booking After Final Payment

[RickT]

We've done this a few times and have been rewarded with a great deal on a cruise, other times we've lost out due to the price(s) not dropping or airfare costs increasing to the point where the total cost was still higher than we wanted.

 

My rules for trying this type of thing are:

-Try to pick more than one cruise to follow, it will increase the chances that at least one of them drops in price

-Be prepared to not cruise if the prices don't come down to where you want them.

-Be realistic. If you are holding out for prices that are unrealistically low you'll be disappointed when they don't drop to your expectation.

-Keep an eye on airfare costs.

-Factor in the value of any promo (1,2,3 go for example) that you'll most likely NOT get with a last minute deal.

 

Lastly, if there is a cruise you absolutey have to do, don't play this game. It's always nice to get a deal but it's never nice to miss the boat (pun intended :D) by holding out.

 

For March we have a cruise already booked but are keeping our eye on the price and other options just in case. For next summer we've identified three cruises we would gladly take if the price comes down to our comfort level.

 

For March we may get a better deal but we'll cruise regardless. For next summer we may cruise or we may not and we can live with that.

Edited September 12, 2014 by RickT

[CFC]

We've done this a few times and have been rewarded with a great deal on a cruise, other times we've lost out due to the price(s) not dropping or airfare costs increasing to the point where the total cost was still higher than we wanted.

 

My rules for trying this type of thing are:

-Try to pick more than one cruise to follow, it will increase the chances that at least one of them drops in price

-Be prepared to not cruise if the prices don't come down to where you want them.

-Be realistic. If you are holding out for prices that are unrealistically low you'll be disappointed when they don't drop to your expectation.

-Keep an eye on airfare costs.

-Factor in the value of any promo (1,2,3 go for example) that you'll most likely NOT get with a last minute deal.

 

Lastly, if there is a cruise you absolutey have to do, don't play this game. It's always nice to get a deal but it's never nice to miss the boat (pun intended :D) by holding out.

 

That is sound advice. What am I trying to save, a few hundred dollars? It is not worth the risk of being "stuck" in expensive resort in PR.

 

I negotiated the price down a bit and upped the obc for the Celebrity Summit 12/27. Paid in full, now to obsess over the ports.

 

Thank you all.