El Cheapo Cruises Thread

[arxcards]

2 hours ago, Melbournecruiser23 said:

 

Sounds amazing... Where are you finding the cruise on Celebrity Edge on Jan 25 for only $90 per night?

 

Do you have a website link or company name? Is it in USD or AUD?

 

Thanks!

Read up on site rules, and you will see that travel agent links are forbode.

 

Try direct with Celebrity. Prices on their Aussie site are in $AU, but onboard spending will be in $US

Cruises: Award-Winning Luxury Cruise Line | Celebrity Cruises Australia

 

For that 25th January cruise:

https://www.celebritycruises.com/au/itinerary-search?sailStartDate=2024-01-01&sailEndDate=2024-01-31&dateToggle=M&q=edge&departures=SYD

or ask your preferred travel agent for a price.

[challis]

8 hours ago, Melbournecruiser23 said:

 

Sounds amazing... Where are you finding the cruise on Celebrity Edge on Jan 25 for only $90 per night?

 

Do you have a website link or company name? Is it in USD or AUD?

 

Thanks!

Re read my post M.C !!!

$185 ,balcony

$175 window

$165 inside

Google online cruise  and 2 top have similar price. But prices change ,can be withdrawn anytime....$1000 cheaper than similar cruise  1 month latter..so far...

[challis]

Celebrity edge does it again...qld cruise from  Sydney  25 Feb.gtd verandah for 11 nights. Only $1380 from  online agents. Excellent value. Very  tempting to go  again, and again...ha ha.thats $125 night, I'm paying  $195 night. Going qld tomorrow 

Edited January 24 by challis

[B'Elanna]

Damn - even solo (for $2,389) is a bargain for this ship......  I was booked for an April one but solo, it was over $450 a night in an inside cabin. (I did end up cancelling that)

[jland]

On 1/24/2024 at 6:29 PM, challis said:

Celebrity edge does it again...qld cruise from  Sydney  25 Feb.gtd verandah for 11 nights. Only $1380 from  online agents. Excellent value. Very  tempting to go  again, and again...ha ha.thats $125 night, I'm paying  $195 night. Going qld tomorrow 

I tried to find this bargain yesterday but couldn’t see those prices anywhere. Did anyone have any luck?

[Drumbeat16]

2 hours ago, jland said:

I tried to find this bargain yesterday but couldn’t see those prices anywhere. Did anyone have any luck?

I’ve just found a verandah cabin supposedly for $1490 (oceanview and interior are 3 and 4 times this price)! However, trying to find a cabin for that price doesn’t seem possible.

Edited January 26 by Drumbeat16

[challis]

I looked at a email from celebrity re.cruises sale,had  11 night qld. For $1490,looked again 1hr latter,gone.if you see what you want,don't hesitate. I'm on-board edge now anchored off cairns.Ship is the  destination...don't care to  get off.9/10...×××

Edited January 29 by challis

[MMDown Under]

On 1/29/2024 at 10:04 AM, challis said:

I looked at a email from celebrity re.cruises sale,had  11 night qld. For $1490,looked again 1hr latter,gone.if you see what you want,don't hesitate. I'm on-board edge now anchored off cairns.Ship is the  destination...don't care to  get off.9/10...×××

I think that is the secret with big ships. Stay on board and enjoy the ship and facilities whilst other passengers are in port.

[MMDown Under]

On 1/29/2024 at 10:04 AM, challis said:

I looked at a email from celebrity re.cruises sale,had  11 night qld. For $1490,looked again 1hr latter,gone.if you see what you want,don't hesitate. I'm on-board edge now anchored off cairns.Ship is the  destination...don't care to  get off.9/10...×××

I think it is a good idea to register with cruise lines and travel agents who sell cruises you are interested in and be ready to

book when you receive bargain offers.  I am a solo cruiser but never pay a single supplement as I receive offers of “no single supplement”.

[challis]

celebrity solstice REPO cruise sydney to hawaii for $1454.16 nights.9 april 2024

 

i am just off EDEN,would luv to go on solstice.But im putting on weight !!!

 

cruising is addictive...ha ha.MMdown Under.good advice.thanks.luved you street park pool

 

in brisbane, people trying to tell me brisbane is better than sydney !!!

 

how can you compare brisbane river,morton bay to sydney harbour  ????

[MMDown Under]

On 2/7/2024 at 3:00 PM, challis said:

celebrity solstice REPO cruise sydney to hawaii for $1454.16 nights.9 april 2024

 

i am just off EDEN,would luv to go on solstice.But im putting on weight !!!

 

cruising is addictive...ha ha.MMdown Under.good advice.thanks.luved you street park pool

 

in brisbane, people trying to tell me brisbane is better than sydney !!!

 

how can you compare brisbane river,morton bay to sydney harbour  ????

Sydney Harbour is unique, one of a kind.  Brisbane has better quality of life for families than Sydney does. The islands off Brisbane are beautiful - Moreton Island and Stradbroke Island.  So once you leave the Brisbane River, the cruise past the sand hills of Moreton Island and up the Caloundra Passage is beautiful.  

[CDaze71]

Last minute 4th April Repo cruise to Hawaii via Tahiti on Quantum from Brisbane. $999pp twin interior. Bargain. 

[rkmw]

5 minutes ago, CDaze71 said:

Last minute 4th April Repo cruise to Hawaii via Tahiti on Quantum from Brisbane. $999pp twin interior. Bargain. 

the air fare home is as dear as the cruise 

[ceeceeDee]

12 hours ago, rkmw said:

the air fare home is as dear as the cruise 

Isn't it always the way!🙄

[Rassa]

13 hours ago, rkmw said:

the air fare home is as dear as the cruise 

 

1 hour ago, ceeceeDee said:

Isn't it always the way!🙄

The airfare home from the cheap Celebrity cruise is about $1500 plus.   I was also interested in the cruise until I looked at the fares home.   It would have been about $4000 total and that included a balcony with the fares back home.  No saving to be made in the end.

 

I am on a transpacific back home in October.   The airfares from Melb to Hawaii was about $600 each and that included better seats and food.   Total $4000 again.

[arxcards]

Even return airfares from Newcastle to Brisbane last year were going to be more expensive than 7 nights solo on Luminosa. I guess that by the time airfares have normalised that the prices of relocation cruises will shoot-up to match. Oh well.

[Jean C]

On 2/17/2024 at 11:30 PM, CDaze71 said:

Last minute 4th April Repo cruise to Hawaii via Tahiti on Quantum from Brisbane. $999pp twin interior. Bargain. 

Definitely, and a good opportunity to spend a few days in Hawaii as well before flying home. We're doing a relocation cruise in October from Hawaii to Auckland and will have a few days soaking up the friendly Hawaiian culture and sun before the relaxing cruise home. Often it's about having a good holiday even though an airfare is involved 🌞 🍹 🥳

[challis]

online travel agent has Queen Elizabeth

 

sydney to tokyo.march 10

 

18 nights

 

inside double for $1360 P.P

 

i went syd. tassie return 10 nights and had a memorable time onboard.18 nights,well i would put on Too much weight,you get really spoiled,

eggs benedict for breakfast with a water view in the brittania rest.all included

 

luved my time onboard....sea days you could spend in the best libary at sea!!!its over 2 floors.

a cruise you would remeber when you think back on your life,with no regrets !!

 

what great memories ,tokyo,spring time,then fly back .go for it...

Edited March 4 by challis

[arxcards]

You know those offers where you get up to $500 OBC, but you find out that when you choose your itinerary & cabin you are only going to get $100 or less?

 

Current Carnival QV8 promo for past cruisers (valid VIFP number), there is a $500 OBC promo available till May 6th. I just looked at a 3 nighter for next Feb, and it showed $500 OBC per cabin. I checked as a chosen inside cabin - still $500 OBC.

 

So, the deal I spot for 3 nights Luminosa on 6th Feb 2025 is for a midship inside cabin on deck 7.

Room total = $968 and comes with $500 OBC.

Even nicer - Deck 4 aft balcony = $1088 and comes with $500 OBC.

[cheznandy]

2 hours ago, arxcards said:

You know those offers where you get up to $500 OBC, but you find out that when you choose your itinerary & cabin you are only going to get $100 or less?

 

Current Carnival QV8 promo for past cruisers (valid VIFP number), there is a $500 OBC promo available till May 6th. I just looked at a 3 nighter for next Feb, and it showed $500 OBC per cabin. I checked as a chosen inside cabin - still $500 OBC.

 

So, the deal I spot for 3 nights Luminosa on 6th Feb 2025 is for a midship inside cabin on deck 7.

Room total = $968 and comes with $500 OBC.

Even nicer - Deck 4 aft balcony = $1088 and comes with $500 OBC.

Deck 4 aft on Luminosa are the largest sized balconies, great location. Just had a deck 5 this time slightly smaller by about a foot but still bigger than the regular ones.

[arxcards]

2 minutes ago, cheznandy said:

Deck 4 aft on Luminosa are the largest sized balconies, great location. Just had a deck 5 this time slightly smaller by about a foot but still bigger than the regular ones.

I have been waiting months for them to shift. In that time the price has gone up around $10 per day. The price on the category we were looking at has gone back to last years price, and the OBC will pay for steakhouse, internet & drinks so it pretty much becomes an inclusive price. We decided to book this afternoon, so we have this one followed by Diamond Princess, split by a night in Brisbane. Maybe they will let us sleep on those park benches outside the terminal.

 

For $1750, I have bit the bullet for an Ocean Suite, with views to the side & aft.

[Jean C]

13 hours ago, arxcards said:

We decided to book this afternoon, so we have this one followed by Diamond Princess, split by a night in Brisbane. Maybe they will let us sleep on those park benches outside the terminal.

Shame it's not like a hotel where you could do late check-out and early check-in, and party in between 😉 

[B'Elanna]

18 hours ago, arxcards said:

You know those offers where you get up to $500 OBC, but you find out that when you choose your itinerary & cabin you are only going to get $100 or less?

 

Current Carnival QV8 promo for past cruisers (valid VIFP number), there is a $500 OBC promo available till May 6th. I just looked at a 3 nighter for next Feb, and it showed $500 OBC per cabin. I checked as a chosen inside cabin - still $500 OBC.

 

So, the deal I spot for 3 nights Luminosa on 6th Feb 2025 is for a midship inside cabin on deck 7.

Room total = $968 and comes with $500 OBC.

Even nicer - Deck 4 aft balcony = $1088 and comes with $500 OBC.

Was that in your "My Offers"? Or just when you were looking at cruises?

[icat2000]

Carnival got some good deals. I've still getting offers for $1000 OBC on some cruises. But I can't pull the trigger because I have to fly to either Sydney or Brisbane and the crusies dont interest me. Its depressing looking for cruises when your home port is Melbourne. 

[resordanis]

I have been getting for a few months some amazing Casino deals from Carnival. Unfortunately only inside cabins (which we cannot do). Considering I have never been on Carnival I am surprised by the offers, just wishing they would offer at least an outside!