El Cheapo Cruises Thread

[rugbypopsie]

Seems the time to book is now 2 weeks out.

 

Yes, very early or very late is often a good time bearing in mind popular cruises can sell out.

 

Sue

[icat2000]

Well it might seem that way. However, I have noticed a lot of the heavy discounting is coming from PO Australia, Carnvial, little bit of RCL, some Princess and not a lot of Celebrity.

[Esilef]

Keep the bargains coming!

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Well it might seem that way. However, I have noticed a lot of the heavy discounting is coming from PO Australia, Carnvial, little bit of RCL, some Princess and not a lot of Celebrity.

 

You dont see many discounts on Celebrity Solstice...:)

 

Good products ,coupled with good service , sell themselves.

[rugbypopsie]

I'm loving the competition...Solstnice is very popular hence no discounting on her.

 

Sue

[NSWP]

Good grief there are some great deals coming up. I love it.:D

I note Princess has some great mini suite deals.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

I note Princess has some great mini suite deals.

 

Celebrity are going head to head with them..and it looks like Celebrity is in the lead so far.:)

[icat2000]

You dont see many discounts on Celebrity Solstice...:)

 

Good products ,coupled with good service , sell themselves.

 

And one ship. Easier to hold your price if your only have one ship less berths to fill. Princess have 5 ships.

Edited November 12, 2015 by icat2000

[Kiwi Kruzer]

And one ship. Easier to hold your price if your only have one ship less berths to fill. Princess have 5 ships.

 

That used to happen with HAL when they had a smaller fleet of smaller ships. They were always being grizzled about as having the worst past passenger rewards programme , yet time after time their ships sailed full and they had the biggest percentage of repeat passengers of any cruise line.

They did things properly , by making cruising an enjoyable and memorable event . They were by no means the cheapest either ...:rolleyes:

[woodyren]

Don't forget that a lot of the Solstice cruises sold well early on when they had great double upgrade deals including drinks.

 

We paid $1099 for 8 days in a balcony on Solstice and that included grats so even if you undervalue their drinks package to $50AUD per day that works out at $700 balcony on IMO the best ship sailing these waters.

[GUT2407]

And one ship. Easier to hold your price if your only have one ship less berths to fill. Princess have 5 ships.

 

Basically what I was going to say, if you keep supply low, you can often keep prices up.

[Ru2on]

Don't know if anyone's posted this up , so cheap....

 

 

South Pacific

 

30 November 2015

 

8 Nights

Pacific Jewel

 

RED HOT FARE

 

Twin From $398 pp

 

 

 

 

 

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[The_Big_M]

And one ship. Easier to hold your price if your only have one ship less berths to fill. Princess have 5 ships.

 

Very true.

 

Just go back a year and some of the best specials were on Celebrity Century - a really good ship and experience I would add.

[icat2000]

Very true.

 

Just go back a year and some of the best specials were on Celebrity Century - a really good ship and experience I would add.

 

I would add to that was because the ship was being decommissioned at they just wanted to get bums on seats.

[icat2000]

02 December 2015

 

14 Nights

Explorer Of The Seas



Up To $100 Onboard Credit*



 

Twin From $1077 pp

Quad From $1210 pp

 

Inside $1077 pp, Balcony $1854 pp

 



03 December 2015

 

8 Nights

Radiance Of The Seas







Twin From $539 pp

Quad From $885 pp

 

Inside $539 pp, Oceanview $637 pp

 

 

[chezzyr]

Latecomer here as new to cruising (recently back from first cruise!)....thanks for doing this Sarah. Are 'early December' cruises traditionally bombarded with schoolies etc?? Other than that, I'd almost be tempted to take myself on an el cheapo cruise... :)

[The_Big_M]

I would add to that was because the ship was being decommissioned at they just wanted to get bums on seats.

 

That's the same with each sailing across all main lines, whether being decommissioned or not. Hence these sale prices in this thread!

[Ru2on]

Not a cheap cruise..But a cheap ferry ride if you ned to get to get to White Bay - Circular Quay .. Been a long time coming

https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/captain-cook-cms-assets/assets/timetables/2899/151112a.pdf

 

 

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[SinbadThePorter]

Not a cheap cruise..But a cheap ferry ride if you ned to get to get to White Bay - Circular Quay .. Been a long time coming

 

Al last. That news deserves its own thread.:D

[MicCanberra]

That used to happen with HAL when they had a smaller fleet of smaller ships. They were always being grizzled about as having the worst past passenger rewards programme , yet time after time their ships sailed full and they had the biggest percentage of repeat passengers of any cruise line.

They did things properly , by making cruising an enjoyable and memorable event . They were by no means the cheapest either ...:rolleyes:

 

Agreed, I find HAL seem to be a bit pricey compared to similar cruises.

[MicCanberra]

I would add to that was because the ship was being decommissioned at they just wanted to get bums on seats.

 

Yes, but still a great cruise was had. A shame she went.:D

[MicCanberra]

Latecomer here as new to cruising (recently back from first cruise!)....thanks for doing this Sarah. Are 'early December' cruises traditionally bombarded with schoolies etc?? Other than that, I'd almost be tempted to take myself on an el cheapo cruise... [/url]

 

Yes, but they are required to be accompanied by adults.

Edited November 15, 2015 by MicCanberra

[MicCanberra]

Not a cheap cruise..But a cheap ferry ride if you ned to get to get to White Bay - Circular Quay .. Been a long time coming

https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/captain-cook-cms-assets/assets/timetables/2899/151112a.pdf

 

 

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Great news, thanks for the link/pdf.:D

[icat2000]

Ship Name: Pacific Jewel

Cruise Code: J548P

Departure Date: Monday, 30 November 2015

Cruise Name: South Pacific

Nights: 8

Departing: Sydney

 

RED HOT BALCONY FARE ONLY $599pp

 

Or oceanview $498 pp

 

 

Ship Name: Pacific Eden

Cruise Code: PAE548

Departure Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Cruise Name: South Pacific

Nights: 9

Departing: Sydney

 

$549 pp inside, $649 pp porthole

Edited November 16, 2015 by icat2000

[icat2000]

I wish I could go as I think this is really great pricing;

 

Ship Name: ms Noordam

Cruise Code: HN573

Departure Date: Saturday, 5 December 2015

Cruise Name: South Pacific and Fiji

Nights: 12

Departing: Sydney

 

$1998 pp (Suite), $1398 pp balcony or $1818 solo