Alaska Cruises this year....

[Eventide331]

Does Alaska seem higher than normal to you? I have made a deposit on an August cruise but was hoping for a price reduction before final payment. Any hope out there? This is the seattle roundtrip on the Westerdam.

[ncovert]

Does Alaska seem higher than normal to you? I have made a deposit on an August cruise but was hoping for a price reduction before final payment. Any hope out there? This is the seattle roundtrip on the Westerdam.

 

You know the last three years I have been watching AK prices and I have to agree. It seems like the prices are just a bit higher for the same cruise @ the same time as in previous years. Lets hope those prices can come down some for you.

[Putterdude]

Princess, as expected, has announced a number of reductions in the past two weeks including some 2/1's. These are not necessarily for peak season or prime cabins but are available. In fact I am looking at an email from Princess with inside cabins as low as $429 and balconies for $899.

[pattyfresh]

I booked a Seattle R/T last October for next week. Paid $920 pp for a obstructed balcony and the price continued to climb up to I think $1,179 before selling out. Glad I booked when I did.

[genegri]

I booked an OV cabin on a 7 day southbound itinerary on HAL Zaandam.

 

And recently I saw the price for the same cabin dropped to $499! Too bad it had past final payment so I couldn't price adjust.

[bqkali]

Does Alaska seem higher than normal to you? I have made a deposit on an August cruise but was hoping for a price reduction before final payment. Any hope out there? This is the seattle roundtrip on the Westerdam.

 

I think that "normal" is actually what you are seeing for current prices and the rock-bottom low prices you saw in 2008-2010 were just abnormally low. And even last year, many of the low prices were only after final payment.

 

August is prime-time for cruising, and round-trips are usually more expensive, so for the best deals you have to cruise earlier or later in the season, look at one-ways, or be flexible with exact ship and date.

 

I don't think you'll see many price reductions until after final payment, but it will obviously depend on your specific sailing.

[Budget Queen]

Two years ago, Alaska cruises significantly cut hunderds of cabins/week. So, indeed prices are going to be up, comparing supply and demand. IF you want the bargains, now, head to Europe. :)

 

There will always be unpredictable last minute discounted cabins available. If you are very flexable, then this could be an option to consider.

[Eventide331]

wow... is this round trip seattle?

[Eventide331]

enjoy!

[Cruzman]

There are bargains out there if you are diligent. Just booked a 14 day round trip on the Amsterdam (inside gty) from Seattle for less than $2600 total for two people (June 10 sailing). That's about $93 per person per day.

[Budget Queen]

There are bargains out there if you are diligent. Just booked a 14 day round trip on the Amsterdam (inside gty) from Seattle for less than $2600 total for two people (June 10 sailing). That's about $93 per person per day.

 

The Amsterdam is on sale for several sailings, and even more so, on the travel industry sites. :)

[Hikini]

After returning from our 6th AK cruise last September (on NCL) we decided to book the same ship and same suite again, so it was almost a year in advance. Not only did we get a better price than last year we also got $450 in on-board credit.

 

But now trying to book other family members on the same cruise in their own suite, the prices have gone up a LOT!

 

But the AK cruises are so worth it.

 

Good luck - enjoy!

[bracket_mom]

I'm on the Diamond Princess in late July and last week before I made my final payment my TA told me we received a reduction of $120 per person (2 of us going).

[LindaKE]

I watched for reductions for our upcoming cruise for a long time. We're after final payment now, so I stopped looking. The price never went down for us. In fact, our category sold out early, so we would have had to upgrade or downgrade if I had seen a reduction.