amcwaterfalls Posted August 29 #1 Share Posted August 29 Hi everyone, I’m booked on the November 5th SoD 30 night Caribbean cruise. I’ve been ‘cabin counting’ as it didn’t seem to be selling well and at the beginning of this week there were almost 200 cabins available. I understand that a lot of these may be used as guarantees but it still seemed like a lot (I’m a first timer on Saga so don’t know if this is the norm) I had a look at the website again this afternoon and it now says that this cruise is no longer available to book online and you should call to speak to an advisor. Does this now mean that the cruise has suddenly sold out? Any thoughts? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted August 29 #2 Share Posted August 29 (edited) All I can say is we went on same cruise last year but different islands. Just before cruise it looked like it was only 65% full looking at cabins available to book. 2 weeks before sailing came off the market like this , ie phone only. Ship was 95% full. This is much earlier , over 2 months out As you say means one of a few things. A) It's sold out with lots of guarantees. Most probable B) They have introduced even cheaper guarantees, that they want to keep secret. Only way to find out is to ring up and try to book under assumed name. Note, they have your phone number on computer so your name and details automatically comes up, so unless you dial 141 before dialing their number they will know it's you. C) A problem. We're back on this one again , so like you very interested If anyone rings up please post Edited August 29 by Windsurfboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amcwaterfalls Posted August 29 Author #3 Share Posted August 29 Ok thanks Windsurfboy, I wonder if turning the middle section into a fly cruise is what’s made a difference to guest numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted August 30 #4 Share Posted August 30 Strange you now can't find it at all , but the fly cruise is still there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amcwaterfalls Posted August 30 Author #5 Share Posted August 30 Last night I emailed the guy at Saga that we booked through and asked him if the cruise was now sold out but he hasn’t come back to me. I will post the answer if he replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amcwaterfalls Posted September 1 Author #6 Share Posted September 1 Both the 30 night cruise and the fly cruise have now reappeared on the website with the 30 night bookable online again. I don’t know if there is any change in pricing. Still a lot of cabin availability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Meer Posted September 1 #7 Share Posted September 1 Received a leaflet with our Sunday paper - Nov 5 Tropical Shores of the Caribbean 30 nights - OFFER EXTENDED! SAVE up to £1200 per person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted September 1 #8 Share Posted September 1 Interesting, prices seem to be same. Plenty of cabins available. Still expecting ship to be full. 16 minutes ago, Lady Meer said: Received a leaflet with our Sunday paper - Nov 5 Tropical Shores of the Caribbean 30 nights - OFFER EXTENDED! SAVE up to £1200 per person. Was leaflet advertising just this cruise or multiple cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Meer Posted September 1 #9 Share Posted September 1 12 minutes ago, Windsurfboy said: Interesting, prices seem to be same. Plenty of cabins available. Still expecting ship to be full. Was leaflet advertising just this cruise or multiple cruises. 20 cruises - 10 for each ship, sailing from 5 Sept 24 to 26 Mar 25. The price for the 30 nighter on 5 Nov is from £5996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted September 1 #10 Share Posted September 1 (edited) The £5996 is the guarantee price. This over reliance on last minute guarantee deals is consistent with discussion on Nosaphire's thread below. They should ask why. Edited September 1 by Windsurfboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise-Cat Posted September 2 #11 Share Posted September 2 Cruise details currently showing the available cabin quantity e.g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence55 Posted September 3 #12 Share Posted September 3 8 hours ago, Cruise-Cat said: Cruise details currently showing the available cabin quantity e.g. Dynamic pricing in action. A couple can get a guaranteed cabin for £400 a night. That’s desperate stuff from Saga. I wonder if there’s a cap on the number available at that price. If not I can imagine some discontent from many who have paid considerably more. Especially as they might have forgone interest on their 15% deposits for some considerable time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise-Cat Posted September 3 #13 Share Posted September 3 9 minutes ago, Spence55 said: Dynamic pricing in action. A couple can get a guaranteed cabin for £400 a night. That’s desperate stuff from Saga. I wonder if there’s a cap on the number available at that price. If not I can imagine some discontent from many who have paid considerably more. Especially as they might have forgone interest on their 15% deposits for some considerable time. I saw someone mention that they had booked a guarantee on a canaries cruise in November ( presumably Volcanic Isles) and the Saga lady said that it was the last one available. I looked online and the only guarantee was for a deluxe rather than standard. So perhaps they are limited. Incidentally, the cabin quantities seem to have disappeared again this morning 🤷♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatBoy20 Posted September 3 #14 Share Posted September 3 Despite the Hype on this thread regarding Guarantee Cabins being lower than Launch Price my Volcanic Cruise in November, booked at launch, was still nearly £100pp lower than Guarantee!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted September 3 #15 Share Posted September 3 Even though nearly 200 empty cabins showing, bet it will be nearly full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo1947 Posted September 3 #16 Share Posted September 3 3 hours ago, Spence55 said: Dynamic pricing in action. A couple can get a guaranteed cabin for £400 a night. That’s desperate stuff from Saga. I wonder if there’s a cap on the number available at that price. If not I can imagine some discontent from many who have paid considerably more. Especially as they might have forgone interest on their 15% deposits for some considerable time. Yes there is a cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise-Cat Posted September 3 #17 Share Posted September 3 Just now, JoJo1947 said: Yes there is a cap. Interesting - any idea how that works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo1947 Posted September 3 #18 Share Posted September 3 Only that so many cabins are sold as guarantee so when they are gone they are gone. Then it'll will get back to the price for choosing your own cabin. We had a g'tee on our recent cruise. Mid B deck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted September 3 #19 Share Posted September 3 It must be a very high limit for guarantees, once they start selling guarantees don't stop till ship is full. On last year's November Caribbean there were nearly 200 cabins you could choose from just before sailing if you wanted to pay premium to choose cabin. Yet on boarding ship was over 95% full (some cabins out of action due to previous disastrous cruise). So ALL , IE NEARLY 200 CABINS , MUST HAVE BEEN SOLD AS GUARANTEE. Nearly a third of the ship. Expect same this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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