tallnthensome Posted November 26, 2020 #1 Share Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) I just cancelled my Encore cruise for April last week and it was just disheartening to my wife and kids. We already had our August cruise to Alaska cancelled this year ....... Just for the hell of it I priced out Alaska again for late August 2021 on all the lines, that's if we can go, and NCL was by far the best deal for my family using the Black Friday offer versus all other major lines. My family of four 7 days on the Bliss (we love the Bliss) in an angled balcony on deck 14 was $4079. Drink package, Wifi, excursion credits WiFi and Kids Sail free and only $250 deposit. Comparatively speaking (cabin type, length, week) RCCL was $5800, no drink package, $1000 deposit. Celebrity was $6100, with perks, $1000 deposit. Holland was $4300 bare bones , Princess was $4600 bare bones, and Carnival was $4500 bare bones. All higher deposits. The Best deal on the best ship by far was on NCL while RCCL was the worst value ..... We really utilize the drink package so we would have to buy one on most of the other lines at near $1000. Didn't think I'd be booking anything right now for 2021 but for a measly $250 refundable deposit why not? Gives the family something to look forward to and hopefully by late August things are open in Canada with the vaccines being introduced. I'm happy with NCL right now amazingly enough ....... Edited November 26, 2020 by tallnthensome 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted November 26, 2020 #2 Share Posted November 26, 2020 15 minutes ago, tallnthensome said: I just cancelled my Encore cruise for April last week and it was just disheartening to my wife and kids. We already had our August cruise to Alaska cancelled this year ....... Just for the hell of it I priced out Alaska again for late August 2021 on all the lines, that's if we can go, and NCL was by far the best deal for my family using the Black Friday offer versus all other major lines. My family of four 7 days on the Bliss (we love the Bliss) in an angled balcony on deck 14 was $4079. Drink package, Wifi, excursion credits WiFi and Kids Sail free and only $250 deposit. Comparatively speaking (cabin type, length, week) RCCL was $5800, no drink package, $1000 deposit. Celebrity was $6100, with perks, $1000 deposit. Holland was $4300 bare bones , Princess was $4600 bare bones, and Carnival was $4500 bare bones. All higher deposits. The Best deal on the best ship by far was on NCL while RCCL was the worst value ..... We really utilize the drink package so we would have to buy one on most of the other lines at near $1000. Didn't think I'd be booking anything right now for 2021 but for a measly $250 refundable deposit why not? Gives the family something to look forward to and hopefully by late August things are open in Canada with the vaccines being introduced. I'm happy with NCL right now amazingly enough ....... Fingers and everything else crossed. We are booked on X for 13 June 2021 to replace this June. We got our 2020 deposit refunded fairly promptly , as you say not much to lose, yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted November 26, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted November 26, 2020 38 minutes ago, zap99 said: Fingers and everything else crossed. We are booked on X for 13 June 2021 to replace this June. We got our 2020 deposit refunded fairly promptly , as you say not much to lose, yet. Hope is all we have .... I HOPE Celebrity is still around for our 2022 Cruise on the Apex at this point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oteixeira Posted November 26, 2020 #4 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Good job doing the due diligence and realizing what a lot of us know. NCL is not the only line with higher prices right now. Pent up demand, tons of cruise credit out there, they know they have an advantage this way, and my guess is it will be like this for at least 18 months after starting back. I hope you can go, and enjoy the heck out of your cruise. I am booked on the bliss for the first time in 2022 for a Panama Canal crossing and I can't wait. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted November 26, 2020 #5 Share Posted November 26, 2020 10 minutes ago, oteixeira said: Good job doing the due diligence and realizing what a lot of us know. NCL is not the only line with higher prices right now. Pent up demand, tons of cruise credit out there, they know they have an advantage this way, and my guess is it will be like this for at least 18 months after starting back. I hope you can go, and enjoy the heck out of your cruise. I am booked on the bliss for the first time in 2022 for a Panama Canal crossing and I can't wait. We were looking at the Med for 2022. NCL seemed about 20% higher that 2020. I think wait and see at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted November 26, 2020 Author #6 Share Posted November 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, oteixeira said: I am booked on the bliss for the first time in 2022 for a Panama Canal crossing and I can't wait. Fantastic! That was our first cruise on the Bliss last year. The 15 day full transit. It was the perfect ship for parents with kids to spend 15 days on. There were only 180 kids. That PC cruise on the Bliss was the best ever ... hope you make it as well and enjoy it as I much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oteixeira Posted November 26, 2020 #7 Share Posted November 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, tallnthensome said: Fantastic! That was our first cruise on the Bliss last year. The 15 day full transit. It was the perfect ship for parents with kids to spend 15 days on. There were only 180 kids. That PC cruise on the Bliss was the best ever ... hope you make it as well and enjoy it as I much. Ours is 16, not sure why but there are options from 10-16 depending on what you would like to do. We leave our son at home, for us it's an escape from reality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted November 26, 2020 Author #8 Share Posted November 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, zap99 said: We were looking at the Med for 2022. NCL seemed about 20% higher that 2020. I think wait and see at the moment. Cruises are higher everywhere .... I paid $4079 for my Celebrity Apex cruise for 2022. It’s now $7100 and I have better extras too. Glad I booked that at the beginning of this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podgeandrodge Posted November 26, 2020 #9 Share Posted November 26, 2020 So is the thinking generally that, when cruising starts again, it will be more expensive for a good while rather than cheap to get people back? I guess cruisers are a very loyal clientele! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted November 27, 2020 Author #10 Share Posted November 27, 2020 4 hours ago, podgeandrodge said: So is the thinking generally that, when cruising starts again, it will be more expensive for a good while rather than cheap to get people back? I guess cruisers are a very loyal clientele! Hard to say ....prices are up a bit for most cruises for 2021 on just about every line. Celebrity seems to be gouging the most. The lines will want every dime they. Can squeeze out of everyone to turn their losses around. It will be interesting to see if cruise are capacity controlled and how much pent up demand their is if and when it starts back up again. I think the lines better be smart and fair with pricing versus gouging with all the unknowns right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted November 27, 2020 #11 Share Posted November 27, 2020 We're booked in a Grand Suite on the Quantum of the Seas in May. It could be time to do some Black Friday shopping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanceholt Posted November 27, 2020 #12 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Just called my PCC and got a $400 reduction on our April 2022 Alaska cruise. Not everything is going down and it pays to keep checking prices on booked cruises no matter how far ahead. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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