VTcruisenut Posted January 6, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Just searching for upcoming cruises out of Fort Lauderdale- why are the Holland America cruises priced so low compared to all the other Cruise lines? Anyone have any inside info on this? most are around $400 for 7 days and less than $500 overall................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted January 6, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 6, 2020 And somebody else will post and say they are incredibly high, compared to everyone else. Without more details, hard to comment....are you talking the balance of this Winter/Spring season? If so, probably because we are inside final payment, and they are trying to fill the ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted January 6, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 6, 2020 If our Canadian dollar was better I’d hop on some of those deals! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursemommy7578 Posted January 6, 2020 #4 Share Posted January 6, 2020 The price was incredible for this canuck. We got a 3 week cruise for less than what we have paid for an 8 day on other lines. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted January 6, 2020 #5 Share Posted January 6, 2020 When do these cruises ship, as this makes a big difference. I am seeing high pricing for every last cruise I am looking at, April thru October. Depressing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted January 6, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 6, 2020 To gauge ones opinion of pricing, telling num ber of days is not nearly enough. what type cabin/ how high a deck? What month? April (Easter) prices likely are higher than mid January. sail.noordam@gmail.com 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted January 6, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 6, 2020 It is straightforward. There is an excess of supply over demand so the cruise drops the price in order to sail full. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted January 7, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Yes, of course BUt my interest in asking what category/ deck they had priced is because if Suites are priced low,er I might 'have' to book another cruise. sail,noordam@gmail.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted January 7, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 hours ago, SilvertoGold said: When do these cruises ship, as this makes a big difference. I am seeing high pricing for every last cruise I am looking at, April thru October. Depressing! Europe? Alaska? South Pacific? Where are you hoping to cruise? 2 hours ago, SilvertoGold said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted January 7, 2020 #10 Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 hours ago, SilvertoGold said: When do these cruises ship, as this makes a big difference. I am seeing high pricing for every last cruise I am looking at, April thru October. Depressing! I hear you - the interesting itineraries are pricer. HAL did have a nice Canadian Thanksgiving sale and I am every so grateful that we were able to score on it. Made a huge difference in our pricing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted January 7, 2020 #11 Share Posted January 7, 2020 January is historically a sale month for all sorts of travel. I am seeing deals everywhere. I looked at Carnival last night (taking the kiddos) and there were some pretty good deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammu2 Posted January 7, 2020 #12 Share Posted January 7, 2020 My humble opinion: Hollands niche is not that coveted in the Caribbean hence lower prices. Kids? Fun? Carnival or Royal. Entertainment? Royal or MSC. Every near-luxury line has ships there in the winter. Want a "premium economy" type experience? There's Celebrity. Holland has itinerary and service. Not that important in the Caribbean where the ship likely is the destination for most ppl. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy2x Posted January 7, 2020 #13 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Certainly not true for the Feb 12 sailing of the Koningsdam. Pricing more than double what I paid for a Cat V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv24 Posted January 7, 2020 #14 Share Posted January 7, 2020 There are a lot of ships sailing out of Florida, so lots of competition. Note that one pays for a lot of extras on HAL, drinks, gratuities, coffee, excursions, etc., so it all adds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue from Canada Posted January 7, 2020 #15 Share Posted January 7, 2020 8 hours ago, canadianbear said: If our Canadian dollar was better I’d hop on some of those deals! So would I. Have you seen the prices lately for Air Canada and Westjet to Florida? Terrible. And the price to choose your seat! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue from Canada Posted January 7, 2020 #16 Share Posted January 7, 2020 6 hours ago, iancal said: It is straightforward. There is an excess of supply over demand so the cruise drops the price in order to sail full. They should solo passengers a break for once. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue from Canada Posted January 7, 2020 #17 Share Posted January 7, 2020 5 hours ago, kazu said: I hear you - the interesting itineraries are pricer. HAL did have a nice Canadian Thanksgiving sale and I am every so grateful that we were able to score on it. Made a huge difference in our pricing! I also scored a nice deal for a 14 day Alaska cruise this May and solo😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted January 7, 2020 #18 Share Posted January 7, 2020 15 minutes ago, Sue from Canada said: I also scored a nice deal for a 14 day Alaska cruise this May and solo😄 Wow-you’re lucky! I do wish they’d sell off solo at discounted prices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalspin Posted January 7, 2020 #19 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) HAL is being very guarded about offering (for example) the Signature Beverage Package. Instead giving a $50 beverage card -- worth one day of the SBP. Or they advertise "Free Gratuities" but it's only true if you sail in a suite. Meanwhile Princess (a sister company!) is running the Best.Sale.Ever with BP, grats, &wifi as a package, for quite a bit less than the cost of their beverage package by itself. I think it works out in the end. Low prices, buy your drinks separately. Higher prices, sail inclusive. HAL is driving me to do the latter. Edited January 7, 2020 by crystalspin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lido deck main Posted January 7, 2020 #20 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I am looking at world cruise 2021 and Cunard is $8,000.00 less per person than HAL and hot dog place is offering free gratuities and of course OBC for the Cunard cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChocoholic Posted January 7, 2020 #21 Share Posted January 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Jammu2 said: My humble opinion: Hollands niche is not that coveted in the Caribbean hence lower prices. Kids? Fun? Carnival or Royal. Entertainment? Royal or MSC. Every near-luxury line has ships there in the winter. Want a "premium economy" type experience? There's Celebrity. Holland has itinerary and service. Not that important in the Caribbean where the ship likely is the destination for most ppl. You got that right. I'm a Miami-based bargain-hunter and your assessment of the Caribbean market is faultless. Fluctuations are common during Wave Season, indeed HAL's recent prices have dipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted January 7, 2020 #22 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Also seeing some low fares to Mexico from San Diego for this SPring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted January 7, 2020 #23 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) The same fare/pricing characteristics have been present on Alaskan cruises from Vancouver for the past several years. Over the years we have done far better by cherry picking among our favourite ships/cruise lines and booking inside the final payment windows than we have by being loyal to one cruise line. This includes popular holiday/vacation time frames. Edited January 7, 2020 by iancal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted January 7, 2020 #24 Share Posted January 7, 2020 WE have found the opposite on some of the longer Asian itineraries. Prices just went up and up for cherry blossom time. So as always it depends, and we have been fortunate to be able to refare for ones that dropped. But have to say say the Princess best sale ever is very enticing. They allow you to combine with existing bookings and keep the perks you have. Net cost 30 US for adding grants and beverage package! Hope HAL follows suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTcruisenut Posted January 7, 2020 Author #25 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I searched for Eastern Caribbean from now until the end of April all 7 days and the price were all over the place! However, Holland America were the lowest. Is it because the ships don't have all the water slides, bells & whistles etc. that the RC and Norwegian or other lines have? We aren't interested in any of that, and don't do the Beverage packages, so it's hard to compare apples to apples when the other lines include all the freebies. Just wondered if Holland is suffering a down turn in passengers and so selling their cruises cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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