Winter 2016 cruises

[all-afloaty]

We are planning to book our first Caribbean cruise with Thomson for, probably, March/April 2017. What is everyone's opinion on best time to book? Should we book as soon as they go on sale in November or do they do special offers further into the season?

[geomagot]

thomsons pricing is a dark art floaty... imo there is never a good time to book, as soon as you book the price will change (up or down) and continue to change right up until sailing

 

i track fares all the time and have come to the conclusion that there is no pattern to it at all?:confused:

 

if you want a regional flight or specific extras? a particular cabin location/extra legroom/premium seats/single/3 berth/balcony etc then they can sell out so best to book early

 

if you are flexible on dates then there may be bargains to had for late booking (but not always) you have to be prepared to miss out

 

repositioning cruises are often last minute bargains because they are usually at the beginning and end of the season (the off season)

 

they nearly always bump up the fares for christmas/easter/school holidays

 

its supply and demand (on both aircraft and ship) that dictates the prices

no one knows how they calculate it? they probably dont know either:rolleyes:

Edited October 9, 2015 by geomagot

[all-afloaty]

thomsons pricing is a dark art floaty... imo there is never a good time to book, as soon as you book the price will change (up or down) and continue to change right up until sailing

 

i track fares all the time and have come to the conclusion that there is no pattern to it at all?:confused:

 

if you want a regional flight or specific extras? a particular cabin location/extra legroom/premium seats/single/3 berth/balcony etc then they can sell out so best to book early

 

if you are flexible on dates then there may be bargains to had for late booking (but not always) you have to be prepared to miss out

 

repositioning cruises are often last minute bargains because they are usually at the beginning and end of the season (the off season)

 

they nearly always bump up the fares for christmas/easter/school holidays

 

its supply and demand (on both aircraft and ship) that dictates the prices

no one knows how they calculate it? they probably dont know either:rolleyes:

 

 

Thanks geomagot that's what I thought tbh so think we will book asap.

[geomagot]

tbh there is never a bad time to book either... l'm always so excited when i click that final click and the page pops up 'your booking is confirmed' luv that click:cool::)

 

it means we can start the planning (thats the best bit):cool: