Pricing Policy

[bikeman688]

A travel agent told me that they are no longer able to discount Celiberity cruie, Is this true? can the on line agents discount them? If not what is the advantage with booking with a TA over booking directly with Celiberty?

[hajekfam]

Celebrity and Royal Caribbean came out with a new pricing policy - there was a lot of discussion about that on this board. You might want to do a search for pricing policy.

[Jeano222]

Right now the only way a cruise can be had for a discount would be if agencies have held group space. our cruise to Hawaii now has prices 500.00 per couple higher than what we are paying. No agency though can hold all dates and all ships on Celebrity or RCI. I honestly don't think that this is going to continue. When there is a giant sucking sound of people booking with other lines where folks can get a discount, they will rethink this policy. It may not be right away, they have to see the booking figures to determine if there is a slump. The bottom line is they want to fill cabins.

 

Another possible option is to watch prices for your cruise, and when you see a drop in price, call or if you have a TA call them and tell them the price has dropped. You need to be pro-active on this. Both Celebrity and RCI are very good at lowering the price even after final payment, even days before the cruise.