spmama Posted April 9, 2014 #1 Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) We just booked the Getaway for July 2015 (1 room for 5 ppl).... so excited... it's been about 8 years since cruising NCL. I booked through my TA but don't want to constantly call for price updates. How can I check for price drops without calling the TA or NCL? Edited April 9, 2014 by spmama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmike Posted April 9, 2014 #2 Share Posted April 9, 2014 price the cruise on their website. Just use the same sailing and same category Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrobstad Posted April 9, 2014 #3 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Check the NCL site often. If the price drops, you may get an upgrade. Good luck! Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerintn Posted April 9, 2014 #4 Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) There is at least one website that you can check easily every day at no charge or sign up for a small fee and get email notices of price changes for a selected sailing and cabin category. Try a Google search for "how to monitor cruise prices Edited April 9, 2014 by bakerintn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20YearsBetweenCruises Posted April 9, 2014 #5 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I use website that will monitor price for one 99 cents. I get an email when the prices changes. It's nice but it does not report on 3/4/5 person prices changes. Also read this forum, if there is a sale or OBC offer someone posts about it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrobstad Posted April 10, 2014 #6 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Did you like the 99 cent site? I'm a solo....wondering if it would be good for me????? Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutley chick Posted April 10, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Cruise fish dot com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixesandeights Posted April 10, 2014 #8 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Cruise fish dot com dot net not dot com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted April 10, 2014 #9 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I use Cruise Critic's price drop alert. It works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ttnc4me Posted April 10, 2014 #10 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Did you like the 99 cent site? I'm a solo....wondering if it would be good for me????? Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app It worked well for us. My cruise last summer had exactly 1 price drop for about 3 hours one random day. I was alerted & jumped on it. Never changed again (lower), so it was worth it for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrobstad Posted April 10, 2014 #11 Share Posted April 10, 2014 It worked well for us. My cruise last summer had exactly 1 price drop for about 3 hours one random day. I was alerted & jumped on it. Never changed again (lower), so it was worth it for us. So what did you get for a 3 hr drop? I'm new to this! Thanks! Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeagoingMom Posted April 11, 2014 #12 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I use Cruise Critic's price drop alert. It works great! What is that? (Or are you simply referring to the idea that someone on CC will post the news if the price drops?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted April 11, 2014 #13 Share Posted April 11, 2014 What is that? (Or are you simply referring to the idea that someone on CC will post the news if the price drops?) No, you can sign up to be emailed if the price of a cruise you are looking at decreases. Sign up here. It really works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeagoingMom Posted April 11, 2014 #14 Share Posted April 11, 2014 We just booked the Getaway for July 2015 (1 room for 5 ppl).... so excited... it's been about 8 years since cruising NCL. I booked through my TA but don't want to constantly call for price updates. How can I check for price drops without calling the TA or NCL? Isn't it part of the TA's job to inform his/her clients about this sort of thing? That's why I thought people used TA's (among other reasons.) We used a brick and mortar TA 7 years ago for our first cruise, and she called us when there was a price drop and we got a refund. She was, I guess, what you call a "full service" TA -- maybe online agencies don't provide this level of service... (Maybe nobody does any more?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirateprincessinco Posted April 11, 2014 #15 Share Posted April 11, 2014 TA's at least the good ones, have software that automatically alerts them to all price drops so they can take advantage of them for their clients. I would just ask your TA, I'm sure they're probably monitoring it for you. There is also a free price monitor on iCruise dot com that will send alerts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20YearsBetweenCruises Posted April 11, 2014 #16 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I also thought I did the cruise critic alter, but never get an email about my cruise , just general price changes - maybe I set it up wrong? When I used the 99 cent cruise fish website, it was for our POA cruise in 2013. I did not get any price drips, just saw it rise in price! For our getaway cruise, it did help me get one price adjustment for about $150 per cabin. I just like it for piece of mind that I am not missing some great deal. I don't really visit the site itself, but did just now, it is not a fancy site. But has a lot of interesting info for free. If you go there, click finder at top, pick Ncl, your ship and dat. It shows current prices and a list of recent changes. It also shows me what categories were sold out. It had the single price listed too. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrobstad Posted April 11, 2014 #17 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I never knew that about a TA. I usually book directly with the cruise line. So here's another benefit besides the OBC I see travelers get. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20YearsBetweenCruises Posted April 11, 2014 #18 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I wonder how many TA actually monitor price drops. I've never had mine tell me about price drops. But she has gotten promotions for us for existing bookings that were listed as new bookings only. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeagoingMom Posted April 11, 2014 #19 Share Posted April 11, 2014 No, you can sign up to be emailed if the price of a cruise you are looking at decreases. Sign up here. It really works well. Thanks for the tip! I have been a CC member for a number of years and never knew about that! There is no doubt that I have not put enough time into finding out all the ways I could benefit from CC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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