Price increased 8/14 Freedom cruise

[OCSC Mike]

2 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

My southern on adventure in april 2025 went up. So far away and I thought I'd paid a lot per day. Last time I looked insides now are over $1100 pp. I didnt click thru, but for sure up. A month ago was under $1000 pp. The other 2 up too. We have to meet. You and I post the same things too often. Rates are getting crazy high. 

 

Maybe we'll cross paths once you move.

 

The website prices for interiors on my future Wonder cruises are insane. Some of the prices I have were pretty good at the time, others just "acceptable" (my opinion when I booked them, not compared to current website prices, and everything is relative).

 

Right now, to choose your own interior for 2 people, I'm seeing $4200, $3800, and $4700 for my next 3. Spring Break and Summer are expensive but yikes!

 

 

[Biker19]

52 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

 

In case I didn't already know last minute deals were dead. Yeesh.

"Last minute" deals for RCI moved to 30+ days out.

Edited July 21, 2023 by Biker19

[OCSC Mike]

1 minute ago, Biker19 said:

"Last minute" for RCI moved to 30+ days out.

 

Yeah, I think there were some decent prices for Mariner in September in the last GGG flier.

 

I was just curious what RC would do with 20+ interiors that appeared that close to sailing in the current climate. Even in my past days of last minute deals, I think around 20 days out was the closest I booked. We're flexible in the summer but never actually jumped on something a week from sailing. That's not enough time for my pre-cruise diet, especially if I had just sailed a month or so earlier.

[RedIguana]

13 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

I've got an 8 nighter on Adventure next year in a GS for 3 people that's cheaper than that.

Was that the prices that came out last December or something like that? I vaguely remember some comments here about dirt cheap cruises on Adventure, but they had gone up by the time I caught the comments and started looking.

[Biker19]

Just now, OCSC Mike said:

I was just curious what RC would do with 20+ interiors that appeared that close to sailing in the current climate.

Either sell them (not at a deal) or fill them with casino comps.

[smokeybandit]

10 minutes ago, RedIguana said:

Was that the prices that came out last December or something like that? I vaguely remember some comments here about dirt cheap cruises on Adventure, but they had gone up by the time I caught the comments and started looking.

Yes, that was one of them

[ONECRUISER]

30 minutes ago, RedIguana said:

Remember when that was 9-10 night JS prices? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

True, though I remember thats exactly what I paid in 1988 for a Deck 2 tiny Port Hole Cabin. Did Pay $799 for Owners Suite, total price me Solo but that was right after 9/11. Way inflation has been, Ships usually Sailing well over 100% Capacity I'm happy with what I'm paying now on my Booked Cruises, cheaper or same as Pre-CV, though the Discounts offered really help... Though we'll see in I feel same in few months what next Release brings...

[firefly333]

18 minutes ago, ONECRUISER said:

True, though I remember thats exactly what I paid in 1988 for a Deck 2 tiny Port Hole Cabin. Did Pay $799 for Owners Suite, total price me Solo but that was right after 9/11. Way inflation has been, Ships usually Sailing well over 100% Capacity I'm happy with what I'm paying now on my Booked Cruises, cheaper or same as Pre-CV, though the Discounts offered really help... Though we'll see in I feel same in few months what next Release brings...

Pre covid I could find cruises during off season, like sept for $100 a day solo. Now I'm booking over $150 a day, but mostly not over $200 a day. Of course wonder is over $200 a day, utopia too. New ships. Nothing left under $100 a day I could find before covid. Suites, out of sight. What can I do even with discounts I dont see pre covid prices. So I book what prices are now.

[ONECRUISER]

2 hours ago, firefly333 said:

Pre covid I could find cruises during off season, like sept for $100 a day solo. Now I'm booking over $150 a day, but mostly not over $200 a day. Of course wonder is over $200 a day, utopia too. New ships. Nothing left under $100 a day I could find before covid. Suites, out of sight. What can I do even with discounts I dont see pre covid prices. So I book what prices are now.

During CV Booked 24 Cruises, many low as $50 a nite SOLO/Balcony, all but 6 were Canceled. Been doing 4-8 Cruises of 10+ nites last 21 yrs, 4-8 a yr last 13 all on Radiance Class so have base line. Panama Canal and Repo's been lot lower then were 4yrs ago, On Jewel a 14n SOLO Corner/Aft Balcony Pre-CV was Booked at $3998K for me 4yrs ago, doing 16nite PC this Oct on Radiance for $2300.  This Sept doing 12n on Serenade for $1600, same Repo reverse direction was $2300 in 2019. So I can't complain my Sailings though admit some are back up what they were in the past and I wouldn't pay those rates... 

Edited July 21, 2023 by ONECRUISER

[firefly333]

4 hours ago, ONECRUISER said:

During CV Booked 24 Cruises, many low as $50 a nite SOLO/Balcony, all but 6 were Canceled. Been doing 4-8 Cruises of 10+ nites last 21 yrs, 4-8 a yr last 13 all on Radiance Class so have base line. Panama Canal and Repo's been lot lower then were 4yrs ago, On Jewel a 14n SOLO Corner/Aft Balcony Pre-CV was Booked at $3998K for me 4yrs ago, doing 16nite PC this Oct on Radiance for $2300.  This Sept doing 12n on Serenade for $1600, same Repo reverse direction was $2300 in 2019. So I can't complain my Sailings though admit some are back up what they were in the past and I wouldn't pay those rates... 

I was only booking out of Galveston so I didnt look at other ports. Bella1 started out around $2300 for 7 nights, out of miami. Luckily it dropped. My mom passed in January so suddenly what I'd booked out of Galveston wasnt what I wanted, but luckily refundable. Took me a while to decide about moving to florida next year. Cancelled dec 2024, but still have oct 2024 8 days out of Galveston. $1k for inside balcony i hate to cancel, but part of me wants to be moved by then. Can get that price again. Now its showing over $1200 per person!! I knew 8 days harmony to coco cay would go up. Hard to get coco cay from Galveston. 

 

Added a few recently, all high lol, but seem to be going even higher. Where will the prices quit going up and flatten out? I hate to say to people I'm planning my move around my cruise bookings partly. They look at me like I'm crazy. Every rebooking costs more.

 

I got some good prices right after covid of course, we all did. My point was about prices now what I see are higher than before covid.