plunker Posted March 26, 2016 #1 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I thought i remembered reading that if you lived within a few hours of a cruiseport and a ship wasnt full that they would send out a mass email for those signed up with great deals. Am i dreaming this or do cruiselines really do this to fill up the ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcw80 Posted March 26, 2016 #2 Share Posted March 26, 2016 We live in Florida and do get Drop and Go Sales, however, they are about three weeks out. After 9-11, it is no longer possible to get on a ship at the last minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinfanatic Posted March 26, 2016 #3 Share Posted March 26, 2016 We live in Florida and do get Drop and Go Sales, however, they are about three weeks out. After 9-11, it is no longer possible to get on a ship at the last minute. you can book a cruise the day before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcw80 Posted March 26, 2016 #4 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Yes. Way back in my salad days, we could drive down to the port with our passports and a suitcase and get on Space A. No more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted March 26, 2016 #5 Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) I thought i remembered reading that if you lived within a few hours of a cruiseport and a ship wasnt full that they would send out a mass email for those signed up with great deals. Am i dreaming this or do cruiselines really do this to fill up the ships? When signed in to My Princess in the upper right hand corner is My Profile which takes you to other options including requesting the Standby Program. I'm flexible & an hour away from the Port of LA but have never received a last minute offer. Instead I check the Drop & Go offers on the Princess website to find some amazing deals. If we weren't already on a cruise next month we would have booked an inside cabin on a 14 day transatlantic cruise...$1280/pp for cruise fare, fees and roundtrip airfare. We couldn't just drive to the port but for that price would have driven to LAX to fly to FLL & back from Europe. :) Guess with such great offers "yield management" doesn't need to send many last minute standby emails. ;) Edited March 26, 2016 by Astro Flyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enyliram Posted March 26, 2016 #6 Share Posted March 26, 2016 i booked tuesday for this sunday march 27th. it was not in reply to an e mail from princess nor the drop n go. i looked at the website,noticed the price was lower than before and booked it. strangely when i got my booking confirmation it was noted that this was an e mail offer which it was not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted March 26, 2016 #7 Share Posted March 26, 2016 you can book a cruise the day before We ran into a two day cutoff when needing to switch pax. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowskier Posted March 26, 2016 #8 Share Posted March 26, 2016 We ran into a two day cutoff when needing to switch pax. I have booked morning of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notentirelynormal Posted March 27, 2016 #9 Share Posted March 27, 2016 I have booked morning of the cruise. Just out of curiosity, when did you do that and on what cruise line? Since most ships are full when sailing and with the new security changes I would think those days were long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VibeGuy Posted March 27, 2016 #10 Share Posted March 27, 2016 I too have booked within three days of sailing, since 9/11, even after the website says the sailing is no longer available for sale. It wasn't a smoking deal but it was decent enough and we certainly appreciated the flexibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted March 27, 2016 #11 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Just out of curiosity, when did you do that and on what cruise line? Since most ships are full when sailing and with the new security changes I would think those days were long gone. As long as TSA (or whatever) has all the passenger info two hours before departure, the security requirements are met. So if you book on embarkation day and check in before the two hour deadline there is no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripper10 Posted March 27, 2016 #12 Share Posted March 27, 2016 We live in Florida and do get Drop and Go Sales, however, they are about three weeks out. After 9-11, it is no longer possible to get on a ship at the last minute. I went on a cruise 1 day before at Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted March 27, 2016 #13 Share Posted March 27, 2016 1 week before cruise is the closest I got from CC price drop email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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