drsel Posted July 14, 2020 #1 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Kindly tell me1. How are the obstructed view balconies right in front (facing forward) on the higher decks?2. How many days prior to sailing is the final payment date?3. What are the chances of a last minute price drop on Regal Princess after this final payment date?Especially for Cruises later this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaserX Posted July 15, 2020 #2 Share Posted July 15, 2020 6 hours ago, drsel said: Kindly tell me 1. How are the obstructed view balconies right in front (facing forward) on the higher decks? 2. How many days prior to sailing is the final payment date? 3. What are the chances of a last minute price drop on Regal Princess after this final payment date? Especially for Cruises later this year. This is L101 on the sister ship Royal Princess. Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outerdog Posted July 15, 2020 #3 Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, drsel said: Kindly tell me 1. How are the obstructed view balconies right in front (facing forward) on the higher decks? 2. How many days prior to sailing is the final payment date? 3. What are the chances of a last minute price drop on Regal Princess after this final payment date? Especially for Cruises later this year. There aren't any "obstructed views" balconies facing forward. What would they be obstructed by? Perhaps you should be more specific on which cabins you're looking at. Currently 60 days. Later this year? Hmmmmm... Edited July 15, 2020 by Outerdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roberto256 Posted July 15, 2020 #4 Share Posted July 15, 2020 7 hours ago, drsel said: 3. What are the chances of a last minute price drop on Regal Princess after this final payment date? Especially for Cruises later this year. I think chances are very low. I think princess' current policy is that you can cancel up to pretty close to sailing without losing any money. (so, with this, you could cancel a rebook as needed) If princess will be sailing at 50% capacity, there won't be a need for last minute discounting to 'fill the ship'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmar Posted July 15, 2020 #5 Share Posted July 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Outerdog said: There aren't any "obstructed views" balconies facing forward. What would they be obstructed by? Perhaps you should be more specific on which cabins you're looking at. Currently 60 days. Later this year? Hmmmmm... Princess (and I) like to disagree as shown by this screenshot from the Princess website. The obstruction is obviously the solid railing. This goes for L101 through L104 & M101 Through M104. ALL the forward facing cabins on the Lido and Marina deck have the solid railing. Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobstheboy Posted July 15, 2020 #6 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Later this year ? From Sydney ? I wouldn't book if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 15, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Later this year ? From Sydney ? I wouldn't book if I were you.not from Sydney, but why not book Regal princess later this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outerdog Posted July 15, 2020 #8 Share Posted July 15, 2020 9 hours ago, Renmar said: Princess (and I) like to disagree as shown by this screenshot from the Princess website. The obstruction is obviously the solid railing. This goes for L101 through L104 & M101 Through M104. ALL the forward facing cabins on the Lido and Marina deck have the solid railing. Theo I guess I'm used to "obstructed" meaning life boats, pillars, and the like. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 15, 2020 Author #9 Share Posted July 15, 2020 thanks I just Googled and found out the final payment date is reduced to 60 days prior to sailing for Princess Cruises till 30th April 2021. I am looking/hoping for a price drop after the final payment date which may be valid only for a new booking.There are plenty of unsold cabins as of now and every week when I check, not a single cabin has been booked in the category I am checking.Hence, I won't make a booking right now.I am not sailing anywhere near USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobstheboy Posted July 15, 2020 #10 Share Posted July 15, 2020 1 hour ago, drsel said: 5 hours ago, bobstheboy said: Later this year ? From Sydney ? I wouldn't book if I were you. not from Sydney, but why not book Regal princess later this year? Later this year the Regal is supposed to be sailing to Sydney in October, but if you want to chance it, good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 15, 2020 Author #11 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Later this year the Regal is supposed to be sailing to Sydney in October, but if you want to chance it, good luck.Moderna vaccine news is just out and cruise line stocks are soaring. I think cruising with resume by mid October 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted July 15, 2020 #12 Share Posted July 15, 2020 32 minutes ago, drsel said: cruise line stocks are soaring. Carnival shares are worth less today than they were a month ago. Doesn't seem they are soaring to me. And whatever news there is about vaccines, the actual physical implementation of a world wide immunisation programme will take so long that it will have little impact on 2020 cruises. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outerdog Posted July 15, 2020 #13 Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, drsel said: cruise line stocks are soaring. "Soaring" Edited July 15, 2020 by Outerdog 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 15, 2020 Author #14 Share Posted July 15, 2020 13 to 16 % jump in one day is way above the average market performance.All because of the news of the moderna vaccine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 15, 2020 Author #15 Share Posted July 15, 2020 From 14.47 on 10 July to 17.40 now is a significant upmove for Carnival Corporation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted July 15, 2020 #16 Share Posted July 15, 2020 51 minutes ago, drsel said: From 14.47 on 10 July to 17.40 now is a significant upmove for Carnival Corporation If you choose the right start date, you can prove virtually anything, especially over a short time period. The price was 19.09 on June 17th, so forgive me if I don't buy into your description of a soaring share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susancruzs Posted July 15, 2020 #17 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Funny thing about statistics, they can be analyzed to prove a point, but looking at the big picture, cruise stocks aren't great. A vaccine is good news but having worked in pharma, I know how early leaks come out. The reality of safe availability for millions of people, another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaveWeMetYet Posted July 15, 2020 #18 Share Posted July 15, 2020 On 7/14/2020 at 12:58 PM, drsel said: Kindly tell me 1. How are the obstructed view balconies right in front (facing forward) on the higher decks? 2. How many days prior to sailing is the final payment date? 3. What are the chances of a last minute price drop on Regal Princess after this final payment date? Especially for Cruises later this year. QANTAS has cancelled all international flights until April 2021. No one is cruising in the South Pacific this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughMann Posted July 16, 2020 #19 Share Posted July 16, 2020 I have L101 and L102 booked for the 12/28/20 Regal cruise. Still hoping but I'm very doubtful my family and I will be able to cross the pond for embarkation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted July 16, 2020 #20 Share Posted July 16, 2020 15 hours ago, drsel said: Moderna vaccine news is just out and cruise line stocks are soaring. I think cruising with resume by mid October The test on the 45 people was for healthy people between the ages of 18 and 55. So if you are younger than 18, older than 55, or have one of the pre-existing conditions at any age, the news about this vaccine so far does not apply to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDevilCruiser Posted July 16, 2020 #21 Share Posted July 16, 2020 So, back to one of the OP’s questions: How are the obstructed view balconies right in front (facing forward) on the higher decks? I’ll add “for when we are all back cruising” so hopefully won’t get the repeated “you won’t be going” responses. I’ve booked one of the Lido 101-104 cabins on the Caribbean Princess, similar but no private balcony. I’d be interested in hearing from anybody who has sailed in one of these four. Noise? More movement? Great views? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted July 16, 2020 #22 Share Posted July 16, 2020 I'm a last-minute bargain booker. There's no realistic way to predict which cruises will go on sale. When I'm actively looking at cruises, I'll be tracking prices of several different ones that fit our available dates. Sometimes I'll find a bargain on a cruise that looks like it's almost fully booked. Other times, I'll notice a cruise that looks wide open fill up overnight--when the cruise line assigns all the guaranteed bookings their cabins. If you have your heart set on a particular cruise, go ahead and book it if the price is one you're willing to pay--and then don't worry is someone else gets a better price later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvpends Posted July 16, 2020 #23 Share Posted July 16, 2020 42 minutes ago, BDevilCruiser said: I’ve booked one of the Lido 101-104 cabins on the Caribbean Princess, similar but no private balcony. I’d be interested in hearing from anybody who has sailed in one of these four. Noise? More movement? Great views? Before I decided to only book balconies due to the current situation, I stayed in L104 many times when sailing Ruby and Crown, which has the same layout as Caribbean for that part of the ship. I absolutely adore that cabin, as it is really large and spacious and I love the layout, and is a great deal price-wise. The bathroom is in the leg of the cabin aft of the main part, the cabinets are against the port side wall, so that opens up the main part of the room to make it large and open feeling. Be warned that the other three cabins are *much* smaller. L101 looks reasonably sized from the deck plans but it is tiny, tiny, tiny! Barely enough room to walk around the bed, I believe smaller than the inside cabins on that deck. I was shocked when I booked it for my daughter, expecting a larger cabin from the deck plan. L102 is smaller yet, and I am not sure about L103. That said, there is no noise in that of the ship. Views are nice if you stand up and look over the deck railing in front of the cabins. There is movement in rough waters, but that is not a personal concern of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvpends Posted July 16, 2020 #24 Share Posted July 16, 2020 On 7/14/2020 at 11:58 AM, drsel said: Kindly tell me 1. How are the obstructed view balconies right in front (facing forward) on the higher decks? The obstructed view balconies on Royal Class ships are probably the best deal in the cruise industry, due to their pricing and generally larger balconies than standard balconies (and larger than the mini-suites which have tiny balconies on those ships.) You should know that a forward facing balcony may well be unusable when sailing, especially under windy conditions. For this reason I prefer the deck 8 obstructed view balconies, which are all on the side of the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted July 16, 2020 Author #25 Share Posted July 16, 2020 QANTAS has cancelled all international flights until April 2021. No one is cruising in the South Pacific this year.Virgin is still flying along with the low cost airlines Scoot, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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