Princess Plus cheaper after booking

[darnoc23]

Hello,

I was curious if it's cheaper to add the Princess Plus package after a standard booking?  From my past two cruises, I realized that it came out cheaper than if I originally purchased it at time of booking.  Not sure if it was just timing of a special going on, but I had to pay just $200 difference for the entire booking to upgrade to Princess Plus vs an additional $300 per person at time of booking.  Any insights? 

[wowzz]

My understanding is that PP is a fixed pppd price, so it makes no difference when you book it. 

[prmssk]

19 minutes ago, darnoc23 said:

Hello,

I was curious if it's cheaper to add the Princess Plus package after a standard booking?  From my past two cruises, I realized that it came out cheaper than if I originally purchased it at time of booking.  Not sure if it was just timing of a special going on, but I had to pay just $200 difference for the entire booking to upgrade to Princess Plus vs an additional $300 per person at time of booking.  Any insights? 

My guess is the price of your cruise went down which is why you saw a smaller difference between the price you booked at and the current Plus price and so you were able to re-price your cruise to include Princess Plus at a cheaper price than originally.  Fares go up and down based on supply and demand.

 

My cruise coming up this month, I have re-priced four times because the price kept going down.  My cruise last February only went up (significantly) after I booked the cruise. 

[darnoc23]

4 minutes ago, prmssk said:

My guess is the price of your cruise went down which is why you saw a smaller difference between the price you booked at and the current Plus price and so you were able to re-price your cruise to include Princess Plus at a cheaper price than originally.  Fares go up and down based on supply and demand.

 

My cruise coming up this month, I have re-priced four times because the price kept going down.  My cruise last February only went up (significantly) after I booked the cruise. 

Nice!!  I wasn't aware you can reprice.  So if the price goes down on the same category, you can request for an adjustment?  

[prmssk]

20 minutes ago, darnoc23 said:

Nice!!  I wasn't aware you can reprice.  So if the price goes down on the same category, you can request for an adjustment?  

Yes

[memoak]

42 minutes ago, darnoc23 said:

Nice!!  I wasn't aware you can reprice.  So if the price goes down on the same category, you can request for an adjustment?  

Yes but there have been times when I would have lost some perks if I refared from an earlier promotion

[GottaLuvCruising]

For our January / Panama Canal cruise, Princess Plus was an additional $40pp/pd when we booked.  It is now an additional $50pp/pd.  

[prmssk]

17 minutes ago, GottaLuvCruising said:

For our January / Panama Canal cruise, Princess Plus was an additional $40pp/pd when we booked.  It is now an additional $50pp/pd.  

Princess Plus went up from $40pp/pd to $50pp/pd on May 25 for all cruises going forward.  

[toofewcruises]

4 hours ago, GottaLuvCruising said:

For our January / Panama Canal cruise, Princess Plus was an additional $40pp/pd when we booked.  It is now an additional $50pp/pd.  

Yes, it just increased as part of the Premier Beverage Package rollout

[triple7tahoe]

Many of our cruises were/are Casino "free" cruises and do not include the drink package. When we book those, all added costs i.e. upgrades; EZAir; drink packages need to be paid upfront. Some of those cruises were over 6 months out so we did not add the drink package until about a month before sailing. We did add the drink package for a November sailing just before the price increase to get it for $40 a day. In all other cases I found it easy (if I had the time to wait on the phone) and got to keep my money just a little longer 🙂 

[dog]

Sometimes when you refare- they have you cancel & rebook- so know what you are saving or losing if this is the case.