scorchestra Posted January 18, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Hello, We want to take a 2017 cruise. I am looking and seeing that even this far in advance many cruises are already sold out in the balcony category. It is common for some of these to open up as it gets closer because people cancel or do I just really need to book a lot earlier. If so, how much earlier? Thank you for your replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted January 18, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) If there is a particular cruise line you are asking about, I would ask on the board for that cruise line. Generally, I would think if those balconies are truly already booked, cancellations commonly wouldn't occur until just before final payment. Edited January 18, 2016 by CruiserBruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorchestra Posted January 18, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Thanks! How far ahead is final payment? About 3 months or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavesprite Posted January 18, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 18, 2016 If there's a certain line and date you are looking at, google it. A lot of travel agents group book chunks of rooms. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted January 18, 2016 #5 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Thanks! How far ahead is final payment? About 3 months or so? Again, specific to cruise lines...anywhere from 60 to 120 days prior to sailing. If you are thinking about waiting until after final payment to book, know that airfares can be more difficult, perhaps more expensive, perhaps different routing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted January 19, 2016 #6 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I would not wait. Often the lowest price rooms go first and those in the most options locations. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DentoAlaska Posted January 19, 2016 #7 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Hello,We want to take a 2017 cruise. I am looking and seeing that even this far in advance many cruises are already sold out in the balcony category. It is common for some of these to open up as it gets closer because people cancel or do I just really need to book a lot earlier. If so, how much earlier? Thank you for your replies. Since the question was asked about 2017 cruises I thought I would "piggy back" on the original question to see if any of you know when fall 2017 cruises will be opened. All I see at this time is spring 2017. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillB48 Posted January 19, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 19, 2016 A lot of the cruise lines will start to roll out those schedules in the Spring of 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted January 19, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Since the question was asked about 2017 cruises I thought I would "piggy back" on the original question to see if any of you know when fall 2017 cruises will be opened. All I see at this time is spring 2017. Thanks for your help. What cruise line are we talking about? If you ask on the board for the appropriate cruise line, you will get specific info, as each cruise line has slightly different scheduling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane2357 Posted January 19, 2016 #10 Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) We are doing a full transit on Celebrity Infinity in April, 2017 -- I booked it on December 2, 2014! So over 2 years in advance. The cruise is now - 13+ months out and is all but sold out -- only insides and a few ocean views are left. People book early to get the prime cabins. Edited January 19, 2016 by Jane2357 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DentoAlaska Posted January 20, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 20, 2016 We are doing a full transit on Celebrity Infinity in April, 2017 -- I booked it on December 2, 2014! So over 2 years in advance. The cruise is now - 13+ months out and is all but sold out -- only insides and a few ocean views are left. People book early to get the prime cabins. Thank you all for your replies. That's EXACTLY why I was curious about when these cruises would show up. My only experience with cruising was last year to Alaska and the same held true for those. Popular destinations book up quickly so I wanted to get in early so we would have the choice of cabin we want. We prefer the itinerary that Princess offers so we are leaning toward them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinderek Posted January 22, 2016 #12 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I am going on the Coral Princess in about 6 weeks and it looks like about 1/3 of the cabins are still open, the rates have dropped big time. I booked when the schedule first came out because I wanted a specific cabin. I think it is a bit hit and miss on what ships will be sold out and which will be half empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelbug50 Posted January 30, 2016 #13 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Celebrity 2017 Panama Canal cruises are available as of last month. We're booked on the October 24th sailing, Infinity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imalismom Posted February 2, 2016 #14 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I am doing the partial canal cruise from Miami with NCL (Pearl) and I booked this one in April of 2015. The price has almost doubled from when I booked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamloops50 Posted February 13, 2016 #15 Share Posted February 13, 2016 The Panama Canal and Alaska are popular cruises . Panama sells out because there aren't many full transits in any given year. Princess seems to do the mos tFull Transits in any given year . Hal comes a close second. The rest do the Panama when they re-position from the Carribean to Alaska in the spring and fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgo39 Posted February 26, 2016 #16 Share Posted February 26, 2016 We have booked a full transit on the Coral Princess for April 2017.We start in Ft Lauderdale and disembark in Vancouver. When I booked it a couple of months ago many of the balcony cabins were already gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaf2012 Posted March 8, 2016 #17 Share Posted March 8, 2016 We also are booked on the Celebrity Infinity for April 2017 and we booked in early 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DentoAlaska Posted March 8, 2016 #18 Share Posted March 8, 2016 We have booked a full transit on the Coral Princess for April 2017.We start in Ft Lauderdale and disembark in Vancouver. When I booked it a couple of months ago many of the balcony cabins were already gone. We decided to take the same cruise as you. We will disembark in LA though. The itinerary is what we wanted and we adjusted other travel plans to go in the Spring. Should be a great trip. Since it's a two week trip we splurged and booked a mini suite. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parshuuter Posted March 10, 2016 #19 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Just booked last week on Norwegian Jewel 14 days leaving in Feb 2017 from LA to Miami. Was looking for a mini suite with balcony and my agent provided me with at least 6 choices. So there "seemed" to be some inventory even 11 months out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gogo65 Posted March 11, 2016 #20 Share Posted March 11, 2016 We booked in October for April this year, so 6 months out, on celebrity infinity. At the time there were absolutely no balcony cabins available. Over the next 2 months the occasional balcony popped up but at additional $5000 ($4000usd) to upgrade from an oceanview to a balcony. Since final payment the prices have dropped and approx 70 balcony cabins became available. This week we upgraded to a balcony for $300usd. It seems that many people cancel the week or two prior to final payment. The two other full transits prior to ours on infinity are also the same, sold out, and at final payment many cabins opened up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qplushq Posted March 11, 2016 #21 Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) We are doing a full transit on Celebrity Infinity in April, 2017 -- I booked it on December 2, 2014! So over 2 years in advance. The cruise is now - 13+ months out and is all but sold out -- only insides and a few ocean views are left. People book early to get the prime cabins. I replied to you but found my answer. This is my edit since I cannot delete my post. :) Edited March 11, 2016 by qplushq Found my answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramjet1997 Posted March 16, 2016 #22 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Thanks! How far ahead is final payment? About 3 months or so? We booked on April 21, 2015 for the April 2, 2017 Westbound Panama Canal Cruise on Infinity........essentially 2 years in advance. Final Payment is due January 17, 2017 - however, I understand that Royal and maybe Celebrity is in the process of "simplifying" their final payment schedules - meaning in most cases they want their money earlier so that they can immediately drop their prices for the last minute cruisers. So, in our case the final payment is due 75 days prior to the sail date. I believe that their new "simplified" schedule requires final payment at 90 days.......how is that for simplification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamloops50 Posted March 16, 2016 #23 Share Posted March 16, 2016 We booked on April 21, 2015 for the April 2, 2017 Westbound Panama Canal Cruise on Infinity........essentially 2 years in advance. Final Payment is due January 17, 2017 - however, I understand that Royal and maybe Celebrity is in the process of "simplifying" their final payment schedules - meaning in most cases they want their money earlier so that they can immediately drop their prices for the last minute cruisers. So, in our case the final payment is due 75 days prior to the sail date. I believe that their new "simplified" schedule requires final payment at 90 days.......how is that for simplification? RCI has announced that they aren't going to drop prices for last minute cruisers. They are preferring to cabins go empty than upset passengers that booked cruises 2 years out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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