upwarduk Posted June 22, 2023 #51 Share Posted June 22, 2023 10 hours ago, chemmo said: If we do have to miss a cruise for unforeseen circumstances we tent to simply shift the deposit to another cruise rather than cancel or try to claim on insurance. It wasn’t possible to do that, as cruising stopped for at least a year. When it did restart we were only allowed to cruise around the British Isles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted June 22, 2023 Author #52 Share Posted June 22, 2023 34 minutes ago, upwarduk said: It wasn’t possible to do that, as cruising stopped for at least a year. When it did restart we were only allowed to cruise around the British Isles. What were the B2Bs like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted June 23, 2023 Author #53 Share Posted June 23, 2023 21 hours ago, mahdnc said: We have taken several cruises right after the NYE cruise. Some of the Christmas decorations were still up. When we took our Jan 2 2018 cruise out of Sydney, here is what the Grand Foyer looked like on Jan 4 aboard Solstice: I think part of the reason they left the decorations up in the Grand Foyer was for the ship's photographers: Thanks for all those pics. Yes we certainly plan to get to Bali early for NYE. I wish we could stretch back all the way to Christmas but no. As I’ve said that cruise is a bit more pricey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare finoky Posted June 23, 2023 #54 Share Posted June 23, 2023 We have a SV booked on the Apex for Feb, 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz031 Posted June 23, 2023 #55 Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 1:35 PM, zitsky said: I’m considering a cruise in New Year’s 2025. We're booked on a Transpacific in April 2025... 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted June 23, 2023 #56 Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 10:27 PM, 4-2-N-8 said: You all are serious cruisers. Booked two westbound Transatlantics on QM2 (to follow the footsteps of the Titanic - very eery with what is now in the news) in two different QG stateroom locations. Doing first one in September 2024 and the other in April 2025 (to do a crossing same month as Titanic - yikes). Very eery, but booked well ahead of current events. Depending upon which stateroom we prefer, we're looking to book same room for a world cruise (or more likely, partial world to the segments we want to see). On your itineraries, is there anything special done when they arrive/pass the wreck location? BTW, Polar Prince--the mothership for the ill fated submersible, Titan--can be seen on MarineTraffic leaving the accident site and heading back to her home port in St. Johns, Newfoundland. A very sad and long ride home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4-2-N-8 Posted June 23, 2023 #57 Share Posted June 23, 2023 48 minutes ago, mahdnc said: On your itineraries, is there anything special done when they arrive/pass the wreck location? BTW, Polar Prince--the mothership for the ill fated submersible, Titan--can be seen on MarineTraffic leaving the accident site and heading back to her home port in St. Johns, Newfoundland. A very sad and long ride home. From my research, and perhaps oddly (or not) they seem to never sail over the site, and actually not even too close to the site (remaining at least 15 to 20 miles distant). IMO, I think they want to avoid anyone throwing anything overboard that might land near Titanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted June 23, 2023 #58 Share Posted June 23, 2023 1 minute ago, 4-2-N-8 said: From my research, and perhaps oddly (or not) they seem to never sail over the site, and actually not even too close to the site (remaining at least 15 to 20 miles distant). IMO, I think they want to avoid anyone throwing anything overboard that might land near Titanic. That makes a lot of sense. BTW, judging from your screen name, numbers are important to you. If so, you may want to post quickly to change your post count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miched Posted June 23, 2023 #59 Share Posted June 23, 2023 The earliest you can book a cruise is when they roll out. Many do that for the cabin selection. Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkWiltonM Posted June 23, 2023 #60 Share Posted June 23, 2023 We book Edge-class sailings as soon as possible after the itineraries are released, because we prefer the "real" verandas of the Sunset Veranda category and they sell out fast. For example, we booked a 04/07/25 Beyond sailing on 12/13/2022 (28 months). We also get a refundable deposit, but because fares usually go up over time we find that it's still more affordable with the refundable deposit than booking later. It seems like the cost of refundable deposits is creeping higher (just seems that way; may or may not be true). If that is a trend and it continues, it would be harder for us to book that far in advance because we want to option to cancel if our plans change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted June 23, 2023 #61 Share Posted June 23, 2023 2 hours ago, MarkWiltonM said: We book Edge-class sailings as soon as possible after the itineraries are released, because we prefer the "real" verandas of the Sunset Veranda category and they sell out fast. For example, we booked a 04/07/25 Beyond sailing on 12/13/2022 (28 months). We also get a refundable deposit, but because fares usually go up over time we find that it's still more affordable with the refundable deposit than booking later. It seems like the cost of refundable deposits is creeping higher (just seems that way; may or may not be true). If that is a trend and it continues, it would be harder for us to book that far in advance because we want to option to cancel if our plans change. My understanding of the new Deposit is the Deposit is 10% of the cruise fare or the Standard Deposit (whichever is higher). It would make sense that if cruise prices are raising you might notice that the deposits are raising of over the standard deposit level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted June 23, 2023 #62 Share Posted June 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: My understanding of the new Deposit is the Deposit is 10% of the cruise fare or the Standard Deposit (whichever is higher). It would make sense that if cruise prices are raising you might notice that the deposits are raising of over the standard deposit level. I took "It seems like the cost of refundable deposits is creeping higher" to mean the refundable deposit fares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadwaybaby123 Posted June 23, 2023 #63 Share Posted June 23, 2023 2 years here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olemissreb Posted June 26, 2023 #64 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Not sure how many days it was, but the minute the Alaska itineraries for 2013 opened up, I booked...I think it was close to 2 years before we set sail. I just booked a March 2025 cruise Memorial day this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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