Rare Laszlo Posted March 10, 2020 #26 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Pence completely ignored a question by one of the reporters at the press conference today if they would bail out the cruise lines, they are tax exempt Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare luv2kroooz Posted March 10, 2020 #27 Share Posted March 10, 2020 33 minutes ago, Mr and Mrs C said: The TA on the Escape In April went from $1700 Canadian for 2 in a sail away balcony to $4368! Wow!! The US price Increased a whopping 450% from $300 to $1,323. All for the opportunity to sail to Rome and join in on the chaos over there. Except for a few Haven categories, there isn't a sold out/unavailable stateroom category on that 4000+ passenger ship. That's unlikely to change anytime soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryZ Posted March 11, 2020 #28 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I looked at that too. I actually was shocked that the Encore was $196 US for the 4 night cruise the other day and today it's $888 US Del Rio is trying his best to get his money so he doesn't have to take a pay cut. Do they really think Bermuda is going to let it's port stay open as NY/NJ/CT are filled with Corona Virus infected people?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted March 11, 2020 #29 Share Posted March 11, 2020 My October cruise that I booked during the Black Friday 30% + 20% is basically 20% over what I paid then - still 30% off of what they say is the base price. So are they really raising prices or just taking away the discounts and the last-minute cruise deals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghflyer Posted March 11, 2020 #30 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) Yeah that additional 20% off (on top of the 30%) for Latitude members (that actually lasted for a good while in Nov/ Dec 2019)......resulted in significant savings and most things I have been watching have even gone up a little since then PLUS are now missing the 20%....... Edited March 11, 2020 by pghflyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJedi Posted March 11, 2020 #31 Share Posted March 11, 2020 They have shifted a lot of their pricing back to more normal in anticipation of people canceling and rebooking. Yesterday our balcony cabin was $635pp, today it is $989pp, $10 less than we paid for it and not worth being on hold to get a credit, let alone cancel and rebook. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaman11 Posted March 11, 2020 #32 Share Posted March 11, 2020 boy did i get lucky , i had a cruise on the Sun on hold 5 days 169 pp and the next day it was $377 pp , needless to say i made the payment right away at the $169 price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbjm53090 Posted March 11, 2020 #33 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Anyone notice a huge discrepancy in pricing with NCL website and booking sites? Checked one this morning and showing $517 for inside in Encore while NCL is $888. What gives? Would I be able to rebook with FCC on one of these sites or maybe a travel agent has similar rates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatseller Posted March 11, 2020 #34 Share Posted March 11, 2020 They're just trying to remove the incentive to cancel/rebook. I suspect prices will drop again once they have a better idea what inventory will be like. They should have just prevented you from using the FCC on the same cruise or even during the waiver period. They they'd be sure to get both revenue streams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted March 11, 2020 #35 Share Posted March 11, 2020 8 hours ago, sbjm53090 said: Anyone notice a huge discrepancy in pricing with NCL website and booking sites? Checked one this morning and showing $517 for inside in Encore while NCL is $888. What gives? Would I be able to rebook with FCC on one of these sites or maybe a travel agent has similar rates? If NCL changes their rates, the TA has to update their website as well - they may or may not have an automatic process - or they might just update once a day while the NCL site is dynamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfaaa Posted March 11, 2020 #36 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I believe cruise lines have given up on the price dropping strategy to attract new bookings since the move hadn't worked out as intended the last few weeks. Cruisers who choose not to go right now because of coronavirus are not going to be swayed by low cruise prices. So why bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Newleno Posted March 11, 2020 #37 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I noticed this as well while looking for last minute (this week or next). I kind of thought I was imagining it, guess others noticed as well. Hey plenty of other cruiselines with great deals that are still great. Dont marry your cruisline just book with one of the others, products are pretty similar between cruiselines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knight2096 Posted March 11, 2020 #38 Share Posted March 11, 2020 If NCL keeps this disgusting greedy behavior up I will be cruising other lines from now on! They will not get my money again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLH Arizona Posted March 11, 2020 #39 Share Posted March 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, knight2096 said: If NCL keeps this disgusting greedy behavior up I will be cruising other lines from now on! They will not get my money again! Aren't they just trying to make sure the behavior from some passengers who wanted to cancel and then rebook the same cruise for an anticipated lower price weren't able to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms BumbleBee Posted March 12, 2020 #40 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I am guessing that they are figuring that no one is really going to book right now new so jack the price to keep people from cancelling and rebooking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_trisha Posted March 12, 2020 #41 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Just wait until the first ship gets held off the Florida coast for quarantine. Cabins are going to get real cheap or ships just stop sailing due to lack of customers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranknBeans Posted March 12, 2020 #42 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I totally agree! We've had a Canada New England cruise booked since July and the last sale they were quoting 4K pp we paid 2.2K pp can. I check prices at least once a week and never saw the price hit 4K. And and now they are showing over 4K pp again. All prices I'm quoting are Canadian dollars' I don't know how they get away with this, I wonder if it has anything to do with not being US flagged. I worked in retail my entire life for a large retailer and we were constantly being watched and questioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jskinsd Posted March 12, 2020 #43 Share Posted March 12, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 7:37 PM, seaman11 said: boy did i get lucky , i had a cruise on the Sun on hold 5 days 169 pp and the next day it was $377 pp , needless to say i made the payment right away at the $169 price. Cruise lines are now suspending sailings for 60 days. Do you still feel lucky. Or did you just purchase a larger FCC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray98 Posted March 12, 2020 #44 Share Posted March 12, 2020 14 hours ago, knight2096 said: If NCL keeps this disgusting greedy behavior up I will be cruising other lines from now on! They will not get my money again! LOL.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted March 12, 2020 #45 Share Posted March 12, 2020 14 hours ago, knight2096 said: If NCL keeps this disgusting greedy behavior up I will be cruising other lines from now on! They will not get my money again! Well, good luck trying to find a cruise line that's sailing. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaman11 Posted March 12, 2020 #46 Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, jskinsd said: Cruise lines are now suspending sailings for 60 days. Do you still feel lucky. Or did you just purchase a larger FCC. how would it be "larger" if i paid less? and isnt that princess only. Edited March 12, 2020 by seaman11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ano Posted March 12, 2020 #47 Share Posted March 12, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 3:33 PM, Laszlo said: Pence completely ignored a question by one of the reporters at the press conference today if they would bail out the cruise lines, they are tax exempt Lol Its even worse. Look where the cruise ships are registered so they don't have to follow U.S. laws on minimum wages and benefits. Maybe Panama and Bermuda should bail them out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippeedee Posted March 12, 2020 #48 Share Posted March 12, 2020 20 hours ago, NLH Arizona said: Aren't they just trying to make sure the behavior from some passengers who wanted to cancel and then rebook the same cruise for an anticipated lower price weren't able to do it? This was my thought as well, but I noticed today they have added to the FAQ about the Peace of Mind policy that the credit cannot be used to rebook the same cruise. They figured it out late, but they caught it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gershep Posted March 12, 2020 #49 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Loads of cabins available for the end of the month due to cancellations but prices are much higher than before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elwood_98034 Posted March 12, 2020 #50 Share Posted March 12, 2020 The give you a refund via FCC, but then an inside cabin costs $30,000. Each. Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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