Is this possible?! Price almost doubled?

[TrinaLC]

Wow - after all the talk about credits for price reductions, I decided to check the price for the Aug 5 Victory sailing (4 nights NY - Canada).

I booked a 9A about a month ago for $949 - it now shows as minimum for outside balcony $1789!

Is this common? I can't believe anyone would for over that amount pp for a 4 night cruise ...

Victory 8/5
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SS France 1965
SS France 1969
Cunnard Princess 1986
Fascination April 5 2004
Victory August 5 2004

[Guest nhrich]

I'm still showing $949 for a 9A from Carnival's TA site. Minimum balcony is $749 for an 8A.

Rich

12/94 Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam - W. Carib
01/96 Norwegian Dreamward - Carib
01/97 Carnival Inspiration - E. Carib
09/98 Celebrity Mercury - Alaska
02/99 Carnival Fascination - S. Carib
09/00 Celebrity Galaxy - Alaska
11/02 Norwegian Sun - W. Carib
03/03 Norwegian Dawn - W. Carib
09/03 Norwegian Majesty - Bermuda
11/03 Carnival Spirit - Panama Canal


Coming Up Next:
05/04 Voyager of the Seas - Canada
10/04 Pride of Aloha - Hawaii

[TrinaLC]

I checked through Expedia - and have now gone back several times and each time gotten completely different information! Now it shows it back at the original price. I guess their site was screwed up this morning ...

Victory 8/5
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SS France 1965
SS France 1969
Cunnard Princess 1986
Fascination April 5 2004
Victory August 5 2004

[serene56]

It does happen though when prices go that much higher. Look at the price for the Legend out of NY to Nowhere it Oct. Last year that cruise was selling for 199pp for an inside. same cabin is now 419.00pp

Going NOWHERE
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Miracle, February 13, 2005
Legend, October 22,2004
Voyager August 31,2003
Victory September 22,2002
Regal Empress,June 2001
Sensation,August 2000

[CrusinCouple]

That happened with the most recent cruise I was on...I kept check for a price decrease so I could get a credit...but it kept going up, up, up!

MS Veendam 4/99
Sovereign Of The Seas 8/01
Sovereign Of The Seas 8/02

Still to come!
Carnival Legend 4/23/04
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Carnival Inspiration 8/29/04
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[imatarb]

I kept checking for a reduction on our cruise, and it kept rising or staying about the same. The last time I checked it, my jaw dropped, though!

A balcony gty. went up $1350/person! Glad I upgraded when I did!

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[b]Monarch of the Seas - 1994
Royal Majesty - 1996

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Until VICTORY is ours 5/9/04


<MARQUEE>A day at sea is better than a day at work</MARQUEE>

[LSUtraveler]

The word is that prices will be climbing steadly throughout the year. Seems to be more than rumor. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img]

1/16/05 Conquest Cruzin' Crazies!
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[bjkeen]

This is normal, the closer you get to your cruise date usually the prices go up. The only time that I have seen this to be different is right after 9/11 my cruise price dropped.

Becky
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Miracle Cruise
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May Eastern Caribbean Carnival Cruise 2006
Miracle 2004
Pride 2003
Regent Rainbow
Sensation 2000
Fantasy 1996, 2001

[pgmrdev]

BestCruises has a price of $869.01 per person including taxes and port charges for a 9A cabin for the Aug. 5 Victory.

[pgmrdev]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> This is normal, the closer you get to your cruise date usually the prices go up. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
That is not the norm. The price going up is rather the exception and not the rule. That is why there are so many popular threads here about trying to get upgrades/shipboard credit for drops in price for those who have already booked.