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I was going to say,...if the cruise prices don't get into a good area for you...just do a land based! So much to see and do in Hawaii...it's a shame to waste more than 1/2 your time floating about!
Actually, you spend a lot of time in port on this particular cruise. It functions as your transportation between 4 islands, your hotel for 7 nights and your meals - at least those you choose to eat aboard. The time spent at sea is very scenic as well - cruising the Napali coast, viewing an active volcano, etc. All that said...yes plan B would be a land vacation.
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My wife and I have cruised many times. Some with > a year advance planning, and others with < a month (we live in south Florida). We are now planning a cruise in Hawaii - NCL Pride of America on 1/21/17. We've already purchased the airline tickets and are committed to going.
We went on this exact same cruise 10 years ago for our 50th birthdays, enjoyed it greatly and are doing again for our 60th. 10 years ago however NCL had two ships doing this route and the prices were about $500 lower. What I've noticed however from watching the cruise booking sites, is that the prices drop significantly when you get to within a month or two of departure. So...this has me wondering how big a gamble it would be to wait until mid-December to book the cruise? As a veteran of cruising I understand this means having no control over cabin choice or even cabin category. Normally that would be enough to keep us from going this direction - but given the itinerary and the fact that very little time is spent at sea, these concessions don't bother us. We'd even be happy with an inside cabin located anywhere on the ship and I suspect those are the hardest to fill on these cruises. But...I don't want to be faced with a sell out of all cabins.
Does anyone have an opinion on this strategy, or have any information that helps quantify the risk?
Gene
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That's the plan. From what I've seen, prices drop about 60 days out from the target date. Given our flexibility I think I'm going to roll the dice and have a tentative plan B in place. I know that I'd want to get to the other islands so I'll have to research transportation options.
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