GottaLuvCruising Posted January 3, 2014 #51 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Jan 9th Ruby 4-nighter still isn't sold out (even after the "Getaways" promotion). Wish they'd waive the single supplement! Only 6 days to go and wouldn't you think they'd want to fill the ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusin' from Fl Posted January 3, 2014 #52 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Jan 9th Ruby 4-nighter still isn't sold out (even after the "Getaways" promotion). Wish they'd waive the single supplement! Only 6 days to go and wouldn't you think they'd want to fill the ship? They are now selling inside cabins for $149! What a steal! Jan 9th, I'm on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runnerodb83 Posted January 3, 2014 #53 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Most short cruises don't leave out of SF or I would probably book them. We are taking one out of SF in May but it doesn't come back - which is a pain. I'd love to be able to cruise to Vancouver and back again with a b2b but the only return is to LA which is illegal. The short cruises out of California almost all go out of LA and it's just too much hassle to get there and back home again. Short cruises out of SF would work great for a lot of people but maybe they don't work financially for Princess. Too bad for me. There is no way I want to fly from CA to FL for a 4 day cruise... The ships have to visit a foreign port when sailing RT from a US port. For SF, the closest port is Ensenada which would probably be at least a 4 day cruise with only a few hours in Ensenada. Maybe a stop in Catalina or SB could be included and make it a 5 day, but the coastal currents of central and northern california can really fight ships heading north, not so much in this segment, but it can affect them and cause delays returning to SF. The 3/4 day itineraries are low fuel users with predictable weather. Good weather for drinking beer and mixed drinks which = $$$. HAL has experimented with a few NW cruises from Seattle or Vancouver going to victoria and or nanaimo, i think these would be winners for those of us int he northwest in the shoulder seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaLuvCruising Posted January 3, 2014 #54 Share Posted January 3, 2014 They are now selling inside cabins for $149! What a steal! Jan 9th' date=' I'm on it![/quote'] I'm still getting $229 and twice that for a single. Did you book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickEk Posted January 3, 2014 #55 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I'm still getting $229 and twice that for a single. Did you book? Call Princess... the $149 is probably a regional rate for Florida residents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted January 3, 2014 #56 Share Posted January 3, 2014 They are now selling inside cabins for $149! What a steal! Jan 9th' date=' I'm on it![/quote'] But a few weeks ago, these were essentially free. Pay some fare, and get the entire fare back as a future credit. Based on that, $149 is pretty high. And, one port (Princess Cays) on a 4-day cruise? Not much of an itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posaune Posted January 3, 2014 Author #57 Share Posted January 3, 2014 4 nights, 12 meals, unlimited snacks, entertainment, relaxation & chocolates on the pillow? Sounds like a deal to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceleven Posted January 3, 2014 #58 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Most short cruises don't leave out of SF or I would probably book them. We are taking one out of SF in May but it doesn't come back - which is a pain. I'd love to be able to cruise to Vancouver and back again with a b2b but the only return is to LA which is illegal. The short cruises out of California almost all go out of LA and it's just too much hassle to get there and back home again. Short cruises out of SF would work great for a lot of people but maybe they don't work financially for Princess. Too bad for me. There is no way I want to fly from CA to FL for a 4 day cruise... I'm in total agreement with you here. I'd love it if there were cruises north out of SF other than just the "new" 11-day Alaska cruises. They were 10 day cruises before. I'd love to go to Vancouver, Naniamo or Port Angeles and that coastal town in Oregon. I have no idea what the economics would be for Princess but am curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted January 3, 2014 #59 Share Posted January 3, 2014 The ships have to visit a foreign port when sailing RT from a US port. For SF, the closest port is Ensenada which would probably be at least a 4 day cruise with only a few hours in Ensenada. Maybe a stop in Catalina or SB could be included and make it a 5 day, but the coastal currents of central and northern california can really fight ships heading north, not so much in this segment, but it can affect them and cause delays returning to SF. The 3/4 day itineraries are low fuel users with predictable weather. Good weather for drinking beer and mixed drinks which = $$$. HAL has experimented with a few NW cruises from Seattle or Vancouver going to victoria and or nanaimo, i think these would be winners for those of us int he northwest in the shoulder seasons. Actually it's pretty quick from SF to Ensenada. Returning from Hawaii we hit Ensenada for 4 hours and then left after dark and were in SF the next morning. Princess has a 4-day SF to Vancouver but no way to get back. We're doing that one in May but will be taking the train back home as there is no return cruise that doesn't violate the PVSA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critterchick Posted January 3, 2014 #60 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Only time will tell what this change may bring. Long time Princess cruisers would hate to see significant changes to the model that has made Princess so successful. Hopefully the short cruises are a test and since they are not proving to be very profitable, Princess will return to its previous itinerary models. We don't know that they aren't profitable. It's not the cost of the cabin but the onboard spending that drives profitability (or so I've been told by people in the know). Given the long lines we saw for shore excursions and the party atmosphere that pervaded Golden on our cruises (all of which were sold out), I'd say that they are making some money out here. But I'm just speculating, not being privy to the books. The Left Coast has been starved for a quality product in the 3/4 night market since Monarch departed in 2008. We sailed a bunch on Carnival, but abandoned them like a used Kleenex when Golden came to town. Most short cruises don't leave out of SF or I would probably book them. We are taking one out of SF in May but it doesn't come back - which is a pain. I'd love to be able to cruise to Vancouver and back again with a b2b but the only return is to LA which is illegal. The short cruises out of California almost all go out of LA and it's just too much hassle to get there and back home again. Short cruises out of SF would work great for a lot of people but maybe they don't work financially for Princess. Too bad for me. There is no way I want to fly from CA to FL for a 4 day cruise... There are probably 30 million potential passengers within a 6-hour drive of the Port of Los Angeles (many people drive that far to get to Vegas for a weekend), and tapping them for their first cruise as a short one may well make them cruising fans who will book a longer cruise for their next vacation. Princess just may have deep enough pockets to make the short cruises loss leaders if that actually happens. We're certainly hoping that they continue to offer the Getaways on the Left Coast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacation fool Posted January 3, 2014 #61 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I'm still getting $229 and twice that for a single. Did you book? i just booked. you have to sign in to get the florida resident rate. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaLuvCruising Posted January 3, 2014 #62 Share Posted January 3, 2014 i just booked. you have to sign in to get the florida resident rate. good luck I am signed in. Will try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaLuvCruising Posted January 3, 2014 #63 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Would a Florida resident please check a single stateroom 1/9 Ruby? I'm still getting $458. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewPennCruiser Posted January 3, 2014 #64 Share Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) I live in PA and checked. They quote $229 like yourself. However we get emails from an online website that offers cruise discounts and we actually got an email today that quoted $149. I believe the discount agency is based in Florida. It seems odd that you're not getting the rate if others are. Dave Edited January 3, 2014 by NewPennCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacation fool Posted January 4, 2014 #65 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Would a Florida resident please check a single stateroom 1/9 Ruby? I'm still getting $458. Why dont you just call Princess? the other thing is that there is a $75 port and tax fee on top of that $149. I believe even though only one in the cabin you only pay it once. so the fee for the cabin should be more like $373 if i am calculating correctly. For the 2 of us our total was $448 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceleven Posted January 4, 2014 #66 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Actually it's pretty quick from SF to Ensenada. Returning from Hawaii we hit Ensenada for 4 hours and then left after dark and were in SF the next morning. No, not exactly. There is a full sea day between Ensenada and SF. I did it twice this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted January 4, 2014 #67 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Would a Florida resident please check a single stateroom 1/9 Ruby? I'm still getting $458. I'm a Florida resident and just checked. Inside is showing @149 for January 9th. But you also must be a former Princess passenger. Are you? Also being offered are OV obstructed at $199. Edited January 4, 2014 by Pia1913 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaLuvCruising Posted January 4, 2014 #68 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm a Florida resident and just checked. Inside is showing @149 for January 9th. But you also must be a former Princess passenger. Are you? Also being offered are OV obstructed at $199. Yes on both counts and I am logged in. Inside is $229, with double that for a single. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyG Posted January 4, 2014 #69 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Florida resident here too. Insides 149 OV 249 (Pia got a better deal!) :) Balcony 299 Call Princess. They will most likely offer you those prices if you mention it. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaLuvCruising Posted January 4, 2014 #70 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Florida resident here too.Insides 149 OV 249 (Pia got a better deal!) :) Balcony 299 Call Princess. They will most likely offer you those prices if you mention it. Good luck! I'm wondering if my profile isn't coded properly so it doesn't recognize me as a Florida resident. Or if I'm not getting the offer because I booked the 100% FCC promo. I don't want to pay the single supplement, but will call them at 9am to make sure there isn't a problem with my profile. Thanks to everyone for helping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted January 4, 2014 #71 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm wondering if my profile isn't coded properly so it doesn't recognize me as a Florida resident. Or if I'm not getting the offer because I booked the 100% FCC promo. I don't want to pay the single supplement, but will call them at 9am to make sure there isn't a problem with my profile. Thanks to everyone for helping! Can't be the promo, because we're booked on it for 1/13 and 1/18. Let us know what they tell you when you speak to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted January 4, 2014 #72 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Florida resident here too.Insides 149 OV 249 (Pia got a better deal!) :) Balcony 299 Call Princess. They will most likely offer you those prices if you mention it. Good luck! Wendy, I didn't. You have to click on the outside offer and then the obstructed cabins pop up for less money. Whenever you see OV price it's usually just for the regular outside. Edited January 4, 2014 by Pia1913 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubrrick Posted January 4, 2014 #73 Share Posted January 4, 2014 We don't know that they aren't profitable. It's not the cost of the cabin but the onboard spending that drives profitability (or so I've been told by people in the know). Given the long lines we saw for shore excursions and the party atmosphere that pervaded Golden on our cruises (all of which were sold out), I'd say that they are making some money out here. But I'm just speculating, not being privy to the books. The Left Coast has been starved for a quality product in the 3/4 night market since Monarch departed in 2008. We sailed a bunch on Carnival, but abandoned them like a used Kleenex when Golden came to town. There are probably 30 million potential passengers within a 6-hour drive of the Port of Los Angeles (many people drive that far to get to Vegas for a weekend), and tapping them for their first cruise as a short one may well make them cruising fans who will book a longer cruise for their next vacation. Princess just may have deep enough pockets to make the short cruises loss leaders if that actually happens. We're certainly hoping that they continue to offer the Getaways on the Left Coast! Jean, bummer that you are not able to take your promos this year. We were able to book 4, using part of each promo we did last fall, including the one with you. I have heard that Princess may do the promo's again this coming fall, and we will once again take advantage of them. We will do a couple of Royal Caribbean cruises, but are looking forward to doing at least 2 to 4 more Princess cruises, not including the promos, if we can fit them in. Like you, I don't get why Princess does not do a 3 night weekend, and 4 night weekday cruise. The weekenders were a gravy train for Royal Caribbean, and they admitted that. It would be a win win, if Princess fell into that routine, I believe. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted January 4, 2014 #74 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm a Florida resident and just checked. Inside is showing @149 for January 9th. But you also must be a former Princess passenger. Are you? Also being offered are OV obstructed at $199. It isn't just a FL rate as I am getting it for $149 also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AE_Collector Posted January 5, 2014 #75 Share Posted January 5, 2014 If all else fails GottaLuvCruising, have someone else here who is booked at $149 do the "Share the Savings" with you. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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