MargoK Posted July 30, 2015 #1401 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Excellent value ..... and For Kiwis in NZ dollars..TWIN SHARE Interior Cabin WAS $4949pp NOW $2409pp Obstructed Ocean View WAS $5395pp NOW $2739pp Ocean View WAS $6379pp NOW $3069pp Balcony Cbin WAS $7369pp NOW $3509pp US$100 ONBOARD CREDIT PER CABIN! CONDITIONS * Full payment is due within 2 days of reservation made * Pricing shown is Cruise Only Got an email on this cruise yesterday and the interior cabins were down to $1490 pp San Francisco to Auckland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudstrawb Posted July 30, 2015 #1402 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Having only cruised once with another booked can experienced cruisers please say whether it is better to book early or last minute? I still haven't managed to better the deal I got for November booked in May, on advice read on this forum. My take on it is this. You need to make a call on whether the cruise will sell out (or be fairly full) or not. If it is the former, then better to book early. If the cruise will not be near full, then better to book late. Obviously your next question is how will I know whether it's going to sell out or not. As a general rule, repositioning cruises don't sell as well as out and back cruises, because people have to factor in an airfare as well. With the repositioning cruises, even though the ship may be nowhere near full, the cruise company can't just cancel the cruise, because they have to get the ship to the next cruise location for the upcoming season. But the price can still be very competitive even if you do factor an airfare in. The upcoming Explorer of the Seas Barcelona to Dubai cruise is a good example. We just booked on it a couple of days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted July 31, 2015 Author #1403 Share Posted July 31, 2015 My take on it is this. You need to make a call on whether the cruise will sell out (or be fairly full) or not. If it is the former, then better to book early. If the cruise will not be near full, then better to book late. Obviously your next question is how will I know whether it's going to sell out or not. As a general rule, repositioning cruises don't sell as well as out and back cruises, because people have to factor in an airfare as well. With the repositioning cruises, even though the ship may be nowhere near full, the cruise company can't just cancel the cruise, because they have to get the ship to the next cruise location for the upcoming season. But the price can still be very competitive even if you do factor an airfare in. The upcoming Explorer of the Seas Barcelona to Dubai cruise is a good example. We just booked on it a couple of days ago. It depends on the re positioning. Some sell out quickly. But run of the mill TA or TP you can sometimes wait until after final payment and see what left over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie cruzer Posted July 31, 2015 #1404 Share Posted July 31, 2015 The Carnival Legend was selling balcony cabins for $1500 Aussie $ 6 weeks before departure last April on Sydney to Hawaii cruise. If you can wait until after final payment,there are good deals to be had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Elephant Posted July 31, 2015 #1405 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Just opened an email from Princess and saw this: 19 September for 28 nights San Francisco to Sydney Golden Princess Inside $1899 Outside $2599 Balcony $2999 suite $5299 The balcony price looks excellent to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted July 31, 2015 #1406 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'd love to do that cruise but the timing is wrong for us. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gayengarry Posted July 31, 2015 #1407 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) Got one of my balcony guarantee allocations. Booked Radiance for early 2017 to NZ and have been allocated cabin 1000. If I had a list of what I would least pick for myself it would be deck 10 forward. I was hoping for deck 7 rear. It made me laugh. I have a bit of time to think about this. It seems cabin lotto may not be a game I am good at :) For those not familiar with Radiance it is the most forward cabin on deck 10 right next to the bridge. Hi Goodycruising, We also booked balcony guarantee for 25th Feb 2017 Aus & NZ cruise but have not yet been allocated a cabin? How long after booking did you find out your cabin number & how did you find out?? cheers, G&G :):cool: Edited July 31, 2015 by gayengarry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted July 31, 2015 #1408 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'd love to do that cruise but the timing is wrong for us. :( Same! Often the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Elephant Posted July 31, 2015 #1409 Share Posted July 31, 2015 While I noticed this one, I would also say that the timing is not right for me. We have returned from a big Europe trip that included 21 days of cruising only a month ago. Husband now has no holiday leave. I'm sure it is the perfect cruise for someone though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodycruising Posted July 31, 2015 #1410 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Hi Goodycruising, We also booked balcony guarantee for 25th Feb 2017 Aus & NZ cruise but have not yet been allocated a cabin? How long after booking did you find out your cabin number & how did you find out?? cheers, G&G :):cool: That one took 6 days roughly to be allocated. We saw it by checking online a couple of times a day. They then sent an email next day with a "notice of change of reservation" about the cabin number. Another we had booked took a few days longer for the number and then next day we just got another version of the invoice with the new cabin number. So it can vary as to when they do these mysterious allocations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted August 4, 2015 #1411 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Got an email on this cruise yesterday and the interior cabins were down to $1490 pp San Francisco to Auckland! Going ..going ..down ,down ,down.... Aurora San Francisco to Auckland 16 nights..... How low can the price go. Today being advertised at $2,209 NZ dollars plus 200 British Pounds OBC.. for 2 people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyren Posted August 4, 2015 #1412 Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) Going ..going ..down ,down ,down....Aurora San Francisco to Auckland 16 nights..... How low can the price go. Today being advertised at $2,209 NZ dollars plus 200 British Pounds OBC.. for 2 people. Wow. Great deal. 200 British pounds is almost worth $2209 NZD so it's almost free. :p Edited August 4, 2015 by woodyren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted August 4, 2015 #1413 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Wow. Great deal. 200 British pounds is almost worth $2209 NZD so it's almost free. :p Not quite that much yet.:eek: 200 pounds is around $AU 428 or $NZ 473. However ,I do begin to wonder how long it will be before they start paying us to cruise:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nztraveller Posted August 4, 2015 #1414 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I wish :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwipete Posted August 4, 2015 #1415 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Not quite that much yet.:eek:200 pounds is around $AU 428 or $NZ 473. However ,I do begin to wonder how long it will be before they start paying us to cruise:D:D Aurora, I believe , is the sister ship to Oriana, and almost identical. Did this cruise on Oriana twice and loved every minute so have to consider it seriously. Especially as we have enough airports to cover the air fare!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted August 4, 2015 #1416 Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) Aurora, I believe , is the sister ship to Oriana, and almost identical.Did this cruise on Oriana twice and loved every minute so have to consider it seriously. Especially as we have enough airports to cover the air fare!!!!!! We did this cruise on Aurora in 2004.If my health allowed me to fly , I would be booking in a shot. The bargain we thought we got then , pales into insignificance at the prices being offered today. If you like Oriana Pete , you will love Aurora.:) Edited August 4, 2015 by Kiwi Kruzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggs11 Posted August 4, 2015 #1417 Share Posted August 4, 2015 That one took 6 days roughly to be allocated. We saw it by checking online a couple of times a day. They then sent an email next day with a "notice of change of reservation" about the cabin number. Another we had booked took a few days longer for the number and then next day we just got another version of the invoice with the new cabin number. So it can vary as to when they do these mysterious allocations. I am now checking a few times a day to see if we have a cabin allocated yet.... Was so excited yesterday when I saw we had gone from 'cruise on hold' to 'cruise purchased'. :D If we don't find out till just before we sail it is going to be a long 18 months!! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggs11 Posted August 4, 2015 #1418 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Also, Carnival having a 72 hour sale and have cruises from $72 a day on particular sailing dates. Might be worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taffy62 Posted August 4, 2015 #1419 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Yay just booked carnival cruise for Oct not as cheap as Feb/march but I don't have to wait so long :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagoon380 Posted August 4, 2015 #1420 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I was looking at cruises in early 2016 and found the Carnival legend $55 a day - quad oceanview.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted August 4, 2015 #1421 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Also, Carnival having a 72 hour sale and have cruises from $72 a day on particular sailing dates. Might be worth a look. Yay just booked carnival cruise for Oct not as cheap as Feb/march but I don't have to wait so long :) There are some great prices in the Carnival Sale..:):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted August 4, 2015 #1422 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Ever fancied visiting Easter Island..another release from P&O's Arcadia World cruise segment .Valparaiso , Chile , then across the Pacific to Auckland/Sydney or Hong Kong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchan Posted August 5, 2015 #1423 Share Posted August 5, 2015 17 nights Honolulu to Sydney on Radiance of the Seas $1218 for inside. That is $71 per night PP September 21st. 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyren Posted August 5, 2015 #1424 Share Posted August 5, 2015 17 nights Honolulu to Sydney on Radiance of the Seas $1218 for inside. That is $71 per night PP September 21st. 2015 Please can this price happen again in 2016 going the other way. I can work that one in but not this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexylegend8 Posted August 5, 2015 #1425 Share Posted August 5, 2015 There are some great prices in the Carnival Sale..:):) I was soooo tempted! I almost pressed yes pls book me in! Sent from my HTC_0P6B6 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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