Yogi21 Posted January 10, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Now out for booking Booked via UK site just now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted January 10, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I'll give it a miss £3130 interior solo £3970 balcony solo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted January 10, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, bigeck said: I'll give it a miss £3130 interior solo £3970 balcony solo Just over half that in US$ for the balcony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted January 10, 2020 #4 Share Posted January 10, 2020 23 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Just over half that in US$ for the balcony It's half that for 2 people. In Uk solo can't book guarantees. £846pp inside gty when 2 book £1070 balcony gty when 2 book We always get a bum deal in Uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted January 10, 2020 #5 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 minute ago, bigeck said: It's half that for 2 people. In Uk solo can't book guarantees. £846pp inside gty when 2 book £1070 balcony gty when 2 book We always get a bum deal in Uk. Can’t you book with a “friend” who never shows up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted January 10, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, bigeck said: In Uk solo can't book guarantees. In the U.S. solo usually can't book GTY. There are some exceptions but not often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted January 10, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 10, 2020 20 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Can’t you book with a “friend” who never shows up. I use my son. He keeps getting called back to Norway to work.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted January 10, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 10, 2020 20 minutes ago, twangster said: In the U.S. solo usually can't book GTY. There are some exceptions but not often. I don't get that one. As solo we pay double except taxes and fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted January 10, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 minute ago, bigeck said: I use my son. He keeps getting called back to Norway to work.. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogi21 Posted January 10, 2020 Author #10 Share Posted January 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Perfect. Nor Way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted January 10, 2020 #11 Share Posted January 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Yogi21 said: Nor Way He goes back on Sunday. Lucky him, It's freezing in Alesund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted January 10, 2020 #12 Share Posted January 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, bigeck said: I don't get that one. As solo we pay double except taxes and fees. I guess GTY are discounts designed to get another wallet or purse on board to spend money on the ship. The 200% us solo cruisers pay offsets the losses from having only one soul on board in that cabin to spend money. A good amount of total revenue comes from on board sources. Casino, spa, photos, dining, bars, shops, excursions, etc. The automatic daily service charge is also cut in half when a solo cruiser books a room but let's not open up the tipping can of worms. Suffice it to say their pricing model for GTY discounts doesn't work out for solo cruisers most of the time. Better to keep us at 200% of base cabin price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted January 10, 2020 #13 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, twangster said: I guess GTY are discounts designed to get another wallet or purse on board to spend money on the ship. The 200% us solo cruisers pay offsets the losses from having only one soul on board in that cabin to spend money. A good amount of total revenue comes from on board sources. Casino, spa, photos, dining, bars, shops, excursions, etc. The automatic daily service charge is also cut in half when a solo cruiser books a room but let's not open up the tipping can of worms. Suffice it to say their pricing model for GTY discounts doesn't work out for solo cruisers most of the time. Better to keep us at 200% of base cabin price. I suppose. Looking at it like that, it makes sense. I know they do it purely for financial reasons. The 340 doesn't make that big a difference but every little helps. I'm booked mon Empress Repo on Oct 15th 2021 Montreal to San Juan. £1500 for 15 nights is better deal. Edited January 10, 2020 by bigeck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted January 10, 2020 #14 Share Posted January 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, bigeck said: I suppose. Looking at it like that, it makes sense. I know they do it purely for financial reasons. The 340 doesn't make that big a difference but every little helps. I'm booked mon Empress Repo on Oct 15th 2021 Montreal to San Juan. £1500 for 15 nights is better deal. I got Harmony from Barcelona to Cocoa Beach for under a grand solo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted January 10, 2020 #15 Share Posted January 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: I got Harmony from Barcelona to Cocoa Beach for under a grand solo More points for the spouse in a suite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted January 10, 2020 #16 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, twangster said: More points for the spouse in a suite? Connecting CP balconies I got the big one Mama likes her afternoon nap It was around $500 extra to book it that way. Not bad for 14 nights Edited January 10, 2020 by John&LaLa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted January 10, 2020 #17 Share Posted January 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Connecting CP balconies I got the big one Mama likes her afternoon nap Gotta keep Mama happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted January 10, 2020 #18 Share Posted January 10, 2020 30 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: I got Harmony from Barcelona to Cocoa Beach for under a grand solo Harmony 2016 Ta, I was £1378 for 2 inc tips and drink package, These deals have long gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted January 10, 2020 #19 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, bigeck said: I use my son. He keeps getting called back to Norway to work.. So sad 😇 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted January 10, 2020 #20 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, bigeck said: Harmony 2016 Ta, I was £1378 for 2 inc tips and drink package, These deals have long gone My deal was just two months ago Not sure what 2016 has to do with it Edited January 10, 2020 by John&LaLa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted January 10, 2020 #21 Share Posted January 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, molly361 said: So sad 😇 He does have some good Sundays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted January 10, 2020 #22 Share Posted January 10, 2020 16 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: My deal was just two months ago Not sure what 2016 has to do with it Just a price comparison to Odyssey now. You got a better deal than Odyssey as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted January 11, 2020 #23 Share Posted January 11, 2020 9 hours ago, bigeck said: I'll give it a miss £3130 interior solo £3970 balcony solo Alex, when I price a studio balcony on the US website, it's $1400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magicat Posted January 11, 2020 #24 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Not enough ports, we're going to pass on this cruise this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted January 11, 2020 #25 Share Posted January 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, Magicat said: Not enough ports, we're going to pass on this cruise this year I think that Cartagena, Lisbon and Madeira are pretty great ports. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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