Pittt87 Posted January 10, 2010 #1 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I was interested in booking 4 adults and 4 children on the Pride for Jun/Jul 2010. I've noticed during the past couple of days rates have jumped. Does anyone have experiences with summer rates? Will rates for summer drop anytime soon? I'd like to book sometime in Feb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinchem Posted January 10, 2010 #2 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Summer rates are always high, if you get really lucky, they'll offer last minute bookings for cruises that aren't booking as needed, but that's hard to find on itineraries that have only one or two ships homeporting from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pittt87 Posted January 10, 2010 Author #3 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Thanks, I was just surprised to see rates jump from $50-$100 per person during the past 48 hours. Was hoping it was only for a short period of time. I noticed the rates for May dropped in Dec. I guess I was engaged in some wishful thinking-hoping that rates would drop for Jun/Jul in Jan or Feb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted January 10, 2010 #4 Share Posted January 10, 2010 end of January, by then "wave season" is in full swing and prices tend to go up. I think stats say the majority of cruise booking is done the first 3 months of the year or some such. Look up "wave season" on google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pittt87 Posted January 10, 2010 Author #5 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I appreciate the advice. Hopefully we'll see some incentives/upgrades in the next few weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9876 Posted January 12, 2010 #6 Share Posted January 12, 2010 If you are interested in picking up one of the cruises go ahead and reserve it...you can get the lower price until final payment. Also, if you book far enough into the summer you may still be able to get early saver so you can get a reduction in your rate after final payment. I have a group booked this summer and have seen the rate all over the place. I have even gotten two price reductions but I am starting to see them go up again. Summer is just the high season; you can't get around that. If you want lower rates try to either reserve at your first available week everyone is available or close to Labor Day. That will give you the best rate. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pittt87 Posted January 14, 2010 Author #7 Share Posted January 14, 2010 You're right about those rates all over the place. I was hoping to book for 6/27, unfortunately too many schedule conflicts. Looks like 6/13 or 7/11. Closer to labor day is out-4 children and one teacher in our group. Hopefully we'll get our act together before prices go up again. Otherwise I may be forced to leave some children behind...haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmayor Posted January 14, 2010 #8 Share Posted January 14, 2010 We booked our Pride cruise for this August last July, and our category seems to be sold out. There are other insides available but a category higher...and priced $155/pp more than we paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pittt87 Posted January 22, 2010 Author #9 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Finally going to book today! We have 2 cabins on hold for the Pride on 6/13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted January 22, 2010 #10 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Finally going to book today! We have 2 cabins on hold for the Pride on 6/13. So did you finally get your price?? Glad you finally were able to book. Its a hard decision, especially when its early saver and you know you cant change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pittt87 Posted January 24, 2010 Author #11 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I really should have booked earlier-live and learn! Prices continued to rise, so the group decided it was now or never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty dingo Posted January 24, 2010 #12 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Summer is the high season, so rates would be expected to increase, not decrease as time goes by. With the improving economy I would not expect the cruise lines to run sales to fill the ships, except maybe the last month or so before the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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