What's the earliest you've booked a cruise?

[tokathy]

We booked Infinity Panama Canal for 4/17/05 while we were on her to Hawaii 9/26/03. That way we had our pick of the aft cabins and a $200 cabin credit to get us started. We usually do research before boarding all sailings so we know what we want to book for the next one! (to get that cabin credit)

 

Kathy & Skip

 

NCL Westward 5/91

Monarch of the Seas 4/95

Galaxy 11/98

Disney Magic 9/99,11/00& 9/02

Disney Wonder 9/00 & 2/02

Crown Princess 4/01

Zenith 9/01

Millennium 4/02

Norwegian Dawn 4/5/03

Infinity 9/26/03

Zenith 9/18/04

Splendour of the Seas 1/8/05

Infinity 4/17/05

[Sleddogs]

Wow, glad to see we're not the only ones to book so far ahead. Booked our British Isles/Norwegian Fjords cruise for July 2005 last March. Wanted to be sure to get the aft cabin we wanted. My TA loves it!

 

Happy Cruising! Sleddogs

 

Carnival Fascination 8/00 (Southern Carib)25th Anniversary

Norwegian Sky 8/01 (Alaska) Enchantment of the Seas 8/02 (Western Carib)

Carnival Destiny Family Cruise 8/10/03 (Southern Caribbean)

Celebrity Summit 12 night Alaska cruise tour 8/2004

Jewel of the Seas 12 night British Isles/Norwegian Fjords 7/2005~~30th Anniversary

 

 

[hajekfam]

We book our Oct. 26 2003 transatlantic the day bookings opened in June 2002. We would have booked the fall 2005 transatlantic while on that cruise or on the Century in January this year, but booking weren't open nor are they now open. The day bookings open, we will book our fall 2005 transatlantic as we plan on doing the same cruise every other year.

 

Zenith-Western Caribbean-6/92

Zenith-Eastern Caribbean-6/93

Century-Maiden Voyage-12/95

Galaxy-Southern Caribbean-11/99

Mercury-Northbound Alaska-6/00

Millennium-Westbound Transatlantic-9/01

Horizon-Western Caribbean - Adults only cruise-11/02

Millennium-Westbound Transatlantic 10/26/03

Century - Western Caribbean 1/31/04

 

 

 

[ebk2795]

It's 22 months for me, also. Going with hardingk in 2006 to Mexico on the Mercury.

[judyfssw]

I guess when you want to cruise - just book it. What's the harm. I booked in april for an Alaskan cruise in July, 2005.

 

Judy

Summit, Alaska - 7/22/05 -

Constellation, Southern Caribbean - 2/19/05 -

Infinity, Alaska - 7/25/04 -

2/21/04 - Constellation, Southern Caribbean - Another incredibly wonderful cruise

2/22/03 - Constellation (Just a wonderful, wonderful cruise)

2/22/99 - Mercury

Monarch of the Sea

[Shari2]

Our cruise in December will be the longest out at around 15 months. All our others were booked within a couple of months.

 

Shari

 

Carnivale--4/79

Cunard Princess--4/84

Norway--1/86

Holiday--4/87

Zenith--Inaugural-4/92

Constitution--2/93

Infinity--1/19/03

 

 

[Denham33]

Usually 14 -15 months out for us. As a teacher I am limited by school vacations, and know those can be the busy times, so we book early to get a room or room area we want. We're now looking at Feb. 2006 and I assumed it was too early still. I didn't expect to try until around Oct. It sounds like maybe I don't have to wait after all!

 

Constellation - 2/04

NCL Dream - 2/00

NCL Dreamward - 2/96

[pkexton]

22 months for me too - going with hardingk & ebk2785 (my sister) to Mexico - since I will be in work those long 22 months & I have sooo much fun I know the time will fly by.

 

Celebrity's Mercury Mexican Riviera 4/7/06

[kmorris12]

We've just booked for the end of March 2006 - so 21 months away.

 

Now to find something for 2005

 

Kate

 

 

 

July/August 2003 - P&O Oceana - Mediterranean Summer

 

 

 

May 2004 - Celebrity Constellation - Scandinavia & Russia

 

 

 

Coming Up:

 

 

 

December 2004 - P&O Aurora - The Weekender

 

 

 

March 2006 - P&O Arcadia - A Caribbean Taster

[steveweese]

About 2 years.

[JustCruisin']

We booked in May for a March/2005 cruise.

 

Two things:

1. It wasn't a great deal. The discount sites like Orbitz, Cruises Only and Travelocity have the exact same price as Celebrity directly. I will switch our booking away from Celebrity once (or if) a discount TA has a better deal.

 

2. In order to have pre-existing conditions covered by a cruise insurance company, the premium has to be paid within 14 days of initial cruise payment. Also, it is non-refundable. That can be a long time to have one's money tied up. Also, if you cancel the cruise without replacing it with another one, you have lost your premium payment!

 

Any comments from veteran cruisers???

 

Disney Wonder - 12/99

Celebrity Mercury - 3/01

Carnival Victory - 1/03

Carnival Legend - 3/04

Celebrity Millennium - 3/05

 

3/27 Celebrity Millennium

[Linda-E]

Hi Brenda and all,

 

Last year, we booked our May and Sept. Transatlantics for this year in July when the schedule came out. We've booked the British Isles/Norway cruise for next July. Missed out on aft balcony, but got 6143 instead.

 

Linda

 

Constellation 7/2005

Constellation 9/2004

 

 

 

Galaxy back-to-back 5/2004, Monarch of the Seas 1/2004, Infinity 10/2003, Constellation Transatlantic 4/2003, Sun Princess 8/2002, Millenium 3/2002, Summit 11/2001, Galaxy 6/2001, Sea Princess 11/2000, Splendor of the Seas 5/2000, Ryndam 1/2000, Zenith 12/1997, Crown Odyssey 8/1996, NCL Dreamward 8/1994, Sun Princess 1/1988, Costa Riviera 1986, Carnival Mardi Gras 1984, Sunward II 1979

[azsunshine]

Originally posted by jdlewis:

We booked Inifinty through the Panama Canal march 13 2005 while on our Mercury Alaska Cruise Sept 2003. Wanted to make sure we got the aft FV and the shipboard credit. 18 months sounds like a long time ahead but we pass the time with other vacations (2 weeks in Cuba this spring) Vegas in September.

 

Hi Jdlewis,

We are also on the March 13 Infinity cruise through the canal!! Should be great, wish one of your cabins was still available, I couldn't even get a sky suite.

 

Carol and John

NORDIC PRINCE-Mexico 2/1994

RYNDAM-Southern Caribbean1/97

ENCHANTMENT 1/98 Eastern Caribbean -VEENDAM 6/98-Eastern Caribbean

SEA PRINCESS 3/99-Western Caribbean

RHAPSODY 1/2000-Mexico

GRAND PRINCESS 11/00-Eastern caribbean VOYAGER 11/00-Western Caribbean

LEGEND 3/02 Hawaii

CARIBBEAN PRINCESS 5/04

Future:

STAR PRINCESS 11/04

INFINITY 3/05

 

 

[isujim]

Brenda:

 

You beat me by two days.......we have booked a Mexican Riviera for October 23, 2005 which sails two days before yours on the Vision of the Seas.....price was good, got the cabin we wanted and can slowly pay it off.

 

Jim

 

Nordic Prince 8/88

Viking Serenade 3/93

Enchantment 3/01

Rhapsody 9/02

Splendour 4/03

Rhapsody, 9/03

Brilliance, 4/04

 

Until Our Caribbean Princess Cruise

 

 

Until Hawaii on Inifinity

 

Until Vision/Mexican Riviera