Booking Shorex - I know better than to use the website, but I couldn't help myself

[osandomir]

1 hour ago, MEFIowa said:

I do find it hard to get people who are making the TA claims to provide their real-world pricing data for specific cruises.

 

Take our 10-night Athens to Barcelona on Riviera (11/9-19/2023). No TA used.

 

- Booked it originally 4/22/22 as a C for $1994 PP.

- THEN rebooked it 5/25/22 as a B4 for $2249 PP. (On sale)

- Finally rebooked it 4/13/23 as a B3 for $1749 PP. (On sale)

 

So, 10% off the original C would've made it $1795. Which is $46 MORE than I ended up paying for the superior B3 cabin.

You might be surprised but sometimes there are sales that can be booked through the TA only. You will be shocked if you see that prices. 
 

Our cruises rarely go on sale at all but it did happen recently. We got way more than 50% reduction from the original price of the cruise done by our TA. And it wasn’t for the new bookings only but for the cruise that we had booked already for a long time and happened before the final payment.

 

When you see the ship sails full after the cruise showed wide availability until the certain date without a massive price reduction how do you think Oceania filled the cabins?

Edited August 18 by osandomir

[pinotlover]

Our last three cruises were filled by Silent Sales. Only via the TA, but no price matching.