Shogun Posted May 14, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Hi All See Princess have opened up Canada and New England and Caribbean Fall of 2014 for booking yours Shogun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutterlady Posted May 14, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Although we have done this cruise 3 times, we would like to do it again next year on the Royal. But, the prices are extremely high!!! Think we'll wait to see if the prices go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted May 14, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Hi There Booked two today a Canda New England and a Caribbean ok like 500 days away so plenty of time for price to come down if not will swap booking to another cruise. yours Shogun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonbeam Posted May 14, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Which Canada did you book? (I ask because ours is 510? days out?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset Cruiser Posted May 14, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Hi There Booked two today a Canda New England and a Caribbean ok like 500 days away so plenty of time for price to come down if not will swap booking to another cruise. yours Shogun Do you use a US travel agent? If not, how do you get price reductions in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted May 15, 2013 Author #6 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Hi Dorest Cruiser Princess UK has a price promise, if you see your cruise cheaper then they will adjust your price. Needs to be before final payment, not booked on a deal, air can mess things up etc yours Shogun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkstarr Posted May 15, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Although we have done this cruise 3 times, we would like to do it again next year on the Royal. But, the prices are extremely high!!! Think we'll wait to see if the prices go down. I love this itinerary too(sailed on the CB in 2011) and would love to sail the Royal, but :eek: on the pricing too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset Cruiser Posted May 15, 2013 #8 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Hi Dorest Cruiser Princess UK has a price promise, if you see your cruise cheaper then they will adjust your price. Needs to be before final payment, not booked on a deal, air can mess things up etc yours Shogun Will try that next time we do Princess. Looks like P&O will have our business next year as some good WC sectors we are attracted to, and Princess will count our days :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevesan Posted May 15, 2013 #9 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Although we have done this cruise 3 times, we would like to do it again next year on the Royal. But, the prices are extremely high!!! Think we'll wait to see if the prices go down. I'll say they are! As indicated by my signature, I'm booked for September 2013 on Caribbean Princess in a category MB mini for $2748 (solo rate). Prncess' asking price for the same category (also solo rate) on Royal for September 2014 is a whopping $4443!!! Princess must be trying to get a quick return on Royal's build cost.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutterlady Posted May 15, 2013 #10 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I'll say they are!As indicated by my signature, I'm booked for September 2013 on Caribbean Princess in a category MB mini for $2748 (solo rate). Prncess' asking price for the same category (also solo rate) on Royal for September 2014 is a whopping $4443!!! Princess must be trying to get a quick return on Royal's build cost.:rolleyes: Wow.....Really high rates!! Two years ago when we did this itinerary, we paid $999 for a balcony on the CB!! Gotta really rethink sailing on the Royal:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonbeam Posted May 15, 2013 #11 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Fairly standard new ship premium... I'm not sure the Royal will be back to Canada anytime soon and I have to admit not a huge fan of the CB, so there may also be some demand factored in for people who would not normally cruise the CB. Add in the fact the Royal is doing only 4 cruises up there as opposed to some of the other ships and you have a recipe for a price premium. I'll say they are!As indicated by my signature, I'm booked for September 2013 on Caribbean Princess in a category MB mini for $2748 (solo rate). Prncess' asking price for the same category (also solo rate) on Royal for September 2014 is a whopping $4443!!! Princess must be trying to get a quick return on Royal's build cost.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkstarr Posted May 16, 2013 #12 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Fairly standard new ship premium... I'm not sure the Royal will be back to Canada anytime soon and I have to admit not a huge fan of the CB, so there may also be some demand factored in for people who would not normally cruise the CB. Add in the fact the Royal is doing only 4 cruises up there as opposed to some of the other ships and you have a recipe for a price premium. Also not a fan of the CB, and I would really like to try one of the other ships without that extra deck to get a better feel for Princess. The overcrowding in the evening really got to me. Don't necessarily need to do Canada/NE, but I enjoyed the ports. Plus debating if I want to sail the Breakaway next early summer to Bermuda. I think one newer ship next yr is the smart thing to do, so I am debating.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbGar Posted June 23, 2013 #13 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Would love to do a Canada/New England cruise, but hope you can help me. We have sailed the Caribbean many times, and even in those calmer waters, I have a tendency to seasickness and have some difficulty, usually spending a day in the cabin. Is the Canada/NewEngland cruise rough sailing? I assume the best time to go would be September/October. However, isn't that major hurricane time? Is it better to do the northbound or southbound itinerary? Any suggestions you could give would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonbeam Posted June 23, 2013 #14 Share Posted June 23, 2013 From my experience, its luck. If skies are clear, its SMOOTH sailing, but hit a storm (which does happen at that time of year) and the effects seem to be a bit more severe... Would love to do a Canada/New England cruise, but hope you can help me. We have sailed the Caribbean many times, and even in those calmer waters, I have a tendency to seasickness and have some difficulty, usually spending a day in the cabin. Is the Canada/NewEngland cruise rough sailing? I assume the best time to go would be September/October. However, isn't that major hurricane time? Is it better to do the northbound or southbound itinerary? Any suggestions you could give would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutterlady Posted June 23, 2013 #15 Share Posted June 23, 2013 You really can't predict what the weather will be like. The three times we sailed north, we had great weather. Keep in mind that storms can hit anytime, even in the Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted June 23, 2013 #16 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Just for grins, I put a Ruby Caribe balcony cabin on hold and will call my TA on Monday to finalize it. Being able to go will all depend on whether or not my cousin in England gets married next year. If he does, I'll have to cancel the cruise and take a trip across the pond instead. Nice to have decent choices though :D oops, didn't realize this thread was that old. Shows how much I pay attention. Oh well, doesn't change the outcome. Canada/New England cruise is booked :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjkTX Posted June 23, 2013 #17 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Would love to do a Canada/New England cruise, but hope you can help me. We have sailed the Caribbean many times, and even in those calmer waters, I have a tendency to seasickness and have some difficulty, usually spending a day in the cabin. Is the Canada/NewEngland cruise rough sailing? I assume the best time to go would be September/October. However, isn't that major hurricane time? Is it better to do the northbound or southbound itinerary? Any suggestions you could give would be greatly appreciated. We've done the cruise out of NY three times and did the Quebec to FLL cruise a year or so ago. On our first cruise we had a day or two at sea as we raced up to Canada then worked our way back down. We had some motion on that part of the cruise, but all the rest have been pretty smooth sailing. Actually we missed the motion the last few times - great sleeping :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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