Lunabella76 Posted May 20, 2018 #1 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I am sailing in 2019 and booked my cabana last week. So glad I did as it is now showing as $319! I think the villa went up as well, but not 100% sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongHill44 Posted May 20, 2018 #2 Share Posted May 20, 2018 crooks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted May 20, 2018 #3 Share Posted May 20, 2018 We are cabana people so we are not happy. That being said, the cabanas and villas sell out every cruise so it does make good business sense to push the envelope to see what the market will bear. It becomes our choice as to whether it is worth the money or not. Same thing happened with Faster to the Fun (FTTF). :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray98 Posted May 20, 2018 #4 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Supply and demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted May 20, 2018 #5 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I just checked and the Villas have gone up to $593.99, and the Oasis has gone up to $1595.99. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunabella76 Posted May 20, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I totally agree with supply and demand! I am actually surprised there are any cabana's left for the week. FTTF is also still available. The ship must not be very full yet. I am glad I was able to book it for the lower price as I had been checking every day for it and knew it was $289. If I didn't have prior knowledge to the lower price I probably would have still booked it and not given it any thought. It has excellent reviews, so I can see where they would want to see if they can make a few extra bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted May 20, 2018 #7 Share Posted May 20, 2018 They will continue to raise the prices until folks stop paying.....very simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCruze Posted May 20, 2018 #8 Share Posted May 20, 2018 We just booked the Villa last week for our May 2019 eight day cruise and it was 499.99. We booked the Villa on our last cruise in April and paid 539.99. I was thinking it went down because of the longer cruise. So this is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCruze Posted May 20, 2018 #9 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Whoa I just checked it went up to 549.99. Even went up 10 bucks from when we purchased it last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunabella76 Posted May 20, 2018 Author #10 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Funny thing- on the Carnival website it still lists the old prices for the cabanas and villas. But for my particular sailing, the rates have gone up! Hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger0613 Posted May 20, 2018 #11 Share Posted May 20, 2018 The prices listed on the general excursion pages are starting prices. Prices can vary by sailing. For example, the three Passion Island excursions in Cozumel were $10 higher than the starting price on the Triumph 2/9/17 4 day sailing. Those same excursions were at the starting price on the Triumph 1/21/18 5 day sailing. The excursions are also at the starting price on the Valor 12/30/19 5 day sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted May 20, 2018 #12 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I booked a Villa for next June and it was $499.00. The pricing seems to fluctuate based on sailing. EDIT: I just logged back in and it's listed for $549.00 now on the same sailing. Glad I booked it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCruze Posted May 20, 2018 #13 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I booked a Villa for next June and it was $499.00. The pricing seems to fluctuate based on sailing. EDIT: I just logged back in and it's listed for $549.00 now on the same sailing. Glad I booked it already. Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted May 20, 2018 #14 Share Posted May 20, 2018 The ones for Grand Turk have also gone up in price. To $193. Glad we booked ours before the increase. The cabanas in all of the ports are a hit. I'm not surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty dingo Posted May 21, 2018 #15 Share Posted May 21, 2018 They won't know what the right price is until they raise it to a point that they do not sell out quickly. Seems like there are an awful lot of posts like "No cabanas left, how can I get on the waiting list." That means prices were too low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The4Cruisers Posted May 21, 2018 #16 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Oh goodie... Even more money saved! We're not cabana people in the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PrincessArlena'sDad Posted May 21, 2018 #17 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Last week we were debating switching from a cabana to villa, for a difference of $250 ($225 by using Allstate gift cards). We decided to keep the cabana. Now I wish we decided to change, so I could feel we saved the $54 price increase! Though, we do still have the cabana at the old price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted May 22, 2018 #18 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I am sailing in 2019 and booked my cabana last week. So glad I did as it is now showing as $319! I think the villa went up as well, but not 100% sure. Carnival is raising prices all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebucks Posted May 22, 2018 #19 Share Posted May 22, 2018 They won't know what the right price is until they raise it to a point that they do not sell out quickly. Seems like there are an awful lot of posts like "No cabanas left, how can I get on the waiting list." That means prices were too low. Exactly. Too many people feel entitled to a lower price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted May 22, 2018 #20 Share Posted May 22, 2018 They won't know what the right price is until they raise it to a point that they do not sell out quickly. Seems like there are an awful lot of posts like "No cabanas left, how can I get on the waiting list." That means prices were too low. I don't think it's quite as simple as that. Carnival also wants to be careful about maintaining their reputation as a good value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazinSunsets Posted May 22, 2018 #21 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I don't think it's quite as simple as that. Carnival also wants to be careful about maintaining their reputation as a good value. Renting a $300+ cabana has absolutely nothing do with their rep for good value. That's an extravagant extra expense that the majority of people cruising Carnival for their 'value' have ZERO interest in. IMO they can charge $1000 for the cabanas, won't ever affect me or my view of Carvnial as it's an unnecessary extra cost that I don't see the value in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHNEV2003 Posted May 22, 2018 #22 Share Posted May 22, 2018 crooks! So everything you purchase, you buy from "crooks." Name one thing that you buy where the price has decreased. Now if you want to discuss oil companies......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakersdozen12 Posted May 22, 2018 #23 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I am sailing in 2019 and booked my cabana last week. So glad I did as it is now showing as $319! I think the villa went up as well, but not 100% sure. I booked mine for Feb of 2019 last week too (on 5/13) for $289.99. So glad I did! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efoote01 Posted May 23, 2018 #24 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Wow I booked at the lower price & now when I check they are all sold out for the day...guess this is my 1st & last time at a piece of luxury. Over $300 is beyond my splurge capabilities!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpat0408 Posted May 23, 2018 #25 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I booked my villa 2 weeks ago for August 2019 for $499.99, today it was still the same price Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now