My " wish list" itinerary

[Sumar76]

I'm sure that under the "follow the money" mantra, this is probably right. If they think they could make money doing this, then they would already be doing it. That said, as a one-time-a-year, one-ship-only proposition, I could see it being profitable. You take a (smaller) ship that is already in Alaska, such as Island or Coral; you do a repositioning cruise to get it ready for Panama Canal season; and you go from Whittier to Quebec. And from there, you go from Quebec to Fort Lauderdale. It could be booked as one Grand Adventure or two individual legs. The Whittier to Quebec leg could potentially be profitable based on the fact that most of the journey is Sea Days or "Scenic Cruising" days. That means more alcohol sales; more casino revenue; more spa treatments; more Sanctuary revenue. Also, even where the ship stops at a "port of call" (if you want to call them that), there would be no competition from third party vendors, and frankly, nothing really to do for people who just want to get off the ship and wander around. I doubt that there is a Diamonds International or any Tanzanite shops throughout the Northwest Passage. So whatever excursions Princess put together would pretty much be the only option that guests have. So there would be tons of revenue from that source. Throw that in a blender and top it off with the fact that Crystal sold out this year's cruise in 48 hours selling cabins that start at $22k per person (almost $700 per day per person), and I think that it could be feasible. I don't suspect that Princess could match Crystals, prices, but let's look at what Princess charges for a 33 day cruise in August, 2017 that I randomly selected:

• Inside=$5,189
  
• OV=$7,439
  
• Balcony=$8,189
  
• Mini-Suite=$10,689
  
• Suite =$20,289
  

That is for a cruise with 18 Sea Days and 13 ports of call in Hawaii and the South Pacific. At all of those ports of call, many people are not handing any of their money over to Princess. North of the Arctic Circle, all of the money handed over would go to Princess. It is possible that Princess has no interest in the complications that could arise from an iceberg cruise, and it is certainly possible that I have my math all twisted and that this could never make money. But my instincts tell me that if Princess can get the above prices for a 33 day cruise in the South Pacific, once a year it could fill a smaller capacity ship at similar prices with people who are ready to spend all of their money on Princess drinks and excursions. Even if this was only done once every three years it would be intriguing.

 

My thoughts exactly! Well said.

[caribill]

Well, where I saw the itinerary for the Northwest Passage explorer was on Crystal. (Enough said). All drinks included.. jackets ..many perks of course for the tune of $20,000 per person.

 

That's $25,479/person for the least expensive oceanview including taxes, fees and port charges.

 

The least expensive balcony is $31,334/person.

 

And if you pay in full six months in advance, you can save 2.5%.

[Sumar76]

That's $25,479/person for the least expensive oceanview including taxes, fees and port charges.

 

The least expensive balcony is $31,334/person.

 

And if you pay in full six months in advance, you can save 2.5%.

 

I know.. quite a bargain, right.... haha.

But that's the price on Crystal. That's why I'm trying to drum up interest for Princess to think about an itinerary in that region.

Not as long, maybe ending in Quebec. Princess is a more moderate priced cruise line than Crystal to begin with.

When I did the Antarctica cruise on the Golden, it was 21 days.

Once a year sailing.. packed ship , and no where near that price.

Princess could/ would do it for less.

But in order for them to even think about it there has to be an interest

From cruisers.

I know there are many of us that might be interested if it weren't quite as long and no where near as expensive as Crystals or even National Geographic's.

 

The only reason they can begin to offer this cruise is because of global warming, unfortunately. Sad but true.

 

Thank you everyone for all your thoughts and replies.

Sort of making me realize this trip will probably not come fruition for me.

 

Just thought I'd throw the ideas out there to hear others thoughts.

That's why I love cruise critic.

[GUT2407]

Looks good to me.