moki'smommy Posted May 25, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 25, 2016 That's surprising..they've been out for 7 hours already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmacats Posted May 25, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 25, 2016 That's surprising..they've been out for 7 hours already! hahahahahahaha. we booked the EBPC in a 5A balcony; the price actually was about what i was expecting. that said, i almost fainted when i asked the price for a Cat. T (1 BR suite) - it was over $14,000 for 2 adults. we will live with the 5A. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moki'smommy Posted May 25, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Just because I'm nosey, how much was your 5A? I miss the "old days" when it was just a cat 5....you know, before the Dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmacats Posted May 25, 2016 #4 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Just because I'm nosey' date=' how much was your 5A? I miss the "old days" when it was just a cat 5....you know, before the Dream.[/quote'] $5958 for two adults, including a 10% on-board booking discount, taxes, and fees (so add 10%-ish if you don't have an OBB). does not include prepaid gratuities, insurance, air, or transfers. i had told DH i'd be happy if we were under $6000, so, i guess i'm happy. :D we only did one disney cruise before the dream and fantasy came out, and it was a debacle. it put us off cruising for 8 years, and we only started again because DH wanted to go to the galapagos and a cruise is really the only way to do it. and it still took us many years after that to be willing to give disney another go - our first disney cruise back was in 2013, 15 years after the first one. obviously they've proved themselves to us as PC will be our 6th. :) i do prefer the smaller ships on disney, though (which is weird, because on royal i prefer the bigger ships). the wonder was my favorite so far, so i'm psyched about panama canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toocruisin2 Posted May 25, 2016 #5 Share Posted May 25, 2016 We already have our 2017 vacations planned out, so it looks like no cruise for me, but I did check out some of the pricing, and it really didn't seem too bad; maybe I'm just de-sensitized. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jestocost Posted May 26, 2016 #6 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Already booked the extended Alaska itinerary for the summer and are planning on a land vacation in Jamaica in the fall so wasn't really looking. Wouldn't complain about price anyway. I'd either book or not. You can either afford the fare or not, or can decide the value is there or not but Disney (or any company) doesn't owe me a cheap cruise such that I would feel compelled to complain if I couldn't or chose not to pay the going rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moki'smommy Posted May 26, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I guess the "sticker shock" in the last release desensitized people. There was MUCH discussion after that release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyIL Posted May 26, 2016 #8 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I took a peek at the prices for the westbound Transatlantic, but I hadn't planned on booking anything with Disney for 2017. I'll be on HAL and Royal Caribbean next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmacats Posted May 26, 2016 #9 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I guess the "sticker shock" in the last release desensitized people. There was MUCH discussion after that release. i'm not sure if i'm really "desensitized", but i definitely scale my expectations differently. no way i would pay $6000 for a balcony room on royal, even for two weeks, but i was ok with it on disney. on the other hand, i will probably never do a 7-night on the fantasy because the prices just seem outrageous to me when i can get equivalent rooms on royal for half the price, and i enjoy royal just as much if not more. when i book on either line i just have a ballpark in my mind of what i'll pay for whatever type of room, and whether or not i end up booking just depends on that. i keep pretty close track of prices, though, so i'm pretty comfortable knowing when i've gotten a good price on either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcd2745 Posted May 26, 2016 #10 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I also think there is a lot more interest for the summer months as opposed to the fall. Just not as many people looking into it, plus the prices for the fall should be a little more reasonable (if there is such a thing with DCL). They really exploit the summer time cruisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gometros Posted May 26, 2016 #11 Share Posted May 26, 2016 It wasn't as bad as I thought. We booked a 7 day eastern Caribbean in October on the Fantasy and can compare to two previous cruises we took at around the same time. Since our last one in 2013, price rose around $1600 for two adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slightlysilly Posted May 26, 2016 #12 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I was on the hunt for the Thanksgiving week cruise just to see costs. I knew we wouldn't be able to do it in 2017 for my parents' anniversary, (I have family members looking for something less pricey), it wasn't HORRIFIC for my little family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimo2u Posted May 26, 2016 #13 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I wasn't horrible for my Eastern Caribbean on the Fantasy for Nov 2017 - $6300 for 2 in concierge CAT V room But WOW one week later over American Thanksgiving my same room is over $9,000!!!!! That's crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmbfonz Posted May 26, 2016 #14 Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) I just priced out the same cruise for 2017 that we're doing later this year, and it's about 150-200 dollars more. So, about a 5-6% increase. That seems borderline reasonable to me. Edited May 26, 2016 by davidmbfonz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexandNessa Posted May 27, 2016 #15 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Not complaining. Just over DCL and moving on. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted May 28, 2016 #16 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Booked Dream (7A) for October 2017 for ~$150 less than a "JS" on Majesty, so all-in-all, not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casadetexas Posted May 28, 2016 #17 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Not complaining. Just over DCL and moving on. :) Yep Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonbeam Posted May 28, 2016 #18 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Allow me... Just looked up NYC departures for short cruises. The 4 day NYC to St. John round trip is showing $980 pp plus $300 port fees, etc for an oceanview. That's in off season (Oct) I have a Suite booked on the Carnival Sunshine - same route - $800 pp plus, oceanview for that cruise is around $500. And that's PEAK (Right after July 4th)... Now, I understand Disney Premium especially over Carnival, but wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyIL Posted May 28, 2016 #19 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Allow me... Just looked up NYC departures for short cruises. The 4 day NYC to St. John round trip is showing $980 pp plus $300 port fees, etc for an oceanview. That's in off season (Oct) I have a Suite booked on the Carnival Sunshine - same route - $800 pp plus, oceanview for that cruise is around $500. And that's PEAK (Right after July 4th)... Now, I understand Disney Premium especially over Carnival, but wow. Late September and early to mid-October cruises to Canada are during fall foliage, and priced accordingly. However, I think Disney's are way overpriced. Glad I did my 14-night Quebec City to Ft. Lauderdale cruise last October on Royal Caribbean. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonbeam Posted May 29, 2016 #20 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Even looking at the 5 days that go south, the difference is still almost 90 percent more for Disney off peak versus Carnival peak... Late September and early to mid-October cruises to Canada are during fall foliage, and priced accordingly. However, I think Disney's are way overpriced. Glad I did my 14-night Quebec City to Ft. Lauderdale cruise last October on Royal Caribbean. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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