How much is too much for an inside?

[Rewind]

I'm not rolling in the dough so I figure if I can get on ship for $100 per person, per day (including gratuities and taxes), that is a good price point for me. My last three cruises I was able to upgrade to an Ocean View and stay within my price point, but it looks like I'm going to be sticking with my interior on my next cruise.

[DKane]

I just looked at inside prices for the Quantum's inaugural sailing over Thanksgiving and it's $1,789 if I can remember correctly. Now that is absolutely TOO MUCH for an interior.

 

We are booked on the Grandeur with a kids sail free promo and the interior prices are slightly under $700.00 considering this is much older and smaller ship. Although we are staying in a balcony, we at first thought we would book an interior or ocean view. Since the only cabins left for those categories are on decks 2 and 3, we jumped at the chance for balconies, getting the last one for three people up on deck 7.

 

Being a little claustrophobic prevents me from staying too far down in an inside. If I could get an inside on decks 7 or 8 I would get one in a heartbeat.

[yj2cute]

I just looked at inside prices for the Quantum's inaugural sailing over Thanksgiving and it's $1,789 if I can remember correctly. Now that is absolutely TOO MUCH for an interior.

 

We are booked on the Grandeur with a kids sail free promo and the interior prices are slightly under $700.00 considering this is much older and smaller ship. Although we are staying in a balcony, we at first thought we would book an interior or ocean view. Since the only cabins left for those categories are on decks 2 and 3, we jumped at the chance for balconies, getting the last one for three people up on deck 7.

 

Being a little claustrophobic prevents me from staying too far down in an inside. If I could get an inside on decks 7 or 8 I would get one in a heartbeat.

 

What's the difference between an inside on deck 2 and an inside on deck 8? :confused:

 

And I agree, while I will pay more for certain ships and itineraries, I would never pay $1789 for an inside cabin.

[DKane]

What's the difference between an inside on deck 2 and an inside on deck 8? :confused:

And I agree, while I will pay more for certain ships and itineraries, I would never pay $1789 for an inside cabin.

 

Being on deck 8, you are closer to the pool deck - one deck up to fresh air and mostly sunshine.

 

Look at the Triumph incident, those folks down on decks 2 and 3 suffered the most with the power failure.

[val888]

Definitely book at the price you're comfortable with. That being said, I like to spend as little on the cabin as possible, but tend to splurge everywhere else, from drinks to excursions. I've been looking at the Oasis and freedom for the last week of August for a few months. From past observations, the last week of August tends to be a bit cheaper than the rest of the of the summer months, plus my birthday is on that week, so I'm always looking for a reason to cruise. Before the the kids sail free promo, prices were about $799-$899. I don't remember which ship with the exact pricing but that was the range.

Just in Feb, plans changed and now we are cruising with friends on the week of July 12 only! Wow, sticker shock for me. Prices for Oasis was $1050 and Freedom $899 before the kids sail free promo. I think prices are still about the same. But just last week, there was a resident rate discount, and I was able to book an inside cabin cat N for $1598 CAD = $1422 USD taxes included. That was exactly the price I was looking for, actually even better. I was thinking about spending $100 USD/night before taxes.

Prior to this booking, I've been able to keep my prices under $50/night for inside cabins. I would just pull the kids out of school. Now that they are older, not so lucky anymore.

Stick with a price that you think is fair, and when the price hit. Book it.

Edited March 24, 2014 by val888

[nurse1sue]

We only get inside cabins and we prefer sailing on smaller ships. We like the more intimate feeling and getting to know people more. For a 7 night prices usually bottom out for our cruises to $449-499. That's the most we'd pay.

[lizard3684]

If the price is more than you can handle, you need to choose another destination, cruise line or sailing date. Personally, I won't pay more than $100/person/night. Anything less than that, and I feel like I've gotten a good deal.

 

Of course, we all know that that's not the "real cost" because of all the add-ons. But it's a good start.

 

We are planning our 12th cruise, and all but the first have been in an Inside Cabin. I am severely afraid of heights, so a balcony would be sheer terror for me. I love a cabin on a low deck toward the middle of the ship (less motion!), although I shouldn't let that "secret" out, lest everyone be clamoring for those prime cabins.

 

The lower fares also allow us to spend our limited funds on shore excursions, special dining, and the casino!

 

Besides, we're hardly ever in the room unless we're asleep or taking a shower.

[Host Jacquelyn]

As someone said, Supply and Demand. Take a look at the inside prices on the 7 day Splendour sailings in Europe this spring... over $1400 for a category Q!

[Thaddeusa]

For us, it's all about cruising first! What is weighed is cost, cabin and itinerary (not in that order). We know when we DON'T want to cruise, summer months. The number of days is based on time my honey can take off work (I'm retired). Type of cabin is based on WHERE we're going (What do we want to see) and PRICE. Itinerary has been the last decider in many times but in those cases, we don't even get off the ship.

 

We have our favorite cruise lines and those WE wouldn't do again. We also prefer ships that hold less that 3,000 - 3,500 passengers (+ or -). I haven't any desire to cruise a Mega Ship, we know who they are. :)

 

Our general plan is to cruise different lines and ships as often as we're able (just look at our list). We enjoy inside cabins, it, as George Carlin said about a house, a place to store your stuff. Besides that, it is a place to sleep and more than that, we roam the ship and outside areas. We're doing a Transatlantic next month and stopping in places we've not been, so we took a balcony cabin. We booked early and watched our cabin price go up as much as $600 per person.

 

Having said all this, research your ship, read reviews about their cabins and base your choice on that.

 

ENJOY YOUR CRUISE!

[eliza72]

As a single supplement payer, I have to go for an inside unless I can find a roomie. If anyone has a way to reduce that "paying for two" thing, would love to hear it.

Only prefer to use RCCL and Celebrity so have not tried Epc's singles, but what a great idea.

[Layn33]

We went on Oasis last July -Eastern Caribbean. For 7 nights in a Central Park view, we paid around $5000....the joys of being Australian! We don't get any of the deals people in the US get, no freebies, no upgrades, no discount booklets. Our friends were in a Royal Family Suite on the same cruise and paid $20000 for 5 adults and 3 children.