SS Cruise Lady Posted November 25, 2005 #1 Share Posted November 25, 2005 If there was a priceline for cruises where you could enter what you wanted to pay, when you wanted to go, rating for cruiseline/ship, etc, would you be willing to take the risk of not knowing what you might get in exchange for a great price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morriscats Posted November 25, 2005 #2 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Yes I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druke I Posted November 25, 2005 #3 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Not for me, thank you. I want more info - ship, itinerary, cabin, date, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usha Posted November 25, 2005 #4 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieBon Posted November 25, 2005 #5 Share Posted November 25, 2005 My only issue would be where the ship sails from. Would hate to win a cruise and then find out the tickets to fly to embarkation was out of my range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjerryw Posted November 25, 2005 #6 Share Posted November 25, 2005 I have to agree with the last poster. I would need to know where the ship was sailing from before I would bid. I would also need to know where the ship was going to return to in case it might be a repo cruise that would require expensive one way air fare. I would also wait until others had used the service and had provided reviews on what they bid on and what they acutally got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted November 25, 2005 #7 Share Posted November 25, 2005 wouldn't even consider it. NMNita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joramrose Posted November 25, 2005 #8 Share Posted November 25, 2005 I'd have to say it depends == particularly on time of year and price. I love just to goooo and would be eager to see all corners of the world. How to get to the ship, I agree, would be a problem. Maybe if air is included? love joan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted November 25, 2005 #9 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Not ever. I don't want to play the cruise version of Russian Roulette and not have any idea if I'm going to be stuck on a real yuck of a ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aloanldy Posted November 26, 2005 #10 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bplazo Posted November 26, 2005 #11 Share Posted November 26, 2005 I like to pick out my can and the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry ATL Posted November 26, 2005 #12 Share Posted November 26, 2005 My luck, I would end up on a spring break Carnival Cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2fish Posted November 26, 2005 #13 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operafan Posted November 26, 2005 #14 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Add one more to the "NOPE" column........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistadeck Posted November 26, 2005 #15 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Sure would, priceline has been good to us, I'd love to try it with cruises. Tina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schplinky Posted November 26, 2005 #16 Share Posted November 26, 2005 I would do it in a minute. Our friends who refuse to use Priceline seem to refuse to understand how it works. We bid on 4 star hotels and our friends' chief objection is the possibility that you'll get stuck in a Days Inn. Well, unless there are 4 star Days Inns we don't know about, that's not going to happen. If Priceline was using star ratings, there is a little chance you would be bidding in hopes of Celebrity and would end up on a Carnival ship. I would do this in a second, especially for a last-minute trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chessbriar Posted November 26, 2005 #17 Share Posted November 26, 2005 No, Celebrity diehard, Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted November 26, 2005 #18 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Great idea, but it probably wouldn't work. With sites such as bidfortravel, you can pretty much figure out which hotel you're getting w/ Priceline. I don't think you can do the the cruise version of Priceline w/o specifying the departure port, number of days, and possibly the ship rating as well. At that point, it would be a piece of cake to figure out which ship you'll be on. But even if I couldn't, I would probably bid on a cruise. Often, you can save over 50% w/ Priceline. Imagine getting a guarantee cabin for 1/2 or a 1/3 of the advertised price.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fllady Posted November 26, 2005 #19 Share Posted November 26, 2005 only if they had the star ratings like priceline. 4 star couldn't be Carnival or NCL IMPO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Cruise Lady Posted November 26, 2005 Author #20 Share Posted November 26, 2005 only if they had the star ratings like priceline. 4 star couldn't be Carnival or NCL IMPO Hi fllady :) Your post makes sense but unfortunately, logic does not always prevail. Cruise Critic rates some NCL and Carnival Ships as high as 4 1/2 stars out of 5, while they only give 3 1/2 stars to Celebrity's Millennium, Century, Mercury, and Galaxy. These ratings are not just confined to Cruise Critic because some travel sites use Cruise Critic as a source for their ratings. At the same time, there are other travel critics/guides who consider the Celebrity Experience to be superior to Carnival/NCL and that is reflected in their ratings. With this in mind, I think Priceline would not work well for Cruising unless a person is willing to take a big chance, or feels that if a cruise is cheap enough they don't care what they get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillianrose Posted November 26, 2005 #21 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Although we like to book very close to the sail date, I still want to be able to research the sailing, including checking to see if there are large affiniity groups onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptynest1 Posted November 27, 2005 #22 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Not a chance. I may not cruise as often as I would like to, but I go first class when I do cruise. I don't think I could get a suite on Celebrity or Crystal for a cheap price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredMom11 Posted November 27, 2005 #23 Share Posted November 27, 2005 No way!! I really enjoy booking a year out and the anticipation of a particular ship, cabin and itinerary.I am too nervous to take a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted November 27, 2005 #24 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Not for me...but, as long as you don't complain about what you got for your money (many will)...your call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisiamc Posted November 27, 2005 #25 Share Posted November 27, 2005 I'm very happy to play the Priceline game with pre-cruise hotels, because it's only for a night or two. For a cruise, I would need to know date, cabin, itinerary and ship before paying. So that would pretty much rule out a Priceline-type gamble. Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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