Dutchman Posted November 20, 2004 #1 Share Posted November 20, 2004 I am in the early planning stages for our barbershop cruisers group and need to get some information on when is the Shoulder week for the Alaskan cuise in 2006? Any Ideas of where I can get this information? We want to go as late in the spring as possible but right before they "Jump the prices for summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esme Posted November 20, 2004 #2 Share Posted November 20, 2004 :confused: What is shoulder week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhannah Posted November 20, 2004 #3 Share Posted November 20, 2004 You're familiar with "peak" and "off-peak" seasons for a number of different things like resorts, convention hotels, etc. Shoulder season is the time between high and low. Not the highest prices, but not the lowest, either. Many venues will offer this tier of pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted November 20, 2004 #4 Share Posted November 20, 2004 [b][font=Comic Sans MS][color=blue]The first 2 or 3 cruises in May after the ships arrive in either Seattle or Vancouver are the cheapest rates. Then you will see the prices soar as summer goes into full swing.[/color][/font][/b] [b][font=Comic Sans MS][color=#0000ff][/color][/font][/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannynurse Posted November 20, 2004 #5 Share Posted November 20, 2004 Is a time frame before and after the peak price times for a specific itinerary. On some cruises it coincides with repositioning of ships. Since Alaska is a short season, Early to mid May and Mid September to Oct 1 is considered off-peak or "shoulder season". In the Caribbean it is just considered hurricane season, Hawaii would be late spring, not sure about the fall except first week of December maybe, between holidays. Europe has repos, South America, I think is early fall and late spring. Hope this helps, GN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obriendan Posted November 20, 2004 #6 Share Posted November 20, 2004 I have a quite old HAL Alaska brochure (from 1998) that actually defined there different pricing categories as follows: Low: May 8 and Sept 18 Budget: May 15 and Sept 11 Economy: May 22 and Sept 4 Value: May 29 and Aug 28 Standard: June 5 and Aug 21 Peak: June 12 through Aug 14 At that time, the brochure price difference between these different periods was about $125. These categories do show that the less expensive times pretty much end between the end of May and the beginning of September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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