icat2000 Posted January 1, 2016 Author #2176 Share Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) Yeah spoiled it somewhat......mind you i can hold my own when it comes to a certain "look at me" wannabee..... :D:eek::D:D was ready with figures to show just how much one CAN save by not booking his "bargain" fly-cruise-stay package.......i left the group and like you will stick to posting here :) I thought the concept of the group was great. However, when it becomes about agents cherry picking deals found by cruisers and offering maybe $10 off etc to get the business. I shake my head. I'm probably going to leave the group too. GUT - Yeap. Edited January 1, 2016 by icat2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gogo65 Posted January 1, 2016 #2177 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I thought the concept of the group was great. However, when it becomes about agents cherry picking deals found by cruisers and offering maybe $10 off etc to get the business. I shake my head. I'm probably going to leave the group too. GUT - Yeap. I think I'll just continue keeping an eye on both sites, I really don't have any time free to book any cruises at the moment, but will be booking on board on radiance in January ( for 2018) so will keep an eye out for any special deals until then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted January 1, 2016 Author #2178 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Sometimes RCI have the best deals when they not associated with any big sale. The balcony deal they had in July 2015. Is probably the best I have seen out of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyren Posted January 1, 2016 #2179 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Yes. That sale in mid 2015 was great. I check both sites out and have booked with one of the TA's that frequent the site. I actually booked on board and transfered the booking. They knew knocked around $100 off the price on a $3000 cruise fare so I will give them some more business. This is still my go to site though. I get a little annoyed with how the TA's on the FB site make out that things are a great deal when they really are just normal price. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmw Posted January 1, 2016 #2180 Share Posted January 1, 2016 i just got a quote off the FB site its $100 cheaper than booking direct but are they good, they reckon they honour price drops and dont charge credit card fees but if you have to cancel out how much would they take i had to cancel out from a direct booking with RCI and got my deposit back in 7 days, princess is good to but p&o are very slow in getting refunds back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara Jane Posted January 1, 2016 #2181 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I noticed that more TA's are getting into the site which is a shame, however we are unable to name names on this site which is a huge downer. I've been very fortunate to snap some fantastic cruises from postings on that site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulou01 Posted January 1, 2016 #2182 Share Posted January 1, 2016 What is the site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted January 1, 2016 Author #2183 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Ship Name: Diamond Princess Cruise Code: M606 Departure Date: Tuesday, 16 February 2016 Cruise Name: Sydney to Auckland Nights: 15 Departing: Sydney From $1499 pp (inside) 24 February 2016 14 Nights Dawn Princess Twin From $1149 pp (inside) Quad From $919 pp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted January 1, 2016 Author #2184 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Aussie & Kiwi Quest $4,799.00 inside guarantee pp 29 night Sydney roundtrip cruise onboard Azamara Quest. For sale until: 11 January 2016 Destinations: Australia , New Zealand Embarkation Port: Sydney, Australia Duration: 29 nights Cruise Departure Date: 15 Jan 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisine21 Posted January 1, 2016 #2185 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I thought the concept of the group was great. However, when it becomes about agents cherry picking deals found by cruisers and offering maybe $10 off etc to get the business. I shake my head. I'm probably going to leave the group too. GUT - Yeap. There was one agent offering a 'free lanyard' with the booking. Most agents will automatically give you a lanyard when you book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjacat8 Posted January 1, 2016 #2186 Share Posted January 1, 2016 29 night Sydney roundtrip cruise onboard Azamara Quest. For sale until: 11 January 2016 Destinations: Australia , New Zealand Embarkation Port: Sydney, Australia Duration: 29 nights Cruise Departure Date: 15 Jan 2016 ICat, I can only see 16 nights on it ???!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted January 1, 2016 Author #2187 Share Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) 29 night Sydney roundtrip cruise onboard Azamara Quest. For sale until: 11 January 2016 Destinations: Australia , New Zealand Embarkation Port: Sydney, Australia Duration: 29 nights Cruise Departure Date: 15 Jan 2016 ICat, I can only see 16 nights on it ???!!! That site your looking at doesn't have it. I checked. Its another site. :D This is the itinerary: DAY PORT ARR DEP 15 Jan 16 Sydney, Australia Embark 16 Jan 16 Sydney, Australia 5pm 17 Jan 16 At Sea 18 Jan 16 Melbourne, Australia 8am 9pm 19 Jan 16 At Sea 20 Jan 16 Hobart, Tasmania 6.30pm o/night 20 Jan 16 Port Arthur, Tasmania 7am 1pm 21 Jan 16 Hobart, Tasmania 6pm 22 Jan 16 At Sea 23 Jan 16 At Sea 24 Jan 16 Milford Sound, New Zealand 7am 10am 25 Jan 16 Dunedin, New Zealand 10am 7.30pm 26 Jan 16 Akaroa, New Zealand 9am 7pm 27 Jan 16 Picton, New Zealand 11am 7pm 28 Jan 16 Napier, New Zealand 1pm 7pm 29 Jan 16 Tauranga, New Zealand 5pm o/night 30 Jan 16 Tauranga, New Zealand 6pm 31 Jan 16 Auckland, New Zealand 7am Disembark 31 Jan 16 Auckland, New Zealand Embark 8pm 01 Feb 16 Bay Of Islands, New Zealand 8am 6.30pm 02 Feb 16 Tauranga, New Zealand 9am 7pm 03 Feb 16 Napier, New Zealand 2pm 9pm 04 Feb 16 Wellington, New Zealand 12pm o/night 05 Feb 16 Wellington, New Zealand 10pm 06 Feb 16 Picton, New Zealand 7am 4pm 07 Feb 16 Akaroa, New Zealand 8am 7pm 08 Feb 16 Dunedin, New Zealand 9am 7pm 09 Feb 16 Milford Sound, New Zealand 6pm 10pm 10 Feb 16 At Sea 11 Feb 16 At Sea 12 Feb 16 Sydney, Australia 7pm o/night 13 Feb 16 Sydney, Australia Disembark Edited January 1, 2016 by icat2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted January 1, 2016 Author #2188 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Another site has the 16 night for the following: Australia and New Zealand Cruise: 16 - nights Azamara Quest Twin Cabin from$2,533 guarantee inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted January 1, 2016 Author #2189 Share Posted January 1, 2016 There was one agent offering a 'free lanyard' with the booking. Most agents will automatically give you a lanyard when you book. I see the admin just clarified what the group is for i.e any great deal. Very broad scope that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodycruising Posted January 1, 2016 #2190 Share Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) There was one agent offering a 'free lanyard' with the booking. Most agents will automatically give you a lanyard when you book. I will not wear the lanyards as I don't like walking around like a free advertising board. When I get a new car the sticker on the back window comes off also. Want me to advertise your product, pay for the space. I saw that also Sarah, very broad. Thanks for coming on here with your deals :) Edited January 1, 2016 by goodycruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie cruzer Posted January 1, 2016 #2191 Share Posted January 1, 2016 It's a little suspect when one agent seems to be getting special treatment on some social media private groups. I have heard of agents giving extra obc to Admins.....I hope this not the case in this case. Sent from my SM-T530 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esilef Posted January 1, 2016 #2192 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I will not wear the lanyards as I don't like walking around like a free advertising board. When I get a new car the sticker on the back window comes off also. Want me to advertise your product, pay for the space. I saw that also Sarah, very broad. Thanks for coming on here with your deals :) I like wearing lanyards but I want it to be something I like ie loving diamonte lanyards but not some company lanyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted January 1, 2016 Author #2193 Share Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) It's a little suspect when one agent seems to be getting special treatment on some social media private groups. I have heard of agents giving extra obc to Admins.....I hope this not the case in this case. Sent from my SM-T530 using Tapatalk I would hope that would be not the case. But that is always the risk and temptation when you allow agents to essentially advertise and accesss a large group of people for free. This cruise has been floating around for awhile. But it seems to be dropping down in price. Ship Name: Pacific Jewel Cruise Code: J608N Departure Date: Saturday, 13 February 2016 Cruise Name: Melbourne to Sydney Nights: 2 Departing: Melbourne Inside from $166 pp Obstructed cabin or $222 pp balcony. Fremantle to Sydney 12 March 2016 16 Nights Radiance Of The Seas Twin From $1449 pp inside $1739 pp oceanview Quad From $1863 pp Ship Name: Explorer Of The Seas Cruise Code: EX22APR17 Departure Date: Saturday, 22 April 2017 Cruise Name: Sydney to Seattle Nights: 23 Departing: Sydney - Australia $2090 pp inside, Edited January 1, 2016 by icat2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheridan318 Posted January 1, 2016 #2194 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I am also a member on the face book page and like others have said some of the agents are not that great with the deals, some seem to be advertising some quite odd things one poor lady booked with one of the agents after them telling her no cancellation fees, she had to cancel and lo and behold $300 fee to cancel, she still had email with confirmation that no fee so got it sorted in the end Personally I still prefer to book through the cruise line as I have had to cancel three RCI cruises and got the deposits back on all of them:) I think its up to each person to check and make sure that the deal is a deal and still look around to make sure they are getting the most band for there buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassicruiser Posted January 2, 2016 #2195 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I am also a member on the face book page and like others have said some of the agents are not that great with the deals, some seem to be advertising some quite odd things one poor lady booked with one of the agents after them telling her no cancellation fees, she had to cancel and lo and behold $300 fee to cancel, she still had email with confirmation that no fee so got it sorted in the endPersonally I still prefer to book through the cruise line as I have had to cancel three RCI cruises and got the deposits back on all of them:) I think its up to each person to check and make sure that the deal is a deal and still look around to make sure they are getting the most band for there buck I didn't realise you could get deposit back if you book direct with the cruise line? Always thought that booking in Australia, deposit is non refundable? That's great if that is the case... I often used to book through a US agent for that very reason, in case I needed to cancel or change a date etc, but now I don't as with the Aus Dollar declining it's more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted January 2, 2016 #2196 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I didn't realise you could get deposit back if you book direct with the cruise line? Always thought that booking in Australia, deposit is non refundable? That's great if that is the case... I often used to book through a US agent for that very reason, in case I needed to cancel or change a date etc, but now I don't as with the Aus Dollar declining it's more expensive. It will vary line by line, mainly based on how far out from sailing date you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassicruiser Posted January 2, 2016 #2197 Share Posted January 2, 2016 It will vary line by line, mainly based on how far out from sailing date you are. So I assume if you can with RCI, you should be able to with Celebrity as well. But I also assume that the first rule of thumb should be never assume anything :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted January 2, 2016 #2198 Share Posted January 2, 2016 So I assume if you can with RCI, you should be able to with Celebrity as well. But I also assume that the first rule of thumb should be never assume anything :D Check the web site. It comes down to the length of the cruise and how far out you cancel. Princess for example give a full refund if you cancel 181 days out on cruise 7 days or more, or if you cancel 60+ days out on shorter cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch1 Posted January 2, 2016 #2199 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Just saw a fabulous deal on a big Oz cruise site.. Pacific Princess 18 night Sydney to Hong Hong departing 12 Feb Balcony BE - $1495 each (yes 1495... That is not a typo!,) Plus $100 OBC Killer deal!!! Another deal for the same cruise on the same website..... Oceanview OF - $1280 each Plus $100 OBC. Unfortunately, the Balcony deal has gone but this is a good one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted January 2, 2016 Author #2200 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) That a great deal Fletch. Wasn't there yesterday. Pays to kept checking. They probably only have a couple of cabins they want to shift at that price. Solo price is $2190.82 Balcony price for solo is $2620 Sometimes you have to click on the price and it changes. This is what I'm getting when I go to click on balcony price for twin share Your cruise details Ship: Pacific Princess Cabin Code: BE Cruise Code: K604 Cabin Type: Oceanview with Balcony Departing: Sydney Total Cabin Onboard Credit: $100.00 Departure Date: 12/02/2016 Nights: 18 Your cost summary and payment information Your Cabin Fare: $2989.33 Deposit Amount (Per Person): $1494.67 Edited January 2, 2016 by icat2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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