kywildcatfanone Posted January 24, 2012 #1 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I had to chuckle, Princess had a "Spring Clearance" promotion that ran January 19-23 on some cruises in the Caribbean, and maybe more I didn't look at it that closely although I saw it online on Friday and it was a good enough deal that I booked our upcoming cruise. Today in the mail I got a brochure/mailer about it, the only problem is it expired yesterday.:rolleyes: Made me laugh..... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wineforhealth Posted January 24, 2012 #2 Share Posted January 24, 2012 good thing you took advantage of it when you did, Enjoy the cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishin' musician Posted January 24, 2012 #3 Share Posted January 24, 2012 We received several pieces of mail on Sat, Jan. 21 that had a local post mark of Dec. 19. We didn't think it all that funny, thank goodness it was Christmas cards and wedding invitations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinatark Posted January 25, 2012 #4 Share Posted January 25, 2012 The clearance sale, at least for our sailing - 4/7 Crown Princess - was the same price as the cabins have been for the past couple of weeks, but included a (teeny tiny $!) OBC. Still got a better deal by booking with my agent and getting a 10% fare OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generichandle Posted January 25, 2012 #5 Share Posted January 25, 2012 The clearance sale, at least for our sailing - 4/7 Crown Princess - was the same price as the cabins have been for the past couple of weeks, but included a (teeny tiny $!) OBC. Still got a better deal by booking with my agent and getting a 10% fare OBC. A little off-topic, but where do people find these agents? I have talked to several, and none offered my anything like your 10% OBC deal. Is there a particular company I should try? Or is it just that I am far from the sea [Cincy] and maybe the TA's here are not as cruise oriented? So far all my booking have been through the lines. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywildcatfanone Posted January 25, 2012 Author #6 Share Posted January 25, 2012 A little off-topic, but where do people find these agents? I have talked to several, and none offered my anything like your 10% OBC deal. Is there a particular company I should try? Or is it just that I am far from the sea [Cincy] and maybe the TA's here are not as cruise oriented? So far all my booking have been through the lines. Doug It helps to find a TA that specializes in cruise bookings. Also, it helps to remember that normally when people talk about getting thousands of dollars off cruise prices from a TA they are booking the most expensive cabin categories. However, we always book inside cabins and our TA usually gives us a bit off the price and OBC so it does average out to be around 10% off the princess price online. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinatark Posted January 25, 2012 #7 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Yeah - my obc isn't in the thousands of $$$'s, it's based on the *cruise fare* so ends up being $300 for our balcony and 2 inside cabins. Pays cabin gratuities, anyway! The agency used to discount a bit from published fares and still offer obc but after Princess stopped allowing discounting now just offers obc. I think the fare is a little higher because of the "no discounts" policy. As far as where to find an agency, it's hard, because cruise critic doesn't allow recommendations. I think I found mine after visiting a website that lets cruise travel agents compete for your business. Had to do that after the best agent ever passed away several years ago. Many people on the boards used her. Her agency is still being operated by her sister and a friend, but rates are higher and the service just isn't the same. :-( a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedferg Posted January 25, 2012 #8 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Doug if you provide an email address people can let you know their TA privately. That's what we did and have a TA in Ohio. So you don't have to be on the coast :-) Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingpeople Posted January 25, 2012 #9 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I had to chuckle, Princess had a "Spring Clearance" promotion that ran January 19-23 on some cruises in the Caribbean, Today in the mail I got a brochure/mailer about it, the only problem is it expired yesterday.:rolleyes: Made me laugh..... We just received our brochure today (1/25)... Unfortunately, (and I'm not being rude to you, Mike), it didn't make me laugh. DW was looking for some kind of "Springtime" deal and this would have worked out well. Brochure wa supposed to be delivered 1/17 - 1/19.... thank you U.S.Postal Service:( Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywildcatfanone Posted January 25, 2012 Author #10 Share Posted January 25, 2012 We just received our brochure today (1/25)... Unfortunately, (and I'm not being rude to you, Mike), it didn't make me laugh. DW was looking for some kind of "Springtime" deal and this would have worked out well. Brochure wa supposed to be delivered 1/17 - 1/19.... thank you U.S.Postal Service:( Joe Joe, I completely understand. The reason I could laugh about it was I had seen th promotion online and booked, then got the brochure after it expired. In your situation I can understand. I suspect if you keep an eye on things, you will see more sales coming. I actually hesitated a bit about going ahead and booking because that particular sailing had a fair amount of availability and I wonder if it will go lower, but in the end we had our flight already booked so I couldn't wait... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted January 26, 2012 #11 Share Posted January 26, 2012 What is worse - a friend received a promotion/flier today from a travel agency which featured $500 off of the Costa Concordia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywildcatfanone Posted January 26, 2012 Author #12 Share Posted January 26, 2012 What is worse - a friend received a promotion/flier today from a travel agency which featured $500 off of the Costa Concordia. Wow, I'm assuming that has been in the mail for two weeks. How sad.... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted January 26, 2012 #13 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Wow, I'm assuming that has been in the mail for two weeks. How sad.... Mike I am guessing Bulk Mail also. Very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted January 26, 2012 #14 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I did a google search and there is an article about it: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/costa-concordia-cruises-american-express-offer-immerse-yourself/2012/01/25/gIQAnntJQQ_blog.html It was AMEX and featured Costa Fascinosa on the cover but inside does cover Costa Concordia. My friend remembered the amount wrong (she didn't have it in front of her when I was talking to her).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted January 26, 2012 #15 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Sale on Europe E-mail arrived from Princess today. Pricing is good until 2/25/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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