anniegb Posted November 7, 2011 #1376 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Was this a sales event special price? I am not 100% sure but I suspect so. I placed a hold on a cabin, via Celebrity web-site, and then shopped around. No agent could match the price. It turned out that 2 guys sharing a similar cabin 3 doors away on same deck EACH paid 60% more than I did. Go figure. But I will check their Tuesday specials again next time I am in the market. Annie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrioticgirl Posted November 11, 2011 #1377 Share Posted November 11, 2011 If you can travel at the last minute, don't mind being away from home during Thanksgiving, and find that Baltimore is a viable port option, you might want to think about this cruise. (This morning's pricing is less expensive than the rate listed for this Tuesday's "Exciting Deals" offer.) Enchantment of the Seas : November 17th, 9 nights Inside Guarantee, single occupancy = $681.98 (cruise fare, taxes, & port charges) Oceanview Guarantee, single occupancy = $856.98 (cruise fare, taxes, & port charges) Ports of Call: Baltimore, Maryland; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Samana, Dominican Republic; Labadee, Haiti; Baltimore, Maryland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtopia Posted November 11, 2011 #1378 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I just checked my cruise again and it's gone back down as well. 10 Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise on RCCL's Explorer of the Seas from Jan 27th - Feb 6th, 2012. Inside cabin = $986 ($879 + $107 taxes and fees) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtopia Posted November 11, 2011 #1379 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Also, please keep in mind that I'm in Canada, so all the prices I see are Canadian based. I believe it will come up lower than what I quoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady_mac Posted November 11, 2011 #1380 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Hi Virtopia, The price is the same here. I'm sailing this itinerary on Dec 1st. However, if the price is right, I'll be back in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtopia Posted November 11, 2011 #1381 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Hi Virtopia, The price is the same here. I'm sailing this itinerary on Dec 1st. However, if the price is right, I'll be back in January. Okay, good to know, but interesting, as I priced the Enchantment cruise and it came up higher for me. I thought the exchange was the reason why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg00ss Posted November 12, 2011 #1382 Share Posted November 12, 2011 NCL Sun out of Port Canaveral 11/26 for 7 days has no single supplement. This also seems to appy to the balcony cabins. I booked an inside for $462 total. Thanks for passing this along. I may be joining you on this cruise. Been looking for one that goes to Cozumel either this month or next and found some killer deals if 2 people are going, but g/f doesn't want to take time off work seeing we have a 8 day E Carib planned for Feb. With the sup added to those other cruises they are almost as much as this with pretty much no other stops other than Key West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike215 Posted November 15, 2011 #1383 Share Posted November 15, 2011 12 day Southern Caribbean, Celebrity's new Silhouette, 1/17/12, Inside $1374.85 Total (1274.00 cruise + 100.85 taxes & fees). It looks kinda pricey but it is "only" 134% supplement for a single plus it's a new ship and no air fare for me. Celebrity's Exciting Deals has 150% supplement but it works out to 134%. http://www.creative.rccl.com/Sales/Exciting_Deals/XcitingDeals_cel_tues.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mademypoint Posted November 15, 2011 #1384 Share Posted November 15, 2011 (edited) Mike, similar fare for the RCI Explorer of the Seas 12 day out of Bayonne on 1/12. I suspect they must be having a sale for solo travelers and inside cabins. Edited November 15, 2011 by Mademypoint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise pup Posted November 16, 2011 #1385 Share Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) Mike, similar fare for the RCI Explorer of the Seas 12 day out of Bayonne on 1/12. I suspect they must be having a sale for solo travelers and inside cabins. There is no 12 day out of Bayonne on 1/12. There's an 11 day out of Bayonne on 1/16. Edited November 16, 2011 by cruise pup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbodans Posted November 16, 2011 #1386 Share Posted November 16, 2011 12 day Southern Caribbean, Celebrity's new Silhouette, 1/17/12, Inside $1374.85 Total (1274.00 cruise + 100.85 taxes & fees). It looks kinda pricey but it is "only" 134% supplement for a single plus it's a new ship and no air fare for me. Celebrity's Exciting Deals has 150% supplement but it works out to 134%. http://www.creative.rccl.com/Sales/Exciting_Deals/XcitingDeals_cel_tues.pdf this further supports my theory that single supplement sales are of a VERY limited-time nature. it's double that--i just checked. i would have booked it had that deal still existed, as i'm looking to do a caribbean cruise from the northeast sometime in the new year. ah well. i'll keep looking. i booked my crazy low fare at 4 pm on a friday--even though at 10:00 that same morning it was double (which is why i pounced on the 4 pm fare!) what's up with that? it almost doesn't seem fair. i mean, i guess i'm perfectly willing to search and search...but at some point the time i've spent searching equals a dollar-per-hour amount that i'm not willing to save. if only i could travel with my husband during low-fare times of the year. i'd be fine with paying double so long as there were TWO OF US! sorry. annoyed more at my husband's crappy work schedule than anything. the same cruise i took last month will be more than double when he can travel. it stinks that teachers can only travel when it is doubly expensive...yet they make half as much money as most people. ah well. done ranting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike215 Posted November 16, 2011 #1387 Share Posted November 16, 2011 this further supports my theory that single supplement sales are of a VERY limited-time nature. it's double that--i just checked. i would have booked it had that deal still existed, as i'm looking to do a caribbean cruise from the northeast sometime in the new year. ah well. i'll keep looking. elbodans How did you check this ? If you checked it online, it would not show up. You should call Celebrity or if you have a trusted travel agent call them. When I called Celebrity, I had to direct the rep to the Exciting Deals to get that price..unusual because they are usually on top of the Exciting Deals. If you are serious about this cruise, keep checking Celebrity's Exciting Deals...they change every week. It looks like they have alot of cabins to fill on this cruise and will show up again...maybe even at a lower price. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbodans Posted November 17, 2011 #1388 Share Posted November 17, 2011 this further supports my theory that single supplement sales are of a VERY limited-time nature. it's double that--i just checked. i would have booked it had that deal still existed, as i'm looking to do a caribbean cruise from the northeast sometime in the new year. ah well. i'll keep looking. elbodans How did you check this ? If you checked it online, it would not show up. You should call Celebrity or if you have a trusted travel agent call them. When I called Celebrity, I had to direct the rep to the Exciting Deals to get that price..unusual because they are usually on top of the Exciting Deals. If you are serious about this cruise, keep checking Celebrity's Exciting Deals...they change every week. It looks like they have alot of cabins to fill on this cruise and will show up again...maybe even at a lower price. :) i checked online. it's really the only way i can check. i'm definitely looking at doing ANY cruise i can get a good single supplement on (particularly out of a Northeastern port, as i live outside of NYC) but i can't possibly call all of the cruise lines every day! checking online is kind of easier and faster, but then i have to check with each individual cruise line website (i love NCL and have been on celebrity but i'm not wedded to any one line--i care more about ports) basically, i got a really good deal on my most recent cruise (my first solo cruise ever) and finding that price had to be a fluke. but then i did check the price at least twice per day for a week until i found the reduced supplement. i called and spoke with NCL reps on three occasions and was told 'sorry, but this is how much it is to sail solo'. ummm...then how did i find it online two days later? i guess what i really need is a travel agent? i've never worked with one. ok sorry. didn't mean to hijack this thread. i love this thread--i use it as part of my research. so thanks everyone for posting!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandymay Posted November 17, 2011 #1389 Share Posted November 17, 2011 OK,not for everyone I know,but I booked it & think its brilliant. Cruise only,Malaga(Spain)to FL 11days Seabourn Odessy. 9th Dec2011. ALL INCLUSIVE WOW! Nil single supplement £1299,about $1900, need to book via a UK TA Get $ 400 onboard credit by checking the C/C Seaborn forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aislinncursala Posted November 18, 2011 #1390 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Hi: I would like to take my daughter and three gdchldren (girls twins 10yo, boy 12yo) on a cruise probably from Galveston TX bcs they live in San Antonio. Where do I look for a good deal on this? Is there a thread on cruise critic that you know of? Do we take adjoining rooms or get one big room? They are wonderful kids! I'm thinking a five day but I could do 7 if it was reasonable enough. Sorry I know this is solo but I dont' know where to start. Thanks for any suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublell Posted November 18, 2011 #1391 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Hi: I would like to take my daughter and three gdchldren (girls twins 10yo, boy 12yo) on a cruise probably from Galveston TX bcs they live in San Antonio. Where do I look for a good deal on this? Is there a thread on cruise critic that you know of? Do we take adjoining rooms or get one big room? They are wonderful kids! I'm thinking a five day but I could do 7 if it was reasonable enough. Sorry I know this is solo but I dont' know where to start. Thanks for any suggestions. I'd suggest that you start by going to a general travel site like Travelocity or Expedia and choose cruise as your type of vacation. Select Galveston as your departure port and see what comes up. I think you'll find something reasonable, although unless you want to pay for a suite or somesuch, you'll probably want two rooms. When I travel with my daughters and grandkids, we usually get two rooms across the hall from each other. One will be an inside to save on money, and the other will be a balcony to provide a place to relax. Two insides also works, since most of the time you'll be away from the room. In fact, with the kids, you'll probably want to put them in the ship's kids' program and they'll be really happy and the adults can relax on board better.. Anyway, once you narrow it down, you can watch the cruise line and various cruise travel agency sites for any sales--or if you have a local travel agent, talk to them. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise pup Posted November 18, 2011 #1392 Share Posted November 18, 2011 i checked online. it's really the only way i can check. i'm definitely looking at doing ANY cruise i can get a good single supplement on (particularly out of a Northeastern port, as i live outside of NYC) but i can't possibly call all of the cruise lines every day! checking online is kind of easier and faster, but then i have to check with each individual cruise line website (i love NCL and have been on celebrity but i'm not wedded to any one line--i care more about ports) basically, i got a really good deal on my most recent cruise (my first solo cruise ever) and finding that price had to be a fluke. but then i did check the price at least twice per day for a week until i found the reduced supplement. i called and spoke with NCL reps on three occasions and was told 'sorry, but this is how much it is to sail solo'. ummm...then how did i find it online two days later? i guess what i really need is a travel agent? i've never worked with one. ok sorry. didn't mean to hijack this thread. i love this thread--i use it as part of my research. so thanks everyone for posting!!! :D I also stumbled on a great single deal with NCL and the single supplement went back to 200% in a day or so after I booked. I guess it's the luck. Just so that everyone knows, I have found on the Tuesday special sales with RCCL and X that the single supplement can be lower than the posted rate so if you see a good double rate it pays to call and see what the single rate will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aislinncursala Posted November 21, 2011 #1393 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Dec 5, 2011 - 4D Monarch of the Seas - Port Canaveral Solo - Total Interior $279 Outside $309 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted November 22, 2011 #1394 Share Posted November 22, 2011 http://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/special-offers/no-single-supplement.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crooser888 Posted November 27, 2011 #1395 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Dec 5, 2011 - 4D Monarch of the Seas - Port Canaveral Solo - Total Interior $279 Outside $309 Same cruise on Dec 12, outside guarantee, $204 + 59.54 tax = $263.54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forecastle Posted December 3, 2011 #1396 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Don't know if there's still time just booked late in day 12/2 solo 5 nights on the Jewel out of Tampa inside picked cabin number just under $300.00 total cruise 12/5-12/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocco2cruise Posted December 6, 2011 #1397 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I've been looking for cruise with low single supplement and just found it with Royal Caribbean Voyager of the seas - Jan 7 departure, please note that you have to be past passenger to get the special rate, one can get an occean view room for about 800+taxes. Just want to share my find with everyone here, i did not think it was possible to find cruise with less than 200% supplement till i found this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friend100 Posted December 6, 2011 #1398 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Celebrity Millennium Dec 12, 2011, 5 nights Miami RT to West Caribbean. Inside $194, tax $93.47, total $287.47. This is equivalent to a single supplement of about 115%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplomat1 Posted December 10, 2011 #1399 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Carnival 5-Day from Jacksonville, FL on 1/7/2012 to Nassau and Half Moon Cay for $199 pp ($398 solo). A 200% supplement, but still a great value for solo and Southwest flies cheap to Jacksonville with no bag fees! Same itinerary on 1/21/2012 is only for $229 pp (or $458 solo) for an Oceanview room! Both are Kansas resident rates but almost certainly includes others too. Try it and see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser733380 Posted December 10, 2011 #1400 Share Posted December 10, 2011 4-day Monarch of the Seas- January 16, 2012- $301 total solo inside. $336 total solo o/v. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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