grechster Posted April 5, 2016 #51 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Thank you!!! Why is it our offers never seem as attractive as those in the US? :-P Indeed and why do they only go out to end 2016? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyNails Posted April 5, 2016 Author #52 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Indeed and why do they only go out to end 2016? I know - the frustration is definitely there that once we book, that's it - whereas in the US there is the possibility of taking advantage of price drops and generally being able to shuffle everything around to suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grechster Posted April 5, 2016 #53 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I know - the frustration is definitely there that once we book, that's it - whereas in the US there is the possibility of taking advantage of price drops and generally being able to shuffle everything around to suit. Which is why I took the decision to book with a US agent. However I am still keeping my eyes peeled for a better deal:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyNails Posted April 5, 2016 Author #54 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Which is why I took the decision to book with a US agent. However I am still keeping my eyes peeled for a better deal:) I'm a bit nervous about doing that - how have you found it previously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grechster Posted April 5, 2016 #55 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Going on my first proper cruise next April and booked a US agent last Friday night. The experience has been ok so far! Ultimately I love the fact that I have banked a 30% saving and I still have to the ability to chop and change if a better deal come up before my final payment which is due 1st Jan 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 5, 2016 #56 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Going on my first proper cruise next April and booked a US agent last Friday night. The experience has been ok so far! Ultimately I love the fact that I have banked a 30% saving and I still have to the ability to chop and change if a better deal come up before my final payment which is due 1st Jan 17. I think I know what that means.;):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*helena* Posted April 5, 2016 #57 Share Posted April 5, 2016 We would want to take the premium package for drinks, as the select barely covers any wine - we do like a frozen cocktail or two 😉 Hi I just found out on another thread that the select package covers all wines up to $8 which as you say is not very many but what I didn't know is that if you choose a wine at say $9 or $12 you only pay the extra cost ie, $1 and $4 plus 18% tip. Where as for the alcoholic cocktails you pay the full amount which is what I thought happened with the wine over $8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyNails Posted April 5, 2016 Author #58 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Hi I just found out on another thread that the select package covers all wines up to $8 which as you say is not very many but what I didn't know is that if you choose a wine at say $9 or $12 you only pay the extra cost ie, $1 and $4 plus 18% tip. Where as for the alcoholic cocktails you pay the full amount which is what I thought happened with the wine over $8. I clocked that too - definitely food for thought!!! The OBC could cover quite a few upgraded glasses of wine 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 5, 2016 #59 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Hi I just found out on another thread that the select package covers all wines up to $8 which as you say is not very many but what I didn't know is that if you choose a wine at say $9 or $12 you only pay the extra cost ie, $1 and $4 plus 18% tip. Where as for the alcoholic cocktails you pay the full amount which is what I thought happened with the wine over $8. With the Select package, you only pay the difference for wines over $8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyNails Posted April 5, 2016 Author #60 Share Posted April 5, 2016 With the Select package, you only pay the difference for wines over $8. Do you mean just the difference, no additional gratuity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 5, 2016 #61 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Do you mean just the difference, no additional gratuity? It depends if the listed prices already include gratuity. Cruises based out of some ports (I believe UK is one) have the gratuity built into the listed prices, and in that case, no extra gratuity would be added. However, if you are cruising out of a US port, where the listed prices are pre-gratuity, then you will pay 18% on top of the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyNails Posted April 5, 2016 Author #62 Share Posted April 5, 2016 It depends if the listed prices already include gratuity. Cruises based out of some ports (I believe UK is one) have the gratuity built into the listed prices, and in that case, no extra gratuity would be added. However, if you are cruising out of a US port, where the listed prices are pre-gratuity, then you will pay 18% on top of the difference. Cheers, wouldn't be quibbling over a few cents anyway - good to know there are differences though! Our previous European cruises have been Fly Cruise rather than sailing out of Southampton, so we are used to the 18% gratuity no matter where we are - will be different for us this time :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 5, 2016 #63 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Cheers, wouldn't be quibbling over a few cents anyway - good to know there are differences though! Our previous European cruises have been Fly Cruise rather than sailing out of Southampton, so we are used to the 18% gratuity no matter where we are - will be different for us this time :-) Cheers, and someday I hope we get to cruise out of the UK.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooners1968 Posted April 5, 2016 #64 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I know - the frustration is definitely there that once we book, that's it - whereas in the US there is the possibility of taking advantage of price drops and generally being able to shuffle everything around to suit. Apparently lots of my FB group have managed to get upgrades when the price has dropped. So for example if they have a guaranteed interior and then the price of a balcony cabin drops they can pay the difference(only before final payment). This happened to me on our Navigator cruise-we were upgraded for free from an interior to a balcony when I rang and said I would cancel,lose my deposit and book with P&O!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyNails Posted April 5, 2016 Author #65 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Apparently lots of my FB group have managed to get upgrades when the price has dropped. So for example if they have a guaranteed interior and then the price of a balcony cabin drops they can pay the difference(only before final payment). This happened to me on our Navigator cruise-we were upgraded for free from an interior to a balcony when I rang and said I would cancel,lose my deposit and book with P&O!! Will need to keep an eye on it then!!! Had already planned to be more on the ball with prices than our last cruise booking, so will keep monitoring :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now