Rare BirdTravels Posted February 17, 2020 #26 Share Posted February 17, 2020 We’re waiting for NCL to go to non-refundable deposits like RCCL to keep people from switching up reservations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksv Posted February 17, 2020 #27 Share Posted February 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, BirdTravels said: We’re waiting for NCL to go to non-refundable deposits like RCCL to keep people from switching up reservations. That would definitely cause me to book most of my cruises 30-60 days out. NCL is my favorite line, but I do love that Carnival still offers the option to book a completely refundable cruise up until 90 days prior to sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortFees45 Posted February 17, 2020 #28 Share Posted February 17, 2020 On 2/16/2020 at 12:32 PM, blcruising said: Generally speaking, NCL beats everyone on last minute pricing. If you aren't terribly picky about stateroom location and don't need months of advance planning, you can get some great deals. I'm in my cabin from 1am-7am and then maybe late afternoon for a few hours to nap or get ready for the evening. Couldn't care less where they put me, but I've had good experiences with the guarantee stateroom. Frank Del Rio hates you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare luv2kroooz Posted February 17, 2020 #29 Share Posted February 17, 2020 30 minutes ago, PortFees45 said: Frank Del Rio hates you. Why do you say? I'm helping him fill a stateroom that otherwise has a really high probability of going unsold and generating zero onboard revenue for at least 7 days. Well, it still generates zero onboard revenue with me in it, but at least he gets $399 base fare or so. I'm contributing to his crew wages, too, via DSC. In exchange, he takes me to some cool places, I eat his food (even though I think it has declined in quality), and enjoy his onboard entertainment . . . .incidentally, all the costs associated with me sailing have been incurred long before I booked, Fuel cost is fixed, entertainment has been hired and the cost is what it is. Food might be more variable. Oh and tell Mr. Del Rio to redirect any anger towards his Director of Inventory Maximization and Pricing. Had they performed their job at a high level, they would not have to engage in the dreaded cabin dumping. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ziggyuk Posted February 18, 2020 #30 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) deleted. Sorry wrong thread. Edited February 18, 2020 by ziggyuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy41 Posted February 19, 2020 #31 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Best time for us is when we can get 50,000 more American Airlines miles plus the perks package. We like to fly in the front lying down for free🤗🤗 Our AA agent stands ready to get us the one time fare reduction when prices drop...less 75%.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshagan Posted February 19, 2020 #32 Share Posted February 19, 2020 On 2/16/2020 at 3:54 AM, cruiseagona said: I don't follow their prices closely and I read that the correct 30% sale is a "fake" sale because they raised their prices before the sale. So how can you tell when they are having a legitimate sale? Do I have to follow their site daily like following the stock market? What are the indicators it is real? I am a Latitudes Platinum member. Would that give me any additional price off? Usually, when you see a sale that is a percentage off, the price they start with is the brochure rate. Like hotel rack rates, the brochure price is almost never paid unless the cruise is very popular. Like the "manufacturer's suggested list price" on retail items, the price is usually the maximum you will ever see that cruise sell for. If the "Black Friday Super Sale" is $1,000, and the "30% off Sale" is $1,100, you aren't getting ripped off. The first doesn't tell you the percentage of discount, while the second does. (This applies to the US; in the UK, my understanding is that the sale price has to be lower than the "regular price" the item has been sold at for the preceding month or two). Cruise pricing is based on demand and can fluctuate wildly because, like air fares, the product doesn't have a shelf life. A cruise departing on the 5th cannot be sold to someone on the 6th. It makes sense that a cruise that hasn't sold 10% of it's cabins 6 months in advance would be discounted, while one that has nearly sold out would have the cabin price increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikiejag Posted February 21, 2020 #33 Share Posted February 21, 2020 The best "sales" if you want to call them that, is when they have the tax free (e.g. no port or govt taxes) that can easily knock off $1k to a cruise. The other sale that I am finding is actually a really good deal is the free reduced air. This one is 7 people, numbers 3 & 4, and 3 in the other room were $199, and the cheapest I have found so far is $300 each. The real savings is numbers 1 & 2, in both rooms were free. So that was like $1200 assuming I waited until last minute to buy flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseygich Posted February 21, 2020 #34 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Just have to monitor. We had booked a 14 day Iceland, Ireland cruise for this May 2020 a few weeks after they came out. Got a price that had dropped over $400 and were offering 3rd person “free”. Cost came out to approx $1300 per person before port and tax fees. We ended up canceling the cruise before final payment since we’re not able to go. Today same cruise is available for $692 per person with only 2 in a room. Just need to monitor prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare insidecabin Posted February 21, 2020 #35 Share Posted February 21, 2020 The price trawling sites are struggling. I see the fish mentioned previously, the plum also has issues with cruise lines spiking prices. . The cruise lines are keeping their real prices behind their own search wall sometimes, go through to see lower pricing. Some TAs cache prices so miss the drops. Then you have package dumping that hides cruises prices within flight/hotels.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare luv2kroooz Posted February 21, 2020 #36 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Legitimate sales are happening now. Lots of 7 day cruises in April introductory priced under $400. 14 and 15 day transatlantic crossing also under $400. Maybe Corona having bigger impact than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted February 21, 2020 #37 Share Posted February 21, 2020 22 minutes ago, blcruising said: Legitimate sales are happening now. Lots of 7 day cruises in April introductory priced under $400. 14 and 15 day transatlantic crossing also under $400. Maybe Corona having bigger impact than expected. Those aren't sales... they are just price fluctuations due to supply and demand. They may be good deals, but they aren't "sales". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare luv2kroooz Posted February 21, 2020 #38 Share Posted February 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, JamieLogical said: Those aren't sales... they are just price fluctuations due to supply and demand. They may be good deals, but they aren't "sales". Lol. Call them what you want. Let me know when you find a "sale" price on those voyages. Hahaha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted February 21, 2020 #39 Share Posted February 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, blcruising said: Lol. Call them what you want. Let me know when you find a "sale" price on those voyages. Hahaha!! Exactly. The original thread was how to recognize when NCL is having a legitimate sale and the answer is pretty much, "never." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckTollerFans Posted February 21, 2020 #40 Share Posted February 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, JamieLogical said: Those aren't sales... they are just price fluctuations due to supply and demand. They may be good deals, but they aren't "sales". What she said 👆 The emails promoting "sales" are enough to get me to look often. When I was looking at the supposed sales for next year I came across one for THIS year that I probably would not have looked at otherwise. And thanks to the fluctuation in supply and demand, as of 1 pm we are now booked for May 2020 at a far less expensive fare than I hoped to find. 🙂 And, as a marketing professional, I see their sales emails are doing exactly what they should --- driving traffic to the website. They win. I won, too. (Hi Jamie! Been to Swans lately?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare luv2kroooz Posted February 21, 2020 #41 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Just now, JamieLogical said: Exactly. The original thread was how to recognize when NCL is having a legitimate sale and the answer is pretty much, "never." I see. In any event good luck with your bargain hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare insidecabin Posted February 22, 2020 #42 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Looking through to end June stuff still priced a little high. If Americans are avoiding travel should be some deals in Europe for us that live here hopefully on Southampton departures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francina Posted February 23, 2020 #43 Share Posted February 23, 2020 On 2/16/2020 at 8:04 AM, raitch said: Once a week I price out my cruise and see where it’s sitting. It’s a pain but as you said, their advertised sales are just lip service. I do wish there was a site that would do this for me though... Use shipmate on my phone and they notify me when the price goes down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Von & John Posted February 24, 2020 #44 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Good Evening... I have resisted posting until now... Every time I see the title of this thread... "How can you tell when NCL is having a legitimate sale?" I keep waiting for the punch line... Have a GREAT Sunday Evening All 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complawyer Posted February 29, 2020 #45 Share Posted February 29, 2020 hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but after cruising with ncl, i dont believe you can use legitimate sale and ncl in the same sentence 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comi.uy Posted February 29, 2020 #46 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Unfortunately only way Ive found is to constantly check for their prices, thats it, even after you have reserved and even full paid for a future cruise. For my next cruise I had to cancel my reservations twice so I could take advantage of the new prices. And then, you have to keep an eye on them, to ask for perks or room upgrade if the price keeps going down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver42 Posted February 29, 2020 #47 Share Posted February 29, 2020 There aren't many legit sales on any cruise line. All they do is play with numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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