Norfolksaver

About three weeks ago I made the comment to my partner that in future it might be better to wait to book a cruise until all the offers started to arrive in my inbox. We booked our very first cruise for September 2023 to Norway and chose C deck as it looked a good position. We had never considered a cruise before and did no research until after we booked it. Then before we had been, in April last year, we booked the November cruise to the Caribbean for this year. Having done research we picked E deck in case of a repeat of the bad weather of last year. This cost £7811, I am now being inundated with offers much below this figure. In January I booked a 5 day cruise to Ireland and chose a guaranteed cabin, we were allocated one on the sun deck. As everyone has said, there isn’t a bad cabin on Saga. So unless you have a deck that you really want to be on it seems silly to pay what can be a considerable larger sum to book early. I do think Saga have made a mistake in training people to book late. I have questioned them about the low fares offered and the reply was that we had booked a better cabin. They are all the same at each grade so did feel aggrieved. Having said that the service and standard of their cruises is wonderful

We went on our first cruise last September and we also went to Norway We took some Norwegian currency but only spent about £40 on a few souvenirs. The shops do take credit cards but I thought we might stop for a coffee, but we found that we always went back to the ship for lunch. Enjoy your cruise but bear in mind you will be hooked on cruising. Since our first cruise we went again in April and have 3 more booked. The Saga Experience is very addictive.

Thank you for your response, think the amount saved is worth taking a chance

I am also thinking of booking a guaranteed cabin, could someone please tell me when they let you know which cabin you’ve been allocated.

We were in Flam last September and from getting off the tender to the train is a 5-10 minute walk. We found the step up on to the train very high but the journey is worth it. i hope you enjoy your visit as much as we did.

Thank you for the reply this will be our first ever cruise and I have found this forum has answered so many of our questions.

We are going on our first Saga cruise in a few weeks, can someone tell me if short sleeved shirts are acceptable in the MDR in the evenings.