, 2012 #8 Share Posted October 14, 2012 some websites post the Brochure rates Better just to look on the Oceania website for the correct prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted October 14, 2012 #9 Share Posted October 14, 2012 If your having a travel agent tell you that prices have doubled I would worry. I actualy found that for the cruise I wanted the prices fell over $1200 for the same cabin ! and are much better a value. I would get another Agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKS Posted October 14, 2012 #10 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I agree with Dan. Even though the cruise we booked for 2014 is 1 day less than in 2013, the price declined over $1,000! When you are aboard your cruise ask fellow passengers who are happy with their TA's for recommendations. Can't do that here, of course. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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