skeeter195 Posted October 12, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 12, 2016 We are on the Gem March 9-19, 2017 and the prices keep going up. We have a group of 30 plus booked right now with maybe another 20 thinking about it. We all booked around April at an OK price. The weeks before and after(except presidents week) are about 5-7 hundred less per person. Right now balconies and mini-suites are both $1899. SO, can my fellow NY and the NJ people help me out here? I do not see any holiday or school breaks that week, am I missing something? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanote Posted October 12, 2016 #2 Share Posted October 12, 2016 College spring breaks? https://www.studentcity.com/plan-a-trip/overview/when-my-spring-break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtMac Posted October 12, 2016 #3 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Lots of north east college spring breaks that week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted October 12, 2016 #4 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Prime spring break season! Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acruisingcouple Posted October 12, 2016 #5 Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Ontario, Canada high school and elementary school spring break too. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Edited October 12, 2016 by acruisingcouple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted October 12, 2016 #6 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Sounds like a party with college spring break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter195 Posted October 13, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I know some colleges will be on break, but it is a 10 day cruise and most times the college crowd does the 3-7 day cruises. If it is by chance the college crowd that would be fun also. At least there would be some late night excitement going on somewhere. The Ontario school break may part of the reason also. That would be fun also. Most of the Canadians I know are nice people who like to have a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolita22 Posted October 13, 2016 #8 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Wonder if 10-day cruises are just getting more popular? We booked a 10-day cruise this past January for January 2017 in a balcony cabin, and as of a month ago, balconies, mini-suites, and suites were sold out -- and we're not to final payment (it's on Monday). The Haven, insides, and oceanviews are still available. We paid $1499 per person for our BA, and the last I saw (before sellout) was balconies were somewhere around the $1899 or $1949 mark. Prices never dropped after we booked. So popularity + spring break season and everyone wanting to head to the tropics from the cold northeast may be reason prices are increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneygirl Posted October 13, 2016 #9 Share Posted October 13, 2016 $1899 for a 10 day cruise, seems quite reasonable in a Balcony cabin and that is during a popular timeframe, also if they only do a few of the 10 day cruises they will be on the more expensive side, but for 10 days in a Balcony that does not seem to expensive. We did a 7 night cruise in August on the Gem and in a Balcony cabin it was about $1599 per person, but that is PRIME season during the summer and a Balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter195 Posted October 13, 2016 Author #10 Share Posted October 13, 2016 We have done the same cruise the past 4 years and they were never this high. Actually balcony prices never went above $1200. In 2015 you could have gone in an inside for $499 and within the last 2 weeks for $349, crazy. Funny thing is that suite prices right now start at $2799 for and aft, a really good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseatick Posted October 14, 2016 #11 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Prices fluctuate all the time we are on gem for Halloween and when we booked a cruise inside cabins were $900 there are now 400 it also showed sold out for a long time And then all the prices have dropped in the last two weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CdnArtyWife Posted November 5, 2016 #12 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Ontario, Canada high school and elementary school spring break too. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Spring Break in one or more of the Atlantic Provinces as well...PEI, NS, and NB are usually three weeks in succession of each other, but I can never remember which one is which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restasured Posted November 8, 2016 #13 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Spring break for public schools, (elementary, Secondary and High School) is during that week, at least in Texas. Parents will readily take kids out of school for a 10 day cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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