Free stateroom upgrade, Princess latest “special offer”

[coops14]

The OBC promotion has finished and been replaced with free stateroom upgrade. I’ve been checking the prices of a few different cruises. All of them have increased with this new promotion.  For example yesterday, the price of the 16 day grand European Explorer for a balcony cabin for 2 people was £4046, plus £300 OBC. Today, it’s nearly £6000 with no OBC for exactly the same cabin. I wonder if the next promotion will be half price plus and premium packages, but Princess have already increased their base price, so it won’t be a good deal at all. 

[deliver42]

Nothing unusual. No matter how they juggle the numbers, or give something for "free", the total usually comes out the same. The "sales" on ll cruise lines always look good at first glance, but lose the shine when applied.

[Pine Man]

8 minutes ago, deliver42 said:

but lose the shine when applied.

I just did a test booking on my next cruise under the new 'rules' and I would have been about a couple of hundred dollars worse off. You just can't beat special offers!!

[hobbsie65]

5 hours ago, coops14 said:

The OBC promotion has finished and been replaced with free stateroom upgrade. I’ve been checking the prices of a few different cruises. All of them have increased with this new promotion.  For example yesterday, the price of the 16 day grand European Explorer for a balcony cabin for 2 people was £4046, plus £300 OBC. Today, it’s nearly £6000 with no OBC for exactly the same cabin. I wonder if the next promotion will be half price plus and premium packages, but Princess have already increased their base price, so it won’t be a good deal at all. 

I was looking at a back to back yesterday which had $800 obc included. Today £500 more & no obc. I don't like paying a non refundable £1100 deposit so far out so never booked.  

[Rick&Jeannie]

4 hours ago, hobbsie65 said:

 I don't like paying a non refundable £1100 deposit so far out so never booked.  

Wow! I don't blame you!