Princess booking early on or closer to sailing time

[Cruise till you drop]

 

We generally like to book 1.5 to 2 years in advance (or sometimes longer), mainly to get our choice of rooms and because we want a specific sailing and get it on the books.

 

Wondering what you prefer

1) book early on or wait closer to sailing time

2) why is that your preference

[emairs]

We’re with you. We book as early as possible in order to get our favourite aft corner suite.

[Rick&Jeannie]

We tend to book somewhat early...but in our case it turns out to be anywhere from 6 to 8 months in advance.  We *have* booked as close as 2 months.

[Steelers36]

I would be booking early when we have decided on a major trip.  I wouldn't book real late because we need to fly to a ship and the flight costs could blast away any last minute savings.  I could see us doing a late booking when we are in FL and decide to jump on a ship that is only a reasonable drive away.

[Thrak]

We tend to book as soon as we have decided on a cruise. In a few instances the price has gone down and we've refared. (Recently did this for a B2B2B. Segment 1 went up in price but segments 2 and 3 went down. Rebooked with new promo and used FCD we didn't have when originally booking. Saved $1,200 and got an extra $650 OBC.) Normally we see fares go up rather than down. Will continue booking well in advance despite the recent changes that cancelled some of the perks we originally had when we booked.

Edited August 14, 2023 by Thrak

[charliedalrymple]

We book as soon as we decide on a cruise, because we want to have the largest selection of staterooms possible.