Good Transatlantic Price Divina Oct 25 2015

[maryann2]

Solo TA 17 days Barcelona to Miami for $1133.69 including taxes.

Guarantee Inside.

 

Says OV not available. Balcony $2693.

 

I would jump at this but already booked up for October.

[tomvet]

An MSC cruise at $0.01 is too expensive in my book!

 

Pay a few $ extra and travel with a company that values you as a customer.

[Skier52]

Solo TA 17 days Barcelona to Miami for $1133.69 including taxes.

Guarantee Inside.

 

Says OV not available. Balcony $2693.

 

I would jump at this but already booked up for October.

The same sailing but leaving Genoa on 25 Oct 15

 

OV are available, at least on the UK site they are

 

Here are the, cruise only, no MSC club discount applied, single occupany prices:- an 80% supplement for singles on the UK site

 

Inside $1724 (£ 1134)

 

OV $2216 (£ 1458)

 

The US price is a bargain!!!!

 

 

 

 

£1 = $1.52

 

 

 

 

Double occupancy for comparison

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pete

Edited August 7, 2015 by Skier52

[maryann2]

Ocean views are showing now both from Barcelona and Genoa. Big difference in price boarding in Genoa though.

Barcelona $1133 Inside $1693 OV

 

Genoa $1584 Inside $1984 OV

 

Solo prices including taxes but not including any Voyager Club discounts.

[Skier52]

Ocean views are showing now both from Barcelona and Genoa. Big difference in price boarding in Genoa though.

Barcelona $1133 Inside $1693 OV

 

Genoa $1584 Inside $1984 OV

 

Solo prices including taxes but not including any Voyager Club discounts.

MSC use pricing to manage their guests boarding criterea.

 

I know this because I tried to book a cruise on Sinfonia, which was a continuous circular 7 night cruise of the Western Med. The dates worked best for me to embark and disembark on a Sunday. This would have meant using Salerno a my embarkation / disembarkation port.

The price would have been £1499 pp. By delaying the cruise by 1 day and booking a Monday to Monday cruise using Genoa the cost was £449pp ( £1050 cheaper)

They use Genoa for UK passengers as well as N. Italy and continental European guests (eg Germany, Austria).

 

Barcelona is the MSC port for guests from Ireland and France.

 

My eventual cruise was Genoa to Salerno, which was 6 nights (embark Monday, disembark Sunday) of the booked (and paid for) 7 nights. but still far cheaper than my preferred option.

 

So in my experience they definitely use pricing to manage their passenger numbers on circular routes which have multiple embarkation ports, so your pricing is exactly what I would expect them to have as they try to make USA guests use Barcelona.

 

Pete

Edited August 7, 2015 by Skier52