Salacia Posted September 21, 2016 #26 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Just a reminder that to get the OBC by paying for a Future Cruise Credit, you don't have to book the cruise on board. You can just pay for the FCC and when you get home see if you can get the cruise cheaper through a TA. That's Cunard's own fault that all cabins are not yet sold. I have never seen such yo-yo prices as I have seen for this cruise! Yes, and I just to mention that the FCC terms and conditions differ, depending on where your booking is placed. Last time I purchase one, it was $300. UK is much less... just another one of those quirks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topster5 Posted September 21, 2016 #27 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Just me then! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] Sent from my iPad using Forums No, we've booked for October 2018, as it 'll be our Silver Wedding and we wanted to get the particular cruise we wanted organised well in advance. (I've sneaked over from the P&O forum - although we have done more cruises on Cunard in the past , than with P&O) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikwemu Posted September 21, 2016 #28 Share Posted September 21, 2016 We'll be booking 2018....onboard in November Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted September 21, 2016 #29 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Yes, and I just to mention that the FCC terms and conditions differ, depending on where your booking is placed. Last time I purchase one, it was $300. UK is much less... just another one of those quirks. Yes. We pay £50pp but you have to book the cruise within a year and it is non-refundable. US is $300 good for 4 years I think and totally refundable. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted September 21, 2016 #30 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I've done my usual worksheet comparing QM2 transatlantic timings to expose opportunities to visit the UK or the Continent via ship for a week or ten days. The opportunities for 2018 are: Eastbound May 17 - 10 days - Westbound June 3 Eastbound June 10 - 7 days - Westbound June 24 Eastbound August 3 - 9 days - Westbound August 19 Eastbound October 7 - 4 days - Westbound October 18 Eastbound October 25 - 3 days - Westbound November 3 In addition there are six roundtrip TAs from New York to Southampton All of the TAs are seven days in length in 2018 (plus additional days to/from Hamburg and Le Havre where applicable). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minz56 Posted September 21, 2016 #31 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I will be looking to book a sector of one of the 2018 world cruises based on prices in the Australia/NZ market. From experience there are no deals until the previous world cruises are over (in this case, 2017) and they start to focus on the next year. So, I have no plans to book until mid 2017. Deposits are non-refundable here too, so that is a factor as for others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adammara Posted September 21, 2016 #32 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Just a reminder that to get the OBC by paying for a Future Cruise Credit, you don't have to book the cruise on board. You can just pay for the FCC and when you get home see if you can get the cruise cheaper through a TA. That's Cunard's own fault that all cabins are not yet sold. I have never seen such yo-yo prices as I have seen for this cruise! Thanks Ray66, had not thought about a FCC, will be considering it! And, yes the prices for our cruise have been all over the place. We booked a P2, and the price has been the same, but availability has varied. The suite we were assigned in the end was offered twice after final payment before we got it, which I find a bit strange! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telboy18 Posted September 21, 2016 #33 Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) I've booked, 14 night Med cruise on QV. Got the corner larger balcony I was after. Very happy with the deal. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Edited September 21, 2016 by telboy18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky821 Posted September 22, 2016 #34 Share Posted September 22, 2016 We booked today for December 2018! Very excited already!! Only just over 2 years to wait!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllieBallie Posted September 24, 2016 #35 Share Posted September 24, 2016 We're looking seriously at M813A (Singapore to Singapore). We wouldn't normally book so far in advance but so many options have already sold out! I'm worried we will miss out completely! Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggiemou Posted September 24, 2016 #36 Share Posted September 24, 2016 I have a good idea which we will be booking as it is my big birthday with an "O" on the end, so like to have a party onboard. However, I shall wait till we are onboard in November and leave a future cruise deposit and check out the best rates. If not we will have a FCC in place if prices come down. Some of them are pretty high at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllieBallie Posted September 24, 2016 #37 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Hi Maggiemou, we have a similar plan. My DH has a big '0' birthday during the holiday we're looking at! Hopefully there will still be some options left to book in November. I can't believe how much is already booked. Which cruise are you on in November? We're on the QE 12 nights in the Canaries. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggiemou Posted September 25, 2016 #38 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Hi Maggiemou, we have a similar plan. My DH has a big '0' birthday during the holiday we're looking at! Hopefully there will still be some options left to book in November. I can't believe how much is already booked. Which cruise are you on in November? We're on the QE 12 nights in the Canaries. Sent from my iPad using Forums Hi Allie I am on the Nov 22 QE cruise for 12 days and staying onboard for the following cruise which is 4 Dec. May see you onboard. I often hold a meet & greet but not looked into this time. I must check the roll calls. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllieBallie Posted September 25, 2016 #39 Share Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) Hi Maggiemou, wonderful! Enjoy Spain, Morocco, Portugal and the Canaries! What a fabulous tour you will have. We're on the Canaries and Portugal cruise that starts on 7 November so unfortunately we won't cross paths. Enjoy! Sent from my iPad using Forums Edited September 25, 2016 by AllieBallie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emileg Posted September 26, 2016 #40 Share Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) Emile.... see you on board! When did you book and which cabin did you get? Hi there. I have started a roll call for the May 10, 2018 QM2 westbound TA. Please join us. You will make three and I will start a list. Thanks. Our cabin is 8049. We booked it last month on an eastbound TA, http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=50890946&posted=1#post50890946 Edited September 26, 2016 by emileg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea1 Posted September 29, 2016 #41 Share Posted September 29, 2016 We got married on the QM2 on 8th March 2013 having just left Sydney to circumnavigate New Zealand. It was the best voyage ever - Commodore Christopher Rynd married us and was the captain for the voyage around his native country and gave great insight and commentary to all the passengers. So, the QM2 is leaving Sydney on 9th March 2018 on a 14 night voyage to Singapore, and I am thinking of booking a 5th anniversay cruise soon as a surprise for my husband. Just a long flight from the UK to Sydney for somebody who hates flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted September 30, 2016 Author #42 Share Posted September 30, 2016 What a lovely idea, have a wonderful time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricki Posted September 30, 2016 #43 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) We've booked the 2018 World Cruise on the Queen Elizabeth. Returning to Japan what sold us on this cruise. We've done 6 crossings on the QM2, but it will be our first time on the QE. Ricki Edited September 30, 2016 by ricki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted October 1, 2016 #44 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I'm heavily booked on Crystal for 2018 with both a full world cruise and a Panama Canal cruise in August that will probably be preceded by Alaska on HAL. I've got my eye on either the October or November eastbound transatlantics. My usual routine is to go east on QM2 and return on a cruise ship (variety is the spice of life), and will give it a lot more thought once more companies have released their schedules. If nothing pans out I may do my first round trip TA on QM2. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted October 2, 2016 #45 Share Posted October 2, 2016 You are very lucky we have to hold our breath and hope on every cruise we book in the UK because even if we cancel week after booking and cruise is still 2 years away we will lose our deposit. At the moment they are doing an offer of 5% deposit but if you cancel you still have to pay and lose the normal 15% deposit. This is something that makes my blood pressure go up. All that is required by the TA is an email to the ship's company to cancel the cruise, which takes minutes at little cost. I don't know how they justify the 5 % deposit. I once had a similar problem with a TA when I had to cancel a flight. They reduced the deposit to a reasonable amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted October 2, 2016 #46 Share Posted October 2, 2016 [quote=Chelsea1;51190348 Just a long flight from the UK to Sydney for somebody who hates flying! Me too! What I once did when I embarked in Sydney were stopovers in Cape Town and Singapore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted October 2, 2016 #47 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I have not yet booked anything for 2018, since it seems far away, but when I checked my TA's website today I saw that it's already 'limited availability' already now :confused:. Unusual for Australia and New Zealand (in my opinion). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted October 2, 2016 #48 Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) This is something that makes my blood pressure go up. All that is required by the TA is an email to the ship's company to cancel the cruise, which takes minutes at little cost. I don't know how they justify the 5 % deposit.I once had a similar problem with a TA when I had to cancel a flight. They reduced the deposit to a reasonable amount. Nothing to do with the TA it is the law in the UK and it doesnt matter whether its a land based holiday or cruise and whether you have booked through a TA or direct. It is not the TA that keeps the deposit its the company you have booked with. So when you cancel a cruise with Cunard and your deposit is refundable in the UK Cunard keep the deposit which in the UK is 15% Edited October 2, 2016 by majortom10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted October 2, 2016 #49 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Not me but I hope you get what you want. I've been booked on a 2018 cruise to Alaska out of Los Angeles since July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted October 2, 2016 #50 Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) Nothing to do with the TA it is the law in the UK and it doesnt matter whether its a land based holiday or cruise and whether you have booked through a TA or direct. It is not the TA that keeps the deposit its the company you have booked with. So when you cancel a cruise with Cunard and your deposit is refundable in the UK Cunard keep the deposit which in the UK is 15% Might be different in the UK. Normally a contract is concluded between parties that are directly concerned, be it with money or without. Still the fact remains that the amount of the deposit seems too high compared to the administrative action required to cancel a contract - at least for me. Edited October 2, 2016 by Cats2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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