liamur14 Posted July 3, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Hello, Any new Princess 2024 mediterranean sales coming up? Thoughts on Island Princess? Sun Princess looks way tooo busy for us. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malba2366 Posted July 3, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 3, 2023 There are never any real “sales”…all they do is switch around promotions to make it seem like there is a sale. Prices only truly drop when a cruise is not selling as fast as they would like. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjkTX Posted July 4, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 4, 2023 There have been three big sales since we booked our Feb 2024 cruise - including the best sale ever!!! The result is that cruise now costs $3,000 more. Sales used to mean something different to me 🙂 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted July 4, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 4, 2023 No real sales anymore, they price to maximize profit and try to fool us into thinking a cruise is on sale. Pay if you think the price is good and watch the current price so as to possibly get a better price 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzsnooze Posted July 4, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 4, 2023 I just booked a really good deal for a California coastal next year on a resident of California special. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seachelt Posted July 4, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 4, 2023 My thoughts on island Princess, smaller and older than other Princess ships. I like the smaller with fewer passengers! We were on the Island last year and we will be on her again in August 2023. Excellent itinerary for both cruises. Iceland and Greenland last year. British Isles circle with Scotland and Wales this year. Cheers! seachelt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted July 4, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 4, 2023 There is suppose to be a “Book Early, Save More” book July 6-Sept 5, 2023. Not sure what it is about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted July 4, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) 41 minutes ago, phabric said: There is suppose to be a “Book Early, Save More” book July 6-Sept 5, 2023. Not sure what it is about. I think this is "Score for '24" JulyAugLTO-TA-eflyer_FINAL.pdf SCOREFOR24-VoyageList.xls Edited July 4, 2023 by Coral 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted July 4, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) Graphic Edited July 4, 2023 by Coral 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamur14 Posted July 4, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted July 4, 2023 17 hours ago, seachelt said: My thoughts on island Princess, smaller and older than other Princess ships. I like the smaller with fewer passengers! We were on the Island last year and we will be on her again in August 2023. Excellent itinerary for both cruises. Iceland and Greenland last year. British Isles circle with Scotland and Wales this year. Cheers! seachelt Thank you, good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamur14 Posted July 4, 2023 Author #11 Share Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Coral said: I think this is "Score for '24" JulyAugLTO-TA-eflyer_FINAL.pdf 2.01 MB · 44 downloads SCOREFOR24-VoyageList.xls 280.5 kB · 57 downloads Thank you. I cannot find this page. Is it on the Princess page? Edited July 4, 2023 by liamur14 spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted July 4, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 4, 2023 14 minutes ago, liamur14 said: Thank you. I cannot find this page. Is it on the Princess page? It will be in two days. Someone sent me the info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjkTX Posted July 5, 2023 #13 Share Posted July 5, 2023 19 hours ago, seachelt said: My thoughts on island Princess, smaller and older than other Princess ships. I like the smaller with fewer passengers! We were on the Island last year and we will be on her again in August 2023. Excellent itinerary for both cruises. Iceland and Greenland last year. British Isles circle with Scotland and Wales this year. Cheers! seachelt I agree - we prefer smaller as well. We haven't been on the Island but did a full transit PC on the Coral several years ago and really enjoyed her. We did the British Isles on the Emerald last fall and it was great. Rainy and cold every day and it was still spectacular and the last day in Wales was worth the whole trip. Enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggie777 Posted July 5, 2023 #14 Share Posted July 5, 2023 20 hours ago, seachelt said: My thoughts on island Princess, smaller and older than other Princess ships. I like the smaller with fewer passengers! We were on the Island last year and we will be on her again in August 2023. Excellent itinerary for both cruises. Iceland and Greenland last year. British Isles circle with Scotland and Wales this year. Cheers! seachelt First time on island last Nov/Dec and enjoyed it very much. Have booked another island cruise. We like deck 9 aft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted July 5, 2023 #15 Share Posted July 5, 2023 3 hours ago, bjkTX said: I agree - we prefer smaller as well. We haven't been on the Island but did a full transit PC on the Coral several years ago and really enjoyed her. We did the British Isles on the Emerald last fall and it was great. Rainy and cold every day and it was still spectacular and the last day in Wales was worth the whole trip. Enjoy! We sailed on Island once. The cruise just before that was on Coral. No comparison. On Island we kept "running out of ship" when we headed aft because they removed the Universe Lounge and everything that was aft and added a buttload of cabins. The gym (which we don't use) was moved downstairs to an area with no windows. There is no IC. Granted, the IC was an add on to Coral so it is a bit small but at least it's there. We have a favorite cabin on Coral that we've booked for canal transits twice but, due to the makeover on Island, it's no longer there. We couldn't walk all the way around the Promenade outside because, again, they had taken all the aft space and made it cabins. They removed a ton of public space and added a bunch more cabins. One and done for us unless my wife can convince me that Island is the only Princess ship that will get her to Iceland like she wants. Other's love Island - especially if they have never cruised on Island before the bastardization of the ship and have never sailed on Coral which (other than the addition of IC to Coral) used to be the same. Those who don't know the difference likely will love Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billco Posted July 5, 2023 #16 Share Posted July 5, 2023 On 7/3/2023 at 7:20 PM, cruzsnooze said: I just booked a really good deal for a California coastal next year on a resident of California special. I saw the same cabin I have on next year's solar eclipse cruise was available on the 3 day cruise before it under the California resident special. $200 OBC as part of the promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted July 5, 2023 #17 Share Posted July 5, 2023 11 hours ago, Thrak said: We sailed on Island once. The cruise just before that was on Coral. No comparison. On Island we kept "running out of ship" when we headed aft because they removed the Universe Lounge and everything that was aft and added a buttload of cabins. The gym (which we don't use) was moved downstairs to an area with no windows. There is no IC. Granted, the IC was an add on to Coral so it is a bit small but at least it's there. We have a favorite cabin on Coral that we've booked for canal transits twice but, due to the makeover on Island, it's no longer there. We couldn't walk all the way around the Promenade outside because, again, they had taken all the aft space and made it cabins. They removed a ton of public space and added a bunch more cabins. One and done for us unless my wife can convince me that Island is the only Princess ship that will get her to Iceland like she wants. Other's love Island - especially if they have never cruised on Island before the bastardization of the ship and have never sailed on Coral which (other than the addition of IC to Coral) used to be the same. Those who don't know the difference likely will love Island. Have heard these issues before and do have a concern as our first cruise on her is later this month. Booked it for the itinerary and will still enjoy the cruise even if the Island does not impress us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Honolulu Blue Posted July 5, 2023 #18 Share Posted July 5, 2023 On 7/3/2023 at 3:53 PM, liamur14 said: Hello, Any new Princess 2024 mediterranean sales coming up? Thoughts on Island Princess? Sun Princess looks way tooo busy for us. Thanks Funny you should ask about sales: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted July 5, 2023 #19 Share Posted July 5, 2023 I think I saw that these cruises are non refundable? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExploringTheGlobe Posted July 5, 2023 #20 Share Posted July 5, 2023 On 7/3/2023 at 2:53 PM, liamur14 said: Hello, Any new Princess 2024 mediterranean sales coming up? Thoughts on Island Princess? Sun Princess looks way tooo busy for us. Thanks I was on the Island last fall and never want to sail on her again. The layout is very odd. I kept getting turned around and lost. I've been on several Princess ships and the ship is small so I shouldn't get lost so frequently! They took out the aft lounge and put in cabins which was a mistake, IMO. There is no International Cafe. The casino is very small. The positives: It does have a very nice sized library (I hate that the new ships no longer have a library!) and Crooners has a nice set up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamur14 Posted July 5, 2023 Author #21 Share Posted July 5, 2023 🙃... really torn about the Island..we love the IC and not hearing too many great reviews about her.... but she so has so many great itineraries for Med 2024. 20 days is a long time for us. DH will not go on a ship that has water parks on it. 🙃 otherwise I'd consider the Sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_O Posted July 8, 2023 #22 Share Posted July 8, 2023 In terms of a sale, I was able to re-fare my April 27 sailing from Rome today and save $766.00, garnered more OBC and is a refundable deposit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socmft Posted July 8, 2023 #23 Share Posted July 8, 2023 On 7/5/2023 at 11:04 AM, Micahs Grandad said: Have heard these issues before and do have a concern as our first cruise on her is later this month. Booked it for the itinerary and will still enjoy the cruise even if the Island does not impress us. When we resumed cruising after a time off, we booked the Panama Canal on the Island. Loved the cruise and everything about it. THEN, we went on more and more cruises on different Princess ships and realized what we missed by going on the Island. I looked into part of the World Cruise but it's on the Island and I'll never sail on that ship again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemnibabe02 Posted July 8, 2023 #24 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Is this thread about coming sales or about the Island Princess? Confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted July 8, 2023 #25 Share Posted July 8, 2023 33 minutes ago, Jemnibabe02 said: Is this thread about coming sales or about the Island Princess? Confused. Right? 😀 OP asked about sales coming up and thoughts on the Island Princess, post #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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