When should we purchase airline tickets?

[wrg]

Our first family cruise will be in late May. When is the best time to purchase tickets? Thanks.

[Ashland]

I do a lot of research and usually book my flights for my cruises a month or two after those flights become available. You should start looking now to get an idea...actually I would have started sooner...JMHO. Best of luck.

 

Also I book my cruises when that schedule comes out to get the possible best price, itinerary and cabin.

Edited January 3 by Ashland

[BAYA]

I agree with @Ashland. Book now. And if your route happens to be available from Breeze Airways, if the fare goes down you can rebook it at the lower price and get a credit for the difference. We found Breeze a couple of years ago and it has saved us a lot of money.

[RocketMan275]

1 hour ago, wrg said:

Our first family cruise will be in late May. When is the best time to purchase tickets? Thanks.

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/best-time-to-book-a-flight/

https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-tips/when-to-book-flights-for-cheapest-airfare

 

There really isn't a 'best time'.  If there were, no one book at any other time.

Use one of those online travel agencies to monitor flights until you find the flight/class/time/cost that suits you then book it.

 

BTW, the cheapest flights are not always the best if you have very long layovers, your flight leaves at 0330 AM, etc.

[CruiserBruce]

The is commonly discussed on the Cruise Air board, here:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/77-cruise-air/

 

There is no "magic time" to buy air fares. You need to do your research, find a price you can live with, buy, and don't look back.

 

If you are flying just a few months from now, its highly likely the cheapest fares have already been sold.

[Corby114]

Book your flights now. The closer you wait in most cases the fares only go up.

[Lois R]

Start looking now and if you see a price that is in your range, book it.  May is only 5 months away.