When to look for price drops.

[islandbuilder]

I work for a very popular cruiseline group supervising construction of Company buildings at the peirs and private island holdings. My friends are always asking for information on getting good deals for them and I was told the following from the marketing dept. at WLCL. The absolute best pricing to vendors on the best selection of cabins goes out during a ten day period from 69 days out to 59 days out. She explained that the level of discount depends on the season and percentage sold at the 70 day mark. WLCL wants at least 65% sold at the 70 day mark with their optimal being 75%. She advised the best savings are found at 69 days out in the middle three weeks of May and throughout the Storm Season. The best embarkation ports to find the biggest discounts are Miami, Ft. L., and Galveston. Just thought I would share this little tidbit for those looking to lock a good deal

[StefanieMS]

IslandBuilder

Thanks for the great tip!

Stefanie

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[halos]

Great info islandbuilder!
Thanks!

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[almitra]

Welcome to the CC boards, Islandbuilder! And thanks for the tips...gonna utilize them. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]


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[ginag]

[img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] Thank you for passing that info along, as we will always sail out of Galveston!


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[cantwait2cruise]

Very good tip...we've got a few family members that still need to book our June 17th cruise...they could definitely use this tip!

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