Do Cruises Ever Actually Drop in Price?

[disneynan]

Ginlov18 - good for you!

[xraymagic]

What is the best way to keep an eye on prices? I look through the cruiseline website but my cruise for a year from now is sold out of the category that I'm booked on, so it's hard to get a price for that category now.

[crazyspeak]

Does every one qualify for the price adjustments before full payment or one has to purchase some kind of insurance for this?. Please Advise. Thanks

[tonit964]

On our upcoming Princess California Coastal cruise we booked last January, we have saved almost $1000.00 so far and we still have about two months until final payment.:D

[RobJenn]

I saw Carnival advertising our cruise for $70 less on Cyber Monday... called my PVP, left him a voicemail, and within 10 minutes had a price adjustment made, and then a return call from him... Awesome service! We had not fully paid at that point...

[FloridaCrazy]

RC has discontinued drastic price drops in the last 30 days to fill up the ship. They believe that it undermines the confidence of their loyal customers and frustrates travel agents.

http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6311

 

As long as the ships sail 90% + occupied it's doubtful they'll change this policy however pricing in the 60 day out range may soften. Many southeastern retirees count on those sales for their cruise vacations. A good compromise would be to do so for sailings of 5 days or less.

[granna22]

I have used VTG for years, to book all of our cruises, including last minute cruises (those that fall within 90 days or less of departure) and unless I bought a guarantee, I have always been able to pick our cabin.