Just booked the Celebration!

[DramaQueen22]

Took advantage of the great birthday pricing offers and booked a 5 day on the Celebration right after Christmas.  $199 pp in an interior on deck 10.  Can't beat that!

 

So excited to be one of the first ones to sail on her.  

[arctickitty]

Have a great time!

[Princess1963]

Congrats

[firefly333]

18 hours ago, DramaQueen22 said:

Took advantage of the great birthday pricing offers and booked a 5 day on the Celebration right after Christmas.  $199 pp in an interior on deck 10.  Can't beat that!

 

So excited to be one of the first ones to sail on her.  

That's great pricing. I want the jubilee myself. Nothing near 199 though. Not many sailings out for them yet either but I'm watching. Congratulations. 

[Aplmac]

Carnival Celebration was "floated-out" on 11th. February 2022

- and this was That.

 

[Jamman54]

Congrats on the booking. Great deal! 😎

[Princess1963]

3 hours ago, firefly333 said:

That's great pricing. I want the jubilee myself. Nothing near 199 though. Not many sailings out for them yet either but I'm watching. Congratulations. 

I am booked on the jubilee for my birthday cruise 11/2023

[firefly333]

2 hours ago, Princess1963 said:

I am booked on the jubilee for my birthday cruise 11/2023

I saw I can book only nov dec jan and one cruise in feb (odd that cruise alone in feb, is the ship chartered before?).

 

I have harmony nov 26, dec 3, and dec 10. Added panama canal dream jan 13 2024, 14 days on carnival. 

 

I need them to release more days on jubilee, or it was a choice between jubilee or Panama canal on carnival dream, one or the other. Carnival dream won, 5 new ports. Both jubilee and dream and harmony dates right on top of each other. Harmony doesnt arrive until nov 2023 and booked that a couple weeks ago., great prices all. Dream will be only less than a month after harmony as it is. Closer than I'd like but a friend wanted the dec 10th date on harmony to see xmas decorations. 

 

Cant wait to hear about jubilee. Surely there will be more dates released past that one odd date feb 2024. 

Edited March 13, 2022 by firefly333

[SNJCruisers]

On 3/12/2022 at 10:25 AM, DramaQueen22 said:

Took advantage of the great birthday pricing offers and booked a 5 day on the Celebration right after Christmas.  $199 pp in an interior on deck 10.  Can't beat that!

More target marketing pricing.  Best I can get is 369 pp for the 5 day sailing on 1/3/23.  After taxes, it's just under 1000 for 2 people.

[DramaQueen22]

2 minutes ago, SNJCruisers said:

More target marketing pricing.  Best I can get is 369 pp for the 5 day sailing on 1/3/23.  After taxes, it's just under 1000 for 2 people.

That is strange...it's the exact sailing I booked.   I usually don't get the "great" offers, but this one was just too good to pass up.  I hope you have some better luck!

[SNJCruisers]

1 hour ago, firefly333 said:

 

Cant wait to hear about jubilee. Surely there will be more dates released past that one odd date feb 2024. 

There are dates available until August 31, 2024.  All of the dates consist of Mahogany Bay, Costa Maya and Cozumel, with 4 sailings reversing the order.  Because of the limited port options sailing out of Galveston on a 7 day journey, once the new ship bookings start to diminish Carnival should switch some sailings to 10/11 day alternates to explore eastern as well as possibly southern caribbean ports.

Carnival visits the ABC's in 8 days out of Miami, they should be able to do it in 10 or 11 out of Galveston.

[Virga]

I had some really great prices on these with the three day Icing on the Cake offer that ended yesterday - all six of the (Florida) people in my personal circle had that one, even then non-gamblers.  Came very close to booking the Jubilee but it wasn't quite good enough for me to book a 2023 cruise this far in advance.  Maybe next time!

[SNJCruisers]

11 minutes ago, DramaQueen22 said:

That is strange...it's the exact sailing I booked.   I usually don't get the "great" offers, but this one was just too good to pass up.  I hope you have some better luck!

I have had this sailing booked for well over 18 months, in fact it was about a month after bookings opened.  Booked my usual inside cabin, but I changed it to an aft facing balcony.  I did a private window booking to avoid cookies and the 369 price was the best available.

[firefly333]

1 minute ago, SNJCruisers said:

There are dates available until August 31, 2024.  All of the dates consist of Mahogany Bay, Costa Maya and Cozumel, with 4 sailings reversing the order.  Because of the limited port options sailing out of Galveston on a 7 day journey, once the new ship bookings start to diminish Carnival should switch some sailings to 10/11 day alternates to explore eastern as well as possibly southern caribbean ports.

Carnival visits the ABC's in 8 days out of Miami, they should be able to do it in 10 or 11 out of Galveston.

Maybe bookings were so hot and heavy bookings were coming and going. Several times the 14 days also went in and out of view. 

 

The one I picked, dream 1/13/24 does A and C of the ABC islands, plus panama costa Rica and columbia (lol and jamaica and cozume) .. 

 

Vision ots I also have booked 3/20/23 does all 5 above plus B for bonaire. .. carnival misses bonaire which yes I know is supposed to be the best. I get all 6 with rcl.

 

The eastern 14 days out of Galveston do other ports starting with st. Kitts, I also would have picked, but conflicting dates, but if I could pick 2 I'd like the 14 day eastern for the ports.

 

I'm still happy to get the 14 day panama out of Galveston.  ..even if it misses bonaire. I get the other 5.

 

I'll look again for jubilee .. when I was looking I didnt see it past feb and yes looked hard, it was missing. But then so were the first 2 14 day cruises. .. i finally see oct 2022 14 day again and inside now is  gty .. insides booked up now. Every port hole on the jan 2024 is booked up plus others disappeared. 7 new of us joined the roll call ... for 2024 .. tells you people rushed to book this sale. 

 

I'm a fan of port hole cabins. There were only 2 left, one was terrible. It's gone now too. The square cabin next to my port hole was availble yesterday, gone today. The 2 14 day eastern prices went up, heavy bookings. Those were my 2nd choice. I'm too lazy and old now I dont even drive to new Orleans. 

 

I think these sales must have been a huge success. Dont know what icing on the cake was, no one said except it was great lol. Now I'll watch more closely ha. 

 

I'm happy to get one at least. 

[firefly333]

16 minutes ago, Virga said:

I had some really great prices on these with the three day Icing on the Cake offer that ended yesterday - all six of the (Florida) people in my personal circle had that one, even then non-gamblers.  Came very close to booking the Jubilee but it wasn't quite good enough for me to book a 2023 cruise this far in advance.  Maybe next time!

I keep hearing about icing on the cake. What was the sale?

[firefly333]

23 minutes ago, SNJCruisers said:

There are dates available until August 31, 2024.  All of the dates consist of Mahogany Bay, Costa Maya and Cozumel, with 4 sailings reversing the order.  Because of the limited port options sailing out of Galveston on a 7 day journey, once the new ship bookings start to diminish Carnival should switch some sailings to 10/11 day alternates to explore eastern as well as possibly southern caribbean ports.

Carnival visits the ABC's in 8 days out of Miami, they should be able to do it in 10 or 11 out of Galveston.

I just looked again for jubilee. Only 7 dates available for me to book .. I used the down arrow and got a march date. Maybe I need to use the other browser..  thanks for the heads up .. they must be there .. just cant get to them with this browser.

 

 

Edited March 13, 2022 by firefly333

[SNJCruisers]

6 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

Maybe bookings were so hot and heavy bookings were coming and going. Several times the 14 days also went in and out of view. 

 

The one I picked, dream 1/13/24 does A and C of the ABC islands, plus panama costa Rica and columbia (lol and jamaica and cozume) .. 

 

Vision ots I also have booked 3/20/23 does all 5 above plus B for bonaire. .. carnival misses bonaire which yes I know is supposed to be the best. I get all 6 with rcl.

 

The eastern 14 days out of Galveston do other ports starting with st. Kitts, I also would have picked, but conflicting dates, but if I could pick 2 I'd like the 14 day eastern for the ports.

 

I'm still happy to get the 14 day panama out of Galveston.  ..even if it misses bonaire. I get the other 5.

 

I'll look again for jubilee .. when I was looking I didnt see it past feb and yes looked hard, it was missing. But then so were the first 2 14 day cruises. .. i finally see oct 2022 14 day again and inside now is  gty .. insides booked up now. Every port hole on the jan 2024 is booked up plus others disappeared. 7 new of us joined the roll call ... for 2024 .. tells you people rushed to book this sale. 

 

I'm a fan of port hole cabins. There were only 2 left, one was terrible. It's gone now too. The square cabin next to my port hole was availble yesterday, gone today. The 2 14 day eastern prices went up, heavy bookings. Those were my 2nd choice. I'm too lazy and old now I dont even drive to new Orleans. 

 

I think these sales must have been a huge success. Dont know what icing on the cake was, no one said except it was great lol. Now I'll watch more closely ha. 

 

I'm happy to get one at least. 

I just did a quick search for the Jubilee since you mentioned about a february opening and I could book it every week in 2024 till August 31. 

Regarding the ABC's, I'll be there on the 11 day Prima Halloween sailing and again on two Celebrity Beyond sailings in November of 2023.  Two of them go to all 3, while one of the Beyond sailings misses Bonaire and substitutes Falmouth. It's an 18 day B2B consisting of 9 days each.

[SNJCruisers]

9 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

I just looked again for jubilee. Only 6 dates available for me to book .. 

 

 

Same screen shot I get.  Hit the blue V under Nov 25 on the left hand side 13 times and it will take you to all of the sailings through August 31, 2024.

[Virga]

9 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

I keep hearing about icing on the cake. What was the sale?

 

I believe it was a casino offer, because the gamblers in the group got it with free drinks in the casino, the two who have never set foot in the casino got it without the free drinks. We are all Florida residents, perhaps that was part of the targeting?  

 

It said it was up to half off, but it definitely wasn't a set discount across the board.  What was interesting about it is that it seemed to be a steeper discount on balconies and suites, as opposed to what we normally see, which is steep discounts on insides and sometimes oceanviews.  The Excel suites were definitely a relative bargain, but still out of my budget.  If we valued the extra space, ocean suites were going for what a good balcony deal is, and balconies were going for good inside rates.   

 

[firefly333]

9 minutes ago, SNJCruisers said:

Same screen shot I get.  Hit the blue V under Nov 25 on the left hand side 13 times and it will take you to all of the sailings through August 31, 2024.

Yes as I said above I tried .. I switched to chrome and now get thru august .. got it on your last message. Thanks. Brave doesnt work that well with carnival.  I have to switch all the time. 

[mondello]

I checked my current offers and found Australia cruises for $4, yes four (4) dollars, with $750au OBC.

[BabyJacks17]

42 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

I keep hearing about icing on the cake. What was the sale?

This was the screenshot I took of the offer when it was still in my profile to use the other date.

 

Unsure if it’s ever been offered previously, but was happy to take advantage x4 for our future bookings for suites and balcony rooms.

 

Also, I’m sure for solo travelers if finally assisted with paying a proper solo rate or close to it. 

[SNJCruisers]

20 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

Yes as I said above I tried .. I switched to chrome and now get thru august .. got it on your last message. Thanks. Brave doesnt work that well with carnival.  I have to switch all the time. 

Glad you got through.  Maybe you can snag a good number in late April or May.  Good luck

[csoud68]

wife and i booked  2024 week on the celebration in room 17293..its a spa suite with a balcony that hangs out more than the rest..we paid $4100 for the week including insurance.

 

3 days later i saw the price drop to $2250 with insurance. we took the $1800 savings and booked a 6 day bermuda out of norfolk on the magic for 2023..that suite was $2000 with sale..so for $200 more than our original price we have 2 weeks instead of 1. Im super happy.

[Hockeydad1972]

On 3/13/2022 at 2:27 PM, Virga said:

 

I believe it was a casino offer, because the gamblers in the group got it with free drinks in the casino, the two who have never set foot in the casino got it without the free drinks. We are all Florida residents, perhaps that was part of the targeting?  

 

It said it was up to half off, but it definitely wasn't a set discount across the board.  What was interesting about it is that it seemed to be a steeper discount on balconies and suites, as opposed to what we normally see, which is steep discounts on insides and sometimes oceanviews.  The Excel suites were definitely a relative bargain, but still out of my budget.  If we valued the extra space, ocean suites were going for what a good balcony deal is, and balconies were going for good inside rates.   

 

We had friends and family book 12 cabins individually on the 7/15/23 Carnival Celebration. About half were the 50% off and the other half were the “Icing on the Cake”. Actually those who booked the 50% off paid $1721 for an 8G on Deck 16. The ones who booked under the “Icing”;promo got the same cabin for $1631.. Both amazing deals as the price before and after was over $3500..