Prices for 7 day Mediterranean cruises

The prices seem to have increased substantially from what we paid last year - (20% increase) for a veranda guarantee. Do the prices ever drop closer to the sailing? The only offers I've seen to date are for veranda upgrades which basically gives one an OB cabin for the same price as an OS (Ocean view suite).

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The prices seem to have increased substantially from what we paid last year - (20% increase) for a veranda guarantee. Do the prices ever drop closer to the sailing? The only offers I've seen to date are for veranda upgrades which basically gives one an OB cabin for the same price as an OS (Ocean view suite).

 

 

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Prices are on the increase in the luxury sector,they have been very low for a few years now and need to increase so that the quality can be maintained.

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Prices are on the increase in the luxury sector,they have been very low for a few years now and need to increase so that the quality can be maintained.

 

 

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Probably for profit maximization. Not really quality motivated.

The prices seem to have increased substantially from what we paid last year - (20% increase) for a veranda guarantee. Do the prices ever drop closer to the sailing? The only offers I've seen to date are for veranda upgrades which basically gives one an OB cabin for the same price as an OS (Ocean view suite).

 

Perhaps having only three x 450 pax ships next summer means Seabourn won't need to discount?:)

Discounts usually reflect bookings (or lack thereof) and are more prevalent on cruises at the start or end of seasons. Also tend to arise where final payments are due and the numbers are down. The other side of this can be that having limited time means airfares are dearer etc.

Current pricing probably also reflects greater exposure of new pax to the luxury market. And therefore more demand.

If there is no fixed date or definite itinerary in mind, we have found sailings on the site with the "ticker" successfully a few months out and done really well. For example, this past summer we had 14 fabulous days in the Med in July in a V3 or 4 (can't recall which - deck 7 towards midship) on the Odyssey for $5,000 pp. Can't beat that! We were, however, completely flexible about when and where we were sailing. By comparison, our friends who decided to join us missed out on the deal and paid $9,000 each to be essentially across the hall. Good luck!

If there is no fixed date or definite itinerary in mind, we have found sailings on the site with the "ticker" successfully a few months out and done really well. For example, this past summer we had 14 fabulous days in the Med in July in a V3 or 4 (can't recall which - deck 7 towards midship) on the Odyssey for $5,000 pp. Can't beat that! We were, however, completely flexible about when and where we were sailing. By comparison, our friends who decided to join us missed out on the deal and paid $9,000 each to be essentially across the hall. Good luck!

......completely agree about being flexible. However we booked about eight weeks before sailing and got a last minute deal for a V3 for 28 days on the Odyssey for £3,750pp.

......completely agree about being flexible. However we booked about eight weeks before sailing and got a last minute deal for a V3 for 28 days on the Odyssey for £3,750pp.

WOW! Sign me up!

... we have found sailings on the site with the "ticker" successfully a few months out and done really well. ....

:confused: I'm afraid that I don't understand what the "ticker" is or the method for using it. Could you kindly elaborate for an inexperienced Regent cruiser? Thanks!

The price drops have happened - and SB have been very honourable and matched them after we booked.

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I was actually thinking that some of the seven day cruise prices for the med in the summer were the lowest i have seen for a long time. Many are £1999 for a veranda, and one is £1799,which is fabulous value for a veranda.

The 28 day cruise was likely off peak season and/or had many sea days and very few ports of call

Jassy, if you post your email address someone might be willing to email you the name of the travel company with the "ticker" ( we are not allowed to post such names here).

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The 28 day cruise was likely off peak season and/or had many sea days and very few ports of call

 

Jassy, if you post your email address someone might be willing to email you the name of the travel company with the "ticker" ( we are not allowed to post such names here).

 

 

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WRONG. The 28 day cruise was port intensive. 28 port days. No sea days at all and it was in September. It was 2 x 14 b2b.

The 28 day cruise was likely off peak season and/or had many sea days and very few ports of call

 

Jassy, if you post your email address someone might be willing to email you the name of the travel company with the "ticker" ( we are not allowed to post such names here).

 

 

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Can i just check whether the travel co with the ticker is US only please? I've found one but seems to be a US website. Anything similar for UK?

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It is a US company but friends in the UK have booked Seabourn cruises through them.

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It seems that all the luxury cruise lines are scrambling to fill their ships this summer. Silversea has added upgrades, free excursions and wifi; Regent is offering business class air; and Seabourn is dropping prices. For our July Seabourn cruise the price has come down by a substantial amount...enough to encourage us to make our first Seabourn booking. :)

It seems that all the luxury cruise lines are scrambling to fill their ships this summer. Silversea has added upgrades, free excursions and wifi; Regent is offering business class air; and Seabourn is dropping prices. For our July Seabourn cruise the price has come down by a substantial amount...enough to encourage us to make our first Seabourn booking. :)

Let's hope the quality of the guests and the service doesn't drop then.

Silversea's "free" excursion are not free. They are raising the fares to cover the cost of them just like Regent did. And Regent's cheap business class upgrades are mostly for baltic and Black sea cruises which many are to booking because of the volatile conditions in Russia.

The exact Med 14day cruise we did 2 years is now $2300 dearer for the same V5 suite. They can easily offer upgrades at that price for this cruise but I don't think they have to as they are very popular.

Soon there will be only three ships in the fleet,prices will rise slightly as Seabourn can easily fill the ships.

I think the prices of the so called 6* cruise lines are unsustainable, in general.

It doesn't matter how much I earn, If I deem the product not to offer vfm, I won't pay and I'm sure there are many others who feel the same.

I think the prices of the so called 6* cruise lines are unsustainable, in general.

 

 

 

It doesn't matter how much I earn, If I deem the product not to offer vfm, I won't pay and I'm sure there are many others who feel the same.

And there will be just as many others that know what value luxury cruising has been for a few years now.

I'm waitlisted for a 7 day med cruise on Crystal but the list is long. Many of their summer cruises are sold out and their ships hold around 1000 people. Will probably book Seabourn instead. The Crystal cruise had the best schedule and itinerary for me but i think the luxury cruise market might be bouncing back

And there will be just as many others that know what value luxury cruising has been for a few years now.

Last year we enjoyed two week-long breaks in luxurious Austrian hotels for fraction of the cost of even a Celebrity cruise. There is no justification for price hikes as on Azamara and I am convinced that these prices are unsustainable.

Of course there will be a few like Mr Luxury for whom cost seems irrelevant.

Austria? Celebrity? Azamara? What do these have to do with a luxury cruise experience as delivered by Seabourn?

On a per diem basis, and with all that Seabourn delivers service-wise, I personally believe Seabourn represents great value. Not to say one doesn't get value elsewhere but the Seabourn total experience for me is well worth the expense. Maybe there are better or worse times for booking a cruise based on the offers a specialist TA would offer- and there are always discounts available- and so at this point you might wait until closer to the sail date in anticipation of unsold suites at a lower price.

I tend to book very early and watch if prices drop a lot. My TA has helped me get more value with my booking and Seabourn typically complies.

In any case, if you don't find a Seabourn cruise this summer there's always Austria or even Celebrity and Azamara.

Happy saling!