Excursion Reservations

[ab2010]

Hi fellow cruisers!

 

I've just signed into my Cruise Personaliser, and I've noticed that there are no excursions available yet (our cruise is on the 25th of November). I'm finding it a little strange, as on our previous bookings the excursions have been available up to 10 months before the cruise. Has anyone else had this experience?

 

Cheers!

[nukesubsailor]

Hi fellow cruisers!

 

I've just signed into my Cruise Personaliser, and I've noticed that there are no excursions available yet (our cruise is on the 25th of November). I'm finding it a little strange, as on our previous bookings the excursions have been available up to 10 months before the cruise. Has anyone else had this experience?

 

Cheers!

 

I have a cruise booked for September, 2014 and it doesn't yet have any excursions listed. I also have a cruise booked for April of 2015 and it has had excursions available for reserving for a few weeks already. My guess is that some itineraries have been running without change for a long time and Princess is confident that they will continue so they can make long-term contracts with the tour operators. The booking I have for this September is a new itinerary and Princess may not be certain that it will be sailing it long-term.

[partybarbie]

I had the same experience. My January cruise has had the excursions available for about a month, while our November 11'th cruise just opened last week. Maybe give it another week or two?

[Colo Cruiser]

We have found 75-120 days out.

[OCruisers]

We have found 75-120 days out.

 

We've found that time frame to be about normal for us too.

LuLu

[Astro Flyer]

We have found 75-120 days out.

 

We've found that time frame to be about normal for us too.

LuLu

That has been my experience also & only once did I have them available 11 months in advance.

[OCruisers]

That has been my experience also & only once did I have them available 11 months in advance.

 

:rolleyes: You are so right. We've have them 11 months fairly often 6-7 months. On the other hand, as little as 60 days.

LuLu

[Astro Flyer]

:rolleyes: You are so right. We've have them 11 months fairly often 6-7 months. On the other hand, as little as 60 days.

 

LuLu

 

That's why I keep checking because if I plan to book a tour the best prices are early & they can increase dramatically by the time the tour begins. ;)

[Pam in CA]

When they're available has a lot to do with whether the itinerary is done often and/or the tour operator contracts are signed. Normally, they're available 120-90 days before sailing but for itineraries done frequently, they're available a lot earlier. For instance, I signed up for my Grand Princess 2/15 tours a month ago. Hawaiian tours are pretty standard so they were available really early.

[ab2010]

Thank you all for your responses :) I'll keep an eye out over the coming weeks. This isn't a new itinerary for Princess, but I suppose some of the small towns like Suvasuva in Fiji, along with some of the more isolated islands would be difficult to organise tours for due to their isolation. I can't wait to get back on the beautiful Sun Princess!