navybankerteacher Posted December 24, 2017 Author #26 Share Posted December 24, 2017 In addition to currency fluctuations, we watch market fluctuations in price. As a result we typically book inside the final payment window and only when the pricing becomes attractive to us. We typically follow pricing on two or three ships on a target itinerary and then push the buy button when the price fluctuates downward to our target price. A bit like the stock market actually. Plus, we always have a back up plan just in case we cannot snag what we want. This works if price is major concern, but because most of our cruises involve land arrangements as well as selecting ship and itinerary (visiting family in San Diego, Seattle or London for example, or land travel in Europe), we need to lock in sailings fairly early as part of a larger activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted December 24, 2017 #27 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Our cruises are almost always part of a land trip. We make our land plans first, keep them very flexible and then look to pick up late booking cruises if we see something that is attractive in terms of itinerary/price/ship. The last time was touring in Sicily. Picked up a late booking Med cruise from Rome to Barcelona and took advantage of cruise air home. We have done the same in Australia and in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted December 24, 2017 #28 Share Posted December 24, 2017 If I still had my DH, I know we would be doing lots of crusing as we did for many years though he was not retired. I can olnly iimagine if we had been so lucky he would have lived to retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmarnnurse Posted December 24, 2017 #29 Share Posted December 24, 2017 I hope not. This Bitcoin is nut IMHO. I wish people would learn the lessons of the past. But I guess they don't. Keith Excuse me, but what the heck is a bitcoin? Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted December 25, 2017 Author #30 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Excuse me, but what the heck is a bitcoin? Sent from my iPad using Forums Bitcoin has been described by respected financial professionals as a "fraud" and as a "mirage". They are "mined" by manipulation of block chains - and then hyped as prefererable to traditional currency - largely because transactions in them are largely untraceable - making them ideal means of exchange in money laundring, illicit drug transactions, handling extortion payments, etc. If you do not understand what a Bitcoin is, you should not worry - it is pretty clear that many, if not most -or even all - of the present "investors" in them do not either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 25, 2017 #31 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Some people don't learn from history. Anyone want to buy some tulips? Yes. I remember the days of copper, silver, how about the Madoff scandal and another one in Texas too. Tech boom and collapse. This one though is really crazy IMHO. Some will make a killing and others will lose it all or most of it all. Happy Holidays. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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