killarneylady Posted September 2, 2018 #1 Share Posted September 2, 2018 There’s been a lot of price movement on my cruise, 12/27 Infinity, over this weekend. Prices dropped on most categories. CX Guarantee Concierge by 16.7 %, Now (just) less than standard balcony categories. Just have a look at your pricing. There was a drop in Celebrity’s prices but also the ‘Labor day’ sale my agency had gave larger added discount ($150) to concierge than it gave to veranda ($100) so that narrowed the already small gap between the categories. Just in case it helps anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxsales Posted September 2, 2018 #2 Share Posted September 2, 2018 There’s been a lot of price movement on my cruise, 12/27 Infinity, over this weekend. Prices dropped on most categories. CX Guarantee Concierge by 16.7 %, Now (just) less than standard balcony categories. Just have a look at your pricing. There was a drop in Celebrity’s prices but also the ‘Labor day’ sale my agency had gave larger added discount ($150) to concierge than it gave to veranda ($100) so that narrowed the already small gap between the categories. Just in case it helps anyone. Always good to check pricing upto final payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted September 2, 2018 #3 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Then again on our upcoming 1/28/19 Caribbean cruise on the Reflection, the price today for a concierge cabin is $400 per person MORE than we paid for a Sky Suite cabin with Go Best when it first came out about 18 months ago. It's amazing how prices drift up and down depending on the popularity of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killarneylady Posted September 3, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Excellent for you. Indeed, it shows that things can swing in your favour and against. Its a learning curve really. On this cruise, unlike other times, I took a plan of upgrading my category rather than taking price reductions. I found a price I was comfortable at and am trying to get the best cat I can for that price. Still about 30 days to final payment so who knows.. I could be joining you in the Suite category..:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxsales Posted September 3, 2018 #5 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Then again on our upcoming 1/28/19 Caribbean cruise on the Reflection, the price today for a concierge cabin is $400 per person MORE than we paid for a Sky Suite cabin with Go Best when it first came out about 18 months ago. It's amazing how prices drift up and down depending on the popularity of the cruise. A perfect example that it is always wise to book early and then take advantage of price drops prior to final payment. We see both on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted September 3, 2018 #6 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Excellent for you. Indeed, it shows that things can swing in your favour and against. Its a learning curve really.On this cruise, unlike other times, I took a plan of upgrading my category rather than taking price reductions. I found a price I was comfortable at and am trying to get the best cat I can for that price. Still about 30 days to final payment so who knows.. I could be joining you in the Suite category..:) So, even after the final payment due date has past, you can still reap the benefits of a "net" price reduction by way of a room category increase. Good to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsmom Posted September 3, 2018 #7 Share Posted September 3, 2018 There’s been a lot of price movement on my cruise, 12/27 Infinity, over this weekend. Prices dropped on most categories. CX Guarantee Concierge by 16.7 %, Now (just) less than standard balcony categories. Just have a look at your pricing. There was a drop in Celebrity’s prices but also the ‘Labor day’ sale my agency had gave larger added discount ($150) to concierge than it gave to veranda ($100) so that narrowed the already small gap between the categories. Just in case it helps anyone. Do you try to do a fake booking to see the price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggertastic Posted September 3, 2018 #8 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Ours hasn’t moved Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandream Posted September 3, 2018 #9 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Do you try to do a fake booking to see the price? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killarneylady Posted September 3, 2018 Author #10 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Yes. Kept an eye on the ‘fishy’ website but that usually doesn’t show until reductions there for a while . Otherwise fake booking on TA or Celebrity site and compare with your invoice. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma Rene Posted September 3, 2018 #11 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Has anyone booked directly with Celebrity? Wondering how it went..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudence passenger Posted September 3, 2018 #12 Share Posted September 3, 2018 thanks so much for the update, just called and saved another $100pp for our upcoming NYE cruise on Equinox with our friends, and saved another $70pp for them :-) and yes, always good to keep checking. also wondering why the suites are available, on a special holiday cruise those are usually the first to get booked, and I see lots, we are looking forward to this next cruise after our eventful first river cruise this summer. enjoy your labor day y'all Judi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Texed Posted September 3, 2018 #13 Share Posted September 3, 2018 thanks so much for the update, just called and saved another $100pp for our upcoming NYE cruise on Equinox with our friends, Judi We are on this cruise also. Have you joined the roll call? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsmom Posted September 3, 2018 #14 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Yes. Thank you - years ago there was a little software called Cruise Shark. It would automatically keep monitoring your cruise and would notify you of a price drop. It was wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Gopher Posted September 3, 2018 #15 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Ours is now $800 pp more than we are paying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandream Posted September 3, 2018 #16 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Yes. Kept an eye on the ‘fishy’ website but that usually doesn’t show until reductions there for a while . Otherwise fake booking on TA or Celebrity site and compare with your invoice. Sent from my iPhone using Forums I still use the site, mainly because I had leftover credits. Used to be fantastic for years - but in my experience has become VERY unreliable. Don't believe it is still being maintained. I've now gotten into the habit of checking everyday and found drops that it did not alert me to. Don't think I will buy any more credits. Thank you - years ago there was a little software called Cruise Shark. It would automatically keep monitoring your cruise and would notify you of a price drop. It was wonderful As mentioned above - there is still a site (not sure if it is the same one you are thinking of) but IMO not really worth using anymore. Then again, for just a buck per cruise - maybe.... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow bunny Posted September 3, 2018 #17 Share Posted September 3, 2018 For our Dec17/18 Infinity cruise, we have moved from an OV to a SV for a total change in price of $20 for the two of us!! snow bunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted September 3, 2018 #18 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Has anyone booked directly with Celebrity? Wondering how it went..... We book our Celebrity cruises using one of their personal cruise consultants and have had nothing but great success with him and his team. Yes, we don't get the extra perks if we instead booked through a TA, but that's OK as the service we receive over the life of the booking, which is sometimes 18+ months as we like to book early, is well worth the perks we give up not booking our Celebrity cruises with a TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepless Posted September 3, 2018 #19 Share Posted September 3, 2018 There’s been a lot of price movement on my cruise, 12/27 Infinity, over this weekend. Prices dropped on most categories. CX Guarantee Concierge by 16.7 %, Now (just) less than standard balcony categories. Just have a look at your pricing. There was a drop in Celebrity’s prices but also the ‘Labor day’ sale my agency had gave larger added discount ($150) to concierge than it gave to veranda ($100) so that narrowed the already small gap between the categories. Just in case it helps anyone. Thanks for the info. I did check. I was able to move to a Concierge cabin from a balcony cabin on deck 7, and earn a price drop. Always good to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marelaine Posted September 3, 2018 #20 Share Posted September 3, 2018 My March ABC cruise is now $900 per person more than it was when I booked in January. But it was $1200 more pp last month. Also I received a choice of 2 perks included in my price, now it's only 1. I booked early so I could get my choice of cabins, figuring I'd keep an eye on the price and catch a sale. Look like that's not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark+Anne Posted September 3, 2018 #21 Share Posted September 3, 2018 For our Dec17/18 Infinity cruise, we have moved from an OV to a SV for a total change in price of $20 for the two of us!! snow bunny Hi, that sounds great, were you able to keep your perks? Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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