Cruise pricing quirks

[shipgeeks]

We keep looking at Seaside cruises, and regularly notice that one can do 7 nights, or two loops to make 14 nights. The odd thing is, the total price is higher for 14 nights than for two continuing 7 night cruises. What's going on? Any disadvantage to just booking two adjacent cruises?

[hamrag]

If you can get the same cabin both legs, there is no disadvantage! Also, if you have black voyager status the significant perks are given on both legs.

[hakko808]

I have noticed that as well. In some cases up to a third cheaper booking as two separate legs. Only disadvantage I could think of is having to switch cabins.

[floridian1]

Interesting. Do you have to completely disembark and go through the security and check in like normal again?

[shukapaw]

Either way you do it you have to disembark and immediately embark again. (This is a customs thing, not an MSC thing)

 

Book as two separate weeks and you can take advantage of price drops on either week if the price drops.

 

~Brian

[Beamafar]

Interesting. Do you have to completely disembark and go through the security and check in like normal again?

 

You do the check-in for the second leg while onboard. Guest Services usually handle that and arrange assistance for moving your belongings if you have to change cabins.

[ready2cruzagain]

This is something that we found strange also. Our cruises on the Divina in Dec. we booked as 2 different cruises. We were not able to get the same cabins but they are right next to each other. Our 3 cruises on the Seaside next year were booked individually also, way cheaper for some strange reason. On those 3 cruises we were able to get the same cabin for each cruise.

 

 

I like getting the black status perks on each of the cruises instead of just one if we had booked as a b2b.