64 days on retirement cruise

[kampinguru]

I am looking to retire and we want to take a B2B2B2B2B2B that will start with an Ultimate Caribbean and finish with a Ireland and Iceland cruise. 64 total days cruising and two different ships. Is there someone that you can talk to at Celebrity about pricing and discounts?

[aggiejeff]

I'm not there yet, but would like to do they same thing in a few years. Hope you get some good feedback. Happy retirement!

[cruisestitch]

There sometimes is a $100 discount for B2B cruises. Not offered on every cruise. Otherwise no discounts on B2B pricing.

[aggiejeff]

I am looking to retire and we want to take a B2B2B2B2B2B that will start with an Ultimate Caribbean and finish with a Ireland and Iceland cruise. 64 total days cruising and two different ships. Is there someone that you can talk to at Celebrity about pricing and discounts?

 

Also, my guess is a travel agent should really make you a deal on this. That is a lot of commission.

[motherchic]

You can book it on a cruise if you have one scheduled soon, for the extra on board credit BUT then start shopping around on some of the online cruise travel agency. You should get some good perks

ENJOY :)

[Lastdance]

Wow! doing 5-6 cruises in a row with 64 days. You must really enjoy cruising; I know they should have a gyn onboard as a requirement. Yes, there are so many ways to go about this, but having some help and/booking onboard, then transferring to a TA would be fantastic. You definitely have a lot of bargaining power, so get several quotes before you start. You could get some great deals on this combination! So far, I have on priced three (b2b2b2) and the OBC was fantastic and almost all refundable. Although, it depends on your cabin class too. Try the big box TA's and then some smaller ones. That is what I did and went with a smaller company that sold cruises and tours. Even though we did not end up doing three in a row, my TA can always beat the big box agencies! Do your homework on this and it will pay off!

[ECCruise]

Yes.

Don't even think about talking to Celebrity on this one. Their price will be prevailing rates plus MAYBE $100 OBC.

Like others have said, find TAs who would love this amount of business. If you can find one with group pricing on at least some--if not all--the sailings you will have hit the jackpot.

[NantahalaCruiser]

Yes.

Don't even think about talking to Celebrity on this one. Their price will be prevailing rates plus MAYBE $100 OBC.

Like others have said, find TAs who would love this amount of business. If you can find one with group pricing on at least some--if not all--the sailings you will have hit the jackpot.

 

In addition to TA perks or discounts that are subject to negotiation, any TA will be able to get you all discounts and perks available through Celebrity - including any B2B discounts. Doing three contiguous B2Bs you can potentially receive three B2B discounts (note: on my last B2B it was a $100 fare discount - not OBC.)

 

As said in earlier posts, with a total of 6 cruises, it would certainly be very worth while to book them on board to receive additional OBC. But, if possible, you'll also want to book them when the cruises and any associated perks are on sale.

[riclop]

I am looking to retire and we want to take a B2B2B2B2B2B that will start with an Ultimate Caribbean and finish with a Ireland and Iceland cruise. 64 total days cruising and two different ships. Is there someone that you can talk to at Celebrity about pricing and discounts?

No discounts at all.

[caribill]

In addition to TA perks or discounts that are subject to negotiation, any TA will be able to get you all discounts and perks available through Celebrity - including any B2B discounts. Doing three contiguous B2Bs you can potentially receive three B2B discounts (note: on my last B2B it was a $100 fare discount - not OBC.)

 

 

 

Whether it is a $50/cabin B2B discount or a $100/cabin B2B discount depends on the length of the cruise. You get the discount for each segment.

 

But do not assume that your TA knows about this.

 

 

A TA I used at a very big online agency did not know this existed when I asked him to get the B2B discount for us. It took a call by him to Celebrity for him to discover it existed. I wonder how many of his past clients lost out on this benefit because he did not know it existed.

[denatravels]

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[C 2 C]

I am looking to retire and we want to take a B2B2B2B2B2B that will start with an Ultimate Caribbean and finish with a Ireland and Iceland cruise. 64 total days cruising and two different ships. Is there someone that you can talk to at Celebrity about pricing and discounts?

 

Have you cruised before, have you worked with a travel agent or did you book direct?

 

Booking these on board another cruise will get you $100 per segment just as a starter as well as lower deposits.

Depending on the category, a good on line agency will rebate about 8% +/- on the fare in the form of OBC. Refundable credits are not as common as before but you should have an abundance of cash to spend on excursions. The Transatlantic gives the lowest rewards however.

 

Welcome to the Cruise addicted world. We normally cruise for at least a month at a time but prefer 2 months on board.

[kampinguru]

Thank you for all the ideas. I will definitely feel out my travel agent to see if she is willing to work with us on this. I like the idea of booking it on-board to get the extra credit but will I be able to get a discount when I transfer it to my TA from her.

[chemmo]

No more ideas than listed above, just posted to wish you a great retirement cruise!

[dodger1964]

Thank you for all the ideas. I will definitely feel out my travel agent to see if she is willing to work with us on this. I like the idea of booking it on-board to get the extra credit but will I be able to get a discount when I transfer it to my TA from her.

 

It is ALWAYS better to book on board (at least as far as I have experienced) and then have it transferred (it will automatically transfer if you booked the cruise you are on with a TA) than not. I would contact your TA before you take the cruise you are going to make the reservations on, and have them give you pricing info...that way you know what to expect on board.

[hurwitz5]

We were on a 14 night Celebrity cruise in the Caribbean a few years ago. We spoke with the future cruise people on board regarding taking the same cruise the following year. The price for the future cruise was much higher than we had paid for the cruise we were on. We wound up booking the 14 night cruise for the following year about 3 - 4 months before the cruise and paid about $1000 less than quoted on board. We book with an online cruise agency and look for deals.

[C 2 C]

We were on a 14 night Celebrity cruise in the Caribbean a few years ago. We spoke with the future cruise people on board regarding taking the same cruise the following year. The price for the future cruise was much higher than we had paid for the cruise we were on. We wound up booking the 14 night cruise for the following year about 3 - 4 months before the cruise and paid about $1000 less than quoted on board. We book with an online cruise agency and look for deals.

 

But you are still within cancellation time and the price will then be lowered. It's the price drop after that date that causes so much pain if you booked early.

We booked Summit for next January and some categories are now sold out or much higher than when we booked. Eclipse for this November has some fantastic deals and OBC,

[casper106]

As others have said,the discounting of B2B cruises is pretty limited.

[Dontom]

I have booked a number of b2b2 while we have been on a cruise. Some have been as long as two years before departure. Depending on the promotions that are taking place at the moment of booking you may receive obc, gratuities or beverage package deals. Once I have booked the cruise I weekly check the pricing. If there is a price drop on any of the segments, I then contact my travel agent and have her get the price adjustment for us. On our retirement cruise 4b2b, 67 days, I was able to drop our price by 20%. On some b2b the range is 10-15%. I have an arrangement with our travel agent that there is no fee for price adjustments.

 

Don

[Dontom]

Another factor is that by booking onboard, you only need a $100 deposit per person per cruise. If you book otherwise you may have a $450 deposit per person per cruise.

 

Don

[mn1111]

OP,

 

If you gamble at all and are taking a cruise before your b2b2b..., it may worthwhile to gamble a little more than you normally would and get invited to the Blue Chip Club. You would need to earn about 2,000 points on a 7 night cruise to qualify. This would give you a minimum 20% casino rate discount and the ability to take advantage of any price drops up until 14 days before the sail dates of your cruises. The savings for what you are planning are significant enough to easily justify losing a small sum of money on a 7 nighter especially if you stick with a low variance slot machine like jackpot party or just play craps with full odds (Celebrity counts the odds bets when calculating comps, which is huge). Just a thought.

 

Neda