Island Princess - Emerald/Plaza Deck $$$?

[suziehmkr]

I am already booked on this cruise with my family.... However a friend of ours wants to go also and I am researching the pricing for him. Can anyone tell me WHY the Oceanview's Emerald Deck & Insides on Plaza Deck are sooooooooooo much more expensive? I mean gosh - they are both WAY more expensive than our Cat AC -Mini Suite...

 

Anyone?

Thanks!

[ahracer]

It is kind of hard to explain but it has to do with the way Princess prices there guarantee cabins. There is nothing special about those cabins.

 

Scott

[suziehmkr]

Really? He can't even book a guarantee because there are 3 of them... I just thought it was soo very odd! Ouch! Could you imagine if someone was new to cruising and thought there was some cool thing with those cabins? Yikes!

[ahracer]

Yikes, is right. Hopefully they would have a T.A. that would prevent that frfom happening.

 

The way I understand it is those are the cabins Princess are holding for guarantees so they price them high to keep them from filling up.

 

Scott

[suziehmkr]

His wife normally books the cruises for them, and now that he is a single dad - he asked me to help with the research. I go thru a TA... but what if someone were to book that cabin online like with Travelocity....? doh!!! Do you suppose someone would call them and tell them or just take their money & laugh? LOL Because if you click RESERVE it gives you cabin numbers to choose from!! I am sure there has GOT to be some people out there that would think it is such a very special cabin that they would just book it without researching just because it was the MOST expensive on the ship! LOL