cruisingguy007 Posted September 21, 2020 #101 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) I was just checking out cruise prices here on Cruise Critic and realized that our April 2021 Panorama cruise had a diamond next to it. Clicked on it and realized that we actually booked an Easter cruise! Bonus! Kind of Ironic considering our first cruise on Panorama was unknowingly booked (booked for birthdays, not football) during NFL playoffs (pretty much a holiday weekend in our house) and of course the 49ers were in contention. It was a super fun cruise. I'm a little extra excited about this cruise now! It will be our first official holiday cruise. I wonder if there will be a special menu at dinner? Extra pumped now! 🥳 Edited September 21, 2020 by cruisingguy007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNcruising02 Posted September 21, 2020 #102 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I called Carnival today because my January cruise was recently cancelled. The customer service rep handled everything very quickly. I was able to move everything I paid to a new cruise and received the $600 OBC. I guess they are used to doing this now because the entire process took less than 15 minutes. I am looking forward to my April cruise on the Mardi Gras and hope that masks will be a thing of the past by then. In the mean time, I have saved a lot of money by not cruising and made some extra cash from trading travel stocks. There is always a bright side. I hope cruising starts long before my April cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted September 22, 2020 #103 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, TNcruising02 said: In the mean time, I have saved a lot of money by not cruising and made some extra cash from trading travel stocks. There is always a bright side. I hope cruising starts long before my April cruise. Wow. It's like we're the same but replace April with January for me. The travel ones are so consistent that it's been working pretty well. Edited September 22, 2020 by xDisconnections 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNcruising02 Posted September 22, 2020 #104 Share Posted September 22, 2020 51 minutes ago, xDisconnections said: Wow. It's like we're the same but replace April with January for me. The travel ones are so consistent that it's been working pretty well. They dropped today, so it was a good opportunity. I am blown away by how easy it has been and I have never traded in my life before this pandemic. Anyway, a person needs to make lemonade out of lemons. haha. I am ok with my January cruise being cancelled because it was right before New Year's Eve and I was concerned about them cancelling right before the cruise. Now I can look forward to my April cruise and if cruising begins successfully before then, I am always open to snagging a last minute cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted September 22, 2020 #105 Share Posted September 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, TNcruising02 said: They dropped today, so it was a good opportunity. I am blown away by how easy it has been and I have never traded in my life before this pandemic. Anyway, a person needs to make lemonade out of lemons. haha. I am ok with my January cruise being cancelled because it was right before New Year's Eve and I was concerned about them cancelling right before the cruise. Now I can look forward to my April cruise and if cruising begins successfully before then, I am always open to snagging a last minute cruise. Yup, $CCL and $RCL were on sale today! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted September 22, 2020 #106 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, cruisingguy007 said: I was just checking out cruise prices here on Cruise Critic and realized that our April 2021 Panorama cruise had a diamond next to it. Clicked on it and realized that we actually booked an Easter cruise! Bonus! Kind of Ironic considering our first cruise on Panorama was unknowingly booked (booked for birthdays, not football) during NFL playoffs (pretty much a holiday weekend in our house) and of course the 49ers were in contention. It was a super fun cruise. I'm a little extra excited about this cruise now! It will be our first official holiday cruise. I wonder if there will be a special menu at dinner? Extra pumped now! 🥳 Braised Rabbit with a side of eggs benedict? Sorry, I'll show myself out now... Edited September 22, 2020 by ProgRockCruiser 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongHill44 Posted September 24, 2020 #107 Share Posted September 24, 2020 We were looking at maybe this coming spring but to play it safe, we have decided the week of July 4th would be best for us. Is it worth the risk to try and book this now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted September 24, 2020 #108 Share Posted September 24, 2020 21 minutes ago, LongHill44 said: We were looking at maybe this coming spring but to play it safe, we have decided the week of July 4th would be best for us. Is it worth the risk to try and book this now? In my opinion: no-one knows. Will July 2022 be safe? No-one knows. This COVID-19 thing could be behind us by January (2021), or could be here for the next two years. There are too many unknowns, including human behavioral unknowns, that are at play. But look at it this way: if you book now, final payment will be early-April-ish. By then, you will know whether you want to cruise or stay in your Custom Isolation Bubble Chamber (TM) for another six months. If the cruise seems unlikely or undesirable, re-book it further out. If I was looking to book in that timeframe, I would, but I am able to afford losing any deposit I put down (should the whole industry collapse, cats sleeping with dogs, etc). YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbozi Posted September 24, 2020 #109 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Booked NCL Joy to Bermuda in May 21, and Mardi Gras in Nov 21. Here's to the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wemjam Posted September 24, 2020 #110 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Just booked November this year on the Conquest... for Thanksgiving. We'll see how this plays out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadawn1 Posted September 25, 2020 #111 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I just booked a Havana balcony on the Horizon for April 2023 to the ABC islands this evening with my PVP. Bucket list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihearttravel11 Posted September 25, 2020 Author #112 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Okay, and another question.... I have a large gift card for Carnival. Will it expire? Without risking "my" money (gc was a Christmas gift), if I book now, I could book out to 2022, for a basic 4-7 night Mexico cruise out of California. And if things go positive for Carnival, I could pay off when final payment is due. Ugh. Does this make sense? Thanks! Y'all seem to know much more about this than I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobster1313 Posted September 25, 2020 #113 Share Posted September 25, 2020 17 minutes ago, Ihearttravel11 said: Okay, and another question.... I have a large gift card for Carnival. Will it expire? Without risking "my" money (gc was a Christmas gift), if I book now, I could book out to 2022, for a basic 4-7 night Mexico cruise out of California. And if things go positive for Carnival, I could pay off when final payment is due. Ugh. Does this make sense? Thanks! Y'all seem to know much more about this than I do. The gift card won't expire. I had a few sitting around so I booked a cruise in December so if it goes great and if not the GC turns into FCC with OBC. It was a better option for me than sitting unused in my closet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihearttravel11 Posted September 25, 2020 Author #114 Share Posted September 25, 2020 41 minutes ago, regoodwinjr said: The gift card won't expire. I had a few sitting around so I booked a cruise in December so if it goes great and if not the GC turns into FCC with OBC. It was a better option for me than sitting unused in my closet. Good to know. Thanks! My one gc turned into 3 due to different refunds for cruises. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihearttravel11 Posted September 27, 2020 Author #115 Share Posted September 27, 2020 And I did it. I decided that my family and I would go on a cruise in August 2022 to Alaska. After using the 3 gift cards, my out of pocket for the deposit was only $97. Worth the risk. I will wait until closer to the trip to pay it off, and just put money aside each month until then. :) Now I am excited! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisen jeanne Posted September 27, 2020 #116 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Just booked Carnival Dream to Eastern Caribbean in June 21. Fingers crossed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMHMCOCDG Posted September 27, 2020 #117 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I just booked for December 6, 2020 on Royal a couple of days ago (I think they are going to start sailing by then, if not worst case is I get 125% FCC). I'm going to be using my FCC from my cancelled trans Atlantic to book something on Carnival for spring 2021. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginiab Posted September 28, 2020 #118 Share Posted September 28, 2020 About a year ago we booked the Legend to the Panama Canal for December, 2020. I expect that will be cancelled, so a few months ago I booked the same cruise (with a change from Legend to Pride) for December, 2021. Then I saw the six day cruise just before that so I added a booking for that, so I am hoping for a back-to-back in 2021. Then I saw a Journeys cruise in Nov-Dec, 2022 and snagged a porthole (PH) cabin for that. So one way or another, we are going to see the Panama Canal. I suspect we will have plenty of time to read the history of the canal between now and whichever cruise works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7786W Flyer Posted September 28, 2020 #119 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I've booked several cruises (15+) since this pandemic began. The last two as recently as this week. In essence, I feel cruising will return in some form or another, but the bigger question to me is how will Carnival's financial downturn affect future pricing. Accordingly, after consulting with the wife, we decided to book multiple cruises between November 2020 and April 2023. At least we're locked in on the pricing in case prices start to escalate in the near future. Garnett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihearttravel11 Posted September 28, 2020 Author #120 Share Posted September 28, 2020 2 hours ago, N7786W Flyer said: At least we're locked in on the pricing in case prices start to escalate in the near future. That's one of the reasons I decided to just do it. The price was considered "average", and I don't want to risk it going up. And looking at future cruises, even into 2022, they seem to be filling up somewhat quickly. Probably due to people rebooking cancelled trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfaaa Posted September 28, 2020 #121 Share Posted September 28, 2020 4 hours ago, N7786W Flyer said: Accordingly, after consulting with the wife, we decided to book multiple cruises between November 2020 and April 2023. At least we're locked in on the pricing in case prices start to escalate in the near future. Garnett Smart move. Buy it now when the price is low. I am already done booking cruises for 2021 (4 in total) and just booked another cruise in 2022 over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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