trrn2016 Posted February 9, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Hi, We are planning on rebooking a British Isles Cruise in 2024 that was cancelled twice during Covid. Currently Princess has "Best Sale Ever". Would like to hear opinions about what Princess sale you think is the best! Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnesterz Posted February 9, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 9, 2023 We had 3 cancellations during Covid, so certainly understand your concerns in all things relating to a new booking. Having watched the sales for years now, it doesn't seem to matter much. We booked one cruise during a so-called Best Sale Ever and it actually had less OBC offered than the previous sale, but the price was changed to compensate. In the larger sense, if you see a favorite cabin you like, as we did, (discovered a cancellation) also in our case, we discovered a great immersion program would be onboard, its time to book. If that amounted to a few dollars, then YOLO. We've done one cruise since restart and you may notice some belt tightening onboard, and some shoreside excursion operators are no longer operating. If you look beyond the small things, its still great to get out there. Enjoy! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted February 9, 2023 #3 Share Posted February 9, 2023 My personal opinion...all of the "sales" are just rehashing & remixing the same perks and promotions. I really don't find any significant difference in any of them. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted February 10, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 10, 2023 We have learned to book ASAP what you want, because you can always "change" to a better deal if it improves!I We keep an eye on the rates and have saved a ton of money. It is just a phone call away. This way, you get the cabin you really want! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted February 10, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 10, 2023 8 hours ago, trrn2016 said: Hi, We are planning on rebooking a British Isles Cruise in 2024 that was cancelled twice during Covid. Currently Princess has "Best Sale Ever". Would like to hear opinions about what Princess sale you think is the best! Thanks so much. Just book it, Danno. Then watch for any fare drops and act accordingly up until Final Payment Date. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohra Posted February 10, 2023 #6 Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) I agree, the deals all seem to be the same in the end, unless you're in a position to be able to take advantage of last minute "drop everything and go" deals. We just booked Alaska at over 500 days out to get a cabin we liked, which is by far the farthest out we've ever booked. I figure prices will likely go up before they go down, so we might as well get that dream cabin while we can. Edited February 10, 2023 by Pohra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjkTX Posted February 15, 2023 #7 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I am wondering - if this is the best sale ever - what will the next one be ??? Since the best sale ever and the one before it raised the price of our Feb 2024 cruise by $2,000 I'm anxious to see what's next.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadster08 Posted February 15, 2023 #8 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I booked my June Alaska cruise tour back last August and have not had any reduction since then. One time, I saw the fare dropped $500 so I called Princess. They reviewed my original reservation, but determined the total cost was no different due to price increases in other areas of my reservation. So if you're planning to cruise on a popular trip during a popular season and want to have your best choice of cabin and excursions, I would reserve as soon as possible and expect that the cost may not change at all in this first essentially post COVID year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjpj Posted February 15, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I just saved 2000 on my SA cruise for Dec 2023 by revooking with this sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted February 16, 2023 #10 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 6:24 PM, nini said: We have learned to book ASAP what you want, because you can always "change" to a better deal if it improves!I We keep an eye on the rates and have saved a ton of money. It is just a phone call away. This way, you get the cabin you really want! Yes, I am quoting myself. After booking the cabin we wanted when the itineraries were released... we just re-priced our cabin with a considerable savings. YAY!!!!!😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted February 16, 2023 #11 Share Posted February 16, 2023 In our experience, the best fares are usually when the cruise is first released. Pre-covid fares rarely went down from when the cruise was first released. And now we are definitely seeing cruise capacity returning to pre-covid numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13cheermom Posted February 22, 2023 #12 Share Posted February 22, 2023 On 2/15/2023 at 8:18 PM, nini said: Yes, I am quoting myself. After booking the cabin we wanted when the itineraries were released... we just re-priced our cabin with a considerable savings. YAY!!!!!😆 Thanks for the heads up! Your post made me notice the date and went and looked at our booking for this fall. The last few times it was more than the original booking price, but today it was over $410 off along with $100 more OBC. So about another $510 total, I am very happy today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted February 22, 2023 #13 Share Posted February 22, 2023 1 hour ago, 13cheermom said: Thanks for the heads up! Your post made me notice the date and went and looked at our booking for this fall. The last few times it was more than the original booking price, but today it was over $410 off along with $100 more OBC. So about another $510 total, I am very happy today! I am glad that helped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoRoy218 Posted February 22, 2023 #14 Share Posted February 22, 2023 We’re booked on the SA/Antarctica for next Feb., actually booked it over a year ago. I infrequently check the fares and noticed just this week that it had come down some. Went on Princess chat and re-fared with same OBC. Posted same on our Roll Call! 😎 Quite happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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