New 3-Day Sale on Caribbean Princess

Well we all knew it was coming, another sale. It looks like some good pricing for Christmas cruises though.

Sale ends July 30, 11:59pm PT

Receive FREE Gratuities on Western Caribbean roundtrip cruises from Houston!

†Free gratuities is based on the pre-payment by Princess Cruises on behalf of the first and second guests in a stateroom for the suggested gratuities in the amounts of $12 per day for Suites and Mini-suites and $11.50 per day for Interior, Oceanview and Balcony staterooms. Offer is not transferable and may not be combinable with other select offers or other onboard credit. Free gratuities are applicable to bookings made and deposited by July 30, 2015 for voyages included in this sale only.

* Fares apply to minimum lead-in categories on a space-available basis at time of booking. Fares for other categories, sailings and cruisetours may vary. Fares are per person, non-air, cruise- or cruisetour-only, based on double occupancy and apply to the first two guests in a stateroom. Offer has limited space regardless of cabin availability. These fares do not apply to exclusive occupants or third/fourth-berth guests. Taxes, Fees and Port Expenses of $95 are additional and subject to change. This offer is not combinable with Casino and Air promotions and may not be combinable with any other public, group or past guest discount. Offer is available to residents of the 50 United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Bermuda and the District of Columbia who are 21 years of age or older and receive this offer. Deposits made under this promotion are non-refundable. Fares quoted in U.S. dollars. Please refer to princess.com for terms, conditions and definitions that apply to all bookings.

Offer valid: July 28 – July 30, 2015. Promo code R7J

Note: For assistance reserving a wheelchair-accessible stateroom, please contact customer service at 1-800-774-6237.

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I am thinking of booking a western Caribbean cruise with this deal. Houston, grand cayman, costa maya Mexico and Cozumel. Jan. 2016

Any comments on this cruise? Is Carribbean Princess ship good? Mini suites are a good price.

Well we all knew it was coming, another sale. It looks like some good pricing for Christmas cruises though.

I guess it depends on whether one has been naughty or nice.

Naughty? Santa might bring fog.

Thanks for the information! Our cruise has now gone down $200 and we get our gratuities pre-paid! What a great deal for a New Year's Cruise!!!

Glad I could help some folks out. I've sailed on the Caribbean Princess once before (it's been a few years) and don't recall having any problems with the ship. As far as the weather, I've sailed out of Galveston in December and it was pouring down rain when we left port, but we had 80 degree temps in the Caribbean. I look at it this way, if I don't have to cook, clean, or do laundry, it's a vacation.:D

Looks like really good fares. I love Roatan. Sure is tempting.....

Hoping to book something while on board next month. Too bad the sale will be over.

Such a coincidence. The day the free gratuity sale started, our cruise price (for 12-6-15) went up to more than cover the "free" gratuities Princess would be giving us. I was disappointed but not surprised.

Thanks for posting.

Such a coincidence. The day the free gratuity sale started, our cruise price (for 12-6-15) went up to more than cover the "free" gratuities Princess would be giving us. I was disappointed but not surprised.

That seems to be true on most lines. "Buyer Beware" is still good advice.

A great sale!

Charles and Connie

Our cabin price went down on the day the sale started plus we got the free gratuities. Now our deposits are non refundable for this sale.

Such a coincidence. The day the free gratuity sale started, our cruise price (for 12-6-15) went up to more than cover the "free" gratuities Princess would be giving us. I was disappointed but not surprised.

If this is the Caribbean Princess leaving from Houston on 12/6/15, I checked it out yesterday. It the exact same price as the Liberty leaving from Galveston on the same day, only Princess has one more stop, Costa Maya.

I called the "big box store" travel department, and after checking with Princess they found the free gratuities was applicable to inside cabins, and the "big box store" has an additional $95 obc on top of Princess's offer. Total was $1,238 for a category 1A, plus free gratuities, plus $95 obc.

We almost switched to it, but since we are D+ with RCCL, decided to stay with the Liberty. It was tempting, though.

I am thinking of booking a western Caribbean cruise with this deal. Houston, grand cayman, costa maya Mexico and Cozumel. Jan. 2016

Any comments on this cruise? Is Carribbean Princess ship good? Mini suites are a good price.

It's worth going just to see the Mayan Ruins.

thanks for posting this. My TA didn't know about it. My cruise fare went down $1000 (for an Emerald deck mini-suite) on the 12/20 cruise, plus free gratuities, and a bunch of OBC for being in a group. Not bad. It apparently covers other ships, too, my TA said--she's going to call back about other people she has going out of FL over Xmas.:)

I guess it depends on whether one has been naughty or nice.

 

Naughty? Santa might bring fog.

Got a big laugh out of this one, ;)

Yes, for one that has left from the Houston port in November - Santa may bring fog!

I guess it depends on whether one has been naughty or nice.

As Mae West said..."When I good, I'm great...but when I'm bad...I'm better";)

thanks for posting this. My TA didn't know about it. My cruise fare went down $1000 (for an Emerald deck mini-suite) on the 12/20 cruise, plus free gratuities, and a bunch of OBC for being in a group. Not bad. It apparently covers other ships, too, my TA said--she's going to call back about other people she has going out of FL over Xmas.:)

You're welcome.:) Yes, the pricing on the 12/20 cruise was really good. If I lived near Houston, I would have booked that one.

Totally happy here, the price on each of our two cabins went down plus we got the free grats so it was over $500 saved.

your cruise dropped in price? what date? thx

your cruise dropped in price? what date? thx

Ours is Jan. 3rd.

are there any ports that require tendering on this cruise?

are there any ports that require tendering on this cruise?

Belize always does.

I know that folks have complained about the "sales" before, so my voice is going to echo.

We're booked on the 21 day B2B from Houston; the price we got on the non-sale is $88.50 less than the "sale" price when factoring in the daily gratuity into our price. AND we got OBC too.

Now I'm not complaining about paying less at all!

Just sorta kills me how manipulative the industry in general has become. They're going to get X per cabin no matter how many different ways put a bow on it.

I know that folks have complained about the "sales" before, so my voice is going to echo.

 

We're booked on the 21 day B2B from Houston; the price we got on the non-sale is $88.50 less than the "sale" price when factoring in the daily gratuity into our price. AND we got OBC too.

 

Now I'm not complaining about paying less at all!

 

Just sorta kills me how manipulative the industry in general has become. They're going to get X per cabin no matter how many different ways put a bow on it.

Along with Princess, Carnival and RCI also have gone to what RCI calls "pricing integrity."

In other words, the object is to essentially maintain the same basic pricing all the way to embarkation and not have sales which will actually reduce overall revenue.

Carnival has stated their new philosophy is to not have last minute deep discounts to fill up the ship. They would rather have a few cabins empty than offering the deep discounts.

RCI has said that by not discounting they can maintain the image of offering a higher quality product. They see a need for customers to be retrained to not wait for pricing discounts (that will not be offered in the future) but to book a cruise earlier than in the past.

So it is not surprising that Princess pricing before, during and after sales really does not change that much.