does price usually drop or increase after PIF?

[nicole9s]

Hi there. I'm thinking about booking a quick trip for this coming June. When I was going through the information on the CCL website, I noticed that the PIF date is this Friday. If I waited until Friday or Saturday to book (or Monday? what's the best bet here?), would it be likely that the price drops, or could it go up? Or is it dependent on how booked the sailing is?

 

Any suggestions? It's really a last minute idea, the 4 nighter out of NY on the Sunshine to Canada. By booking an interior guarantee (I guess that is what it is - it says 'let Carnival pick your room'), it's not much more than the 2 nights I had planned down the shore in July.

[ItsAllAboutTheSass]

Could go up...could go down...could stay the same. Depends on capacity of the sailing

[gladimhere]

im in somewhat same dilemma

[okgirl]

It's a roll of the dice. If you like the price then book it.

[makeda]

one has nothing to do with the other

[ready2cruzagain]

There is no correct answer to the OP's question. It could go up, it could go down, or it could stay the same.

[vwrestler171]

Depends on how well the TA's sell their rooms that they have booked. If they don't turn in many rooms, the price will go up. if they turn in a bunch, the price will go down.

[beachbum53]

What is "PIF"?

[Purvis1231]

"Paid in full" maybe?

 

It is funny that some people like to use an acronym, thinking that the whole world understands.

 

But to the original question. I have noticed over the years prices for June cruise go up the closer to sailing. ( We usually sail in June.)

[figdu]

What is "PIF"?

 

probably payment in full (final payment due date)

[pbsteve]

another reason for ES rate.

 

 

could go either way. Last cruise, 6 weeks out was more expensive by hundreds. a week later, dropped in half. week after right back up. Sometimes I"d find a price at what I figured out to be a constant change time (midnight EST) and within an hour, it would shoot up again.

 

 

If you're paying in full, as soon as you see a price you like, book it, and remember Carnival gives everyone 48 HOURS to get an adjusted price, so watch like someone with OCD for the first 48 hours after just in case, and get ready to take a screenshot.

[GUT2407]

If PIF means final payment, your guess is as good as anyone's.

 

If it means something else, then your guess is as good as anyone's.