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What are options? All cruise lines do the same approach.Running like a herd to the next one, and again, and again, and again?

It actually means the "normal" 50% (or more) reduced priced vs a full brochure price (like you may locate at almost all cruise lines' web sites). The cruise lines never sell for that full price, but the "reduced price" appears so appealing prior to potential more discounted prices after the first sale date! What's funny, I'm receiving promotion emails from Seadream every other day (typically, stating $500 additional price reduction for certain itineraries); however, in reality, an actual price stays the same when I check it out (a typical 7-day Caribbean is $3,999 regardless of what an email states about the $500 discount).

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As opposed to certain individuals living at the same time over and over and over ...

They will make it empty!

It's so obvious! - Then disembarkation will take place the next day (or 2) until weather cooperates.

According to post # 125, the UK and Europe don't do it right (a lack of basic skills).

It appears, you prefer targeting unwise individuals with misleading the lowest number? Also, according to your statement, Regent, Silversea, some other cruise lines, and almost the entire Europe (in their pricing) "clearly didn't take Marketing 101". PS. "Luckily", at least, having master's degree in mathematics (and physics) helps me (a little) to calculate all these on-going nonsense pricing values - ha-ha! Then add prices for excursions, spa treatment, Thermal Suite fee, specialty restaurants. Did I forget anything else? It's fun! PS2. I know, it's not arguable. Everyone prefers different aspects in our life.

which (again) brings a clear solution for a cruise lines - make a one (total) amount (not a cruise fair, port charges, taxes, gratuities, drink package, refundable deposit fee ...). And then (similar to Regent or Oceania) display items (with prices) that might be credited (for example, if you don't want a drink package, it would a discount from that total cruise price). So, you see an all-inclusive price and make your decision whether you want it or not. At the same time if all cruise lines do it this way, one can make a true comparison between multiple cruise lines (or even within the same cruise line between different ships, sail dates, and so on) prorated per day (that's what I always try to accomplish, anyhow, but first, I have to add those numbers, for Celebrity, for example, and then divide by a number of sailing days and then compare with Regent price also divided by their itinerary's number of sailing days). I just looked at 10-day March 2026 Celebrity Ascent Caribbean, Retreat Magic Carpet Sky Suite, and as you know, I had to add all those number (refundable deposit fee, drink package/wi-fi, tax) and came up with $620 pp per day. For a similar price, it's so much better to get Regent's (or Seabourn or Silversea) even the least expensive cabin type (I saw one number (price) and divided by 10 - that's it).

Yes, I know - life is not fair.

People around the globe are simply annoyed by not transparency. They prefer to pay what they actually see in one number. To me it's similar in a way to our tax (out of control) system with thousands of pages to read and hundreds of forms and schedules. I have no idea how might like it whatsoever.

What did we do 15 years ago about your statement? Nothing.

It should be no difference. Someone (people in those 2 cabins) will get points. It's not about begging, it's about fairness (as stated in the topic of this thread).

What about when there is no insurance bought for a cancelled cruise? If I reach out to a cruise line and have proof of not having insurance and not getting money back anyhow, would they give me points? Of course, not. Therefore, your statement is not sustainable.

I agree. "Entitled" (in these days' critique) is someone claiming not reasonable (or not deserved) item. Your situation is different.

Not only they might sell your cabin to get double payment, but even if not, they save on food (I assume they cook for a know number of passengers, not for ghosts, too), fresh water, accessories, and alike.

In a perfect world, if the cruise line is able to sell a cancelled cabin, they would reach out to a person who cancelled and reimburse the full amount minus a potential difference in price if a new sold price is less that from the cancelled booking. The insurance shouldn't matter (again, in the perfect world), because 1. it's an opposite: the insurance will only reimburse if a cruise line will not (there should be a proof of not reimbursement from a cruise line sent to the insurance company), and 2. a person might not have an insurance.

Perhaps, 5-10% of them, but what about the rest? Those were rhetorical questions, anyway.

Where are all those "willing, qualified workers"?

It was a funny suggestion. The Flora expeditions are not intended for night life at all. Piano relaxation music with some scotch/port well prepares one for next day’s adventure.

Seabourn food is great, too! And it includes unlimited 24-hour black caviar served anywhere (literally) on the ship. Unlimited red caviar is also available daily at the sushi time (6-7 pm before dinner in a lounge).

On our Regent Splendor cruise the theater orchestra had their own performance show in one of cozy lounges every night from 10:30 pm until midnight, and that was after their almost daily double theater performance! And their show was different every night!!!. I made friends (the band manager and flute player Wesley from New York and 2 lovely Ukrainian musicians - Yevgeniy and Stas) with few of them (talking for an hour or so over drinks after midnight - they are allowed to have drinks after the show).

Butler to butler comparison is not proper (it's only 1 aspect of pricing). Also, Regent includes business class air fare, excursions in all ports, and unlimited Premium drinks. Also, as I wrote on many occasions, on Regent the entire ship is at everyone's dispose while on Celebrity it's only 1 Retreat area. Also, on Regent usable ships' space area per person is the largest of all cruise lines' ships. Also, on Regent crew to passengers ratio (0.75 on Splendor, for example) is much higher than on Celebrity (0.45 on Edge, for example).

It's so true. When we booked the first Ponant (French cruise line) cruise, we got $1,200 per couple first-cruise discount, $600 per couple AARP discount, and $600 per couple referral discount on top of 30% off early booking discount. Funny, that cruise (March 8-24, 2020 Eastern Island to Tahiti) happened to be our Shmandemic cruise (we had 4 extra luxury cruise days).

Absolutely! Awkwardly, many cruise lines are slowly going away from loyalty while the majority of airlines had completed this task.