That’s just silly talk, what I expect is when I get up at the crack of dawn to book opening day for platinum that I get the best price….. I dont expect it to be cheaper for people laterThey didn’t screw you, are you new to cruising? Many times after final payment, cruise lines have fire sales to unload unbooked cabins. These cabins are usually the least desirable. If cabins have been selling well, remaining cabins will go up in price. If you cabin now cost $10,000, would you be happy to pay extra?
You can keep expecting that, and you'll keep being disappointed. That's not how travel pricing works, or ever has.That’s just silly talk, what I expect is when I get up at the crack of dawn to book opening day for platinum that I get the best price….. I dont expect it to be cheaper for people later
But that’s how it works! If you want the best choice of a cabin, you book early, you can always make change before final payment. Flights are cheaper. However, some folks don’t need flights, some don’t care as much about cabin location, some are able to book last minute IF there are savings (sometimes cruises sell out so last minute cruisers are out of luck). Welcome to cruising.That’s just silly talk, what I expect is when I get up at the crack of dawn to book opening day for platinum that I get the best price….. I dont expect it to be cheaper for people later
That’s not realistic. If they aren’t selling the cruise they will drop the price. They would rather not leave an empty cabin, so they will sell it for cheaper if needed. No one is forcing you to get up at the crack of dawn to book a cruise a year in advance. It’s silly talk to say “I don’t want anyone to get it cheaper than me because I woke up early”That’s just silly talk, what I expect is when I get up at the crack of dawn to book opening day for platinum that I get the best price….. I dont expect it to be cheaper for people later
We have found that opening day prices can still be more than a good GTY rate. We are platinum and have stopped booking opening day and just now use VGT rates for most cruises.I think I am not explaining myself correctly, in the past booking opening day has been the best price. It kills me to think all of us loyal customers who do this are being punished. They should offer a room credit or something, especially cruises like this one that we were unable to use our on board booking discount
You aren’t being punished. You got the cruise you wanted at the price you were willing to pay. Someone else getting a cheaper cruise takes away nothing from your cruise. You may be envious of it but you aren’t being punished. You can wait and gamble by booking late next time instead of opening day to see if they drop. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.I think I am not explaining myself correctly, in the past booking opening day has been the best price. It kills me to think all of us loyal customers who do this are being punished. They should offer a room credit or something, especially cruises like this one that we were unable to use our on board booking discount
what I expect is when I get up at the crack of dawn to book opening day for platinum that I get the best price….. I dont expect it to be cheaper for people later
I think I am not explaining myself correctly, in the past booking opening day has been the best price.
You are 100% correct, typically I never go back and look at prices but my well I intention cousin sent me a screen shot. I have learned my lesson. (This is the first time I have experienced opening day being thousands more then last min bookers) it’s just hubby and I and we dont do excursions and only want late dining so it looks like going forward I will be waiting. We have 2 more cruises booked in 2025. I think I am gonna cancel them and take my chances going forwardI'm kind of surprised you are platinum and haven't realized this previously. Yes, opening day rates are typically the lowest of "standard" fares. But *GT offers have been around for well over a decade and it's been possible for any certain cruise to have *GT offers that are lower than opening day. It's not necessarily a regular occurrence, but it definitely has happened often enough to not be anything new or shocking.
Personally -- I book the cruise and stop looking at the pricing. I was ok with the price I paid when I booked it, cruise pricing doesn't really go "down" except for the last-minute specials, and I'm not in a position to take advantage of last-minute travel. So there is no reason to keep looking at prices after I book.
I'm sorry you've been caught off-guard. All I can suggest is that you apparently were OK with the fare at the time you booked. Don't worry about what other's pay -- there's almost always someone who paid less (for lots of things in life).
It’s been my experience that cruises cost more after final payment than if booked way in advance, both are obviously a gamble but I book well in advance and have never been disappointed. Maybe when my husband retires we can look at last minute cruises (we live 25 - 45 minutes from 3 cruise ports).You are 100% correct, typically I never go back and look at prices but my well I intention cousin sent me a screen shot. I have learned my lesson. (This is the first time I have experienced opening day being thousands more then last min bookers) it’s just hubby and I and we dont do excursions and only want late dining so it looks like going forward I will be waiting. We have 2 more cruises booked in 2025. I think I am gonna cancel them and take my chances going forward
The downside to canceling and waiting for a *GT rate is that rate may never be offered for the cruise you want.You are 100% correct, typically I never go back and look at prices but my well I intention cousin sent me a screen shot. I have learned my lesson. (This is the first time I have experienced opening day being thousands more then last min bookers) it’s just hubby and I and we dont do excursions and only want late dining so it looks like going forward I will be waiting. We have 2 more cruises booked in 2025. I think I am gonna cancel them and take my chances going forward
The other issue with *GT rate is you could get an awful room--a noisy one right under the pool deck, one all the way down at the end of the long hall, intense engine vibrations, an obstructed view on a verandah. You might be fine of course, but with GT there is no room switching or refunds.The downside to canceling and waiting for a *GT rate is that rate may never be offered for the cruise you want.
Our next cruise has had zero *GT offers, and I check every week (booked almost a year in advance). Other cruises we've seen *GT offers before the PIF date. Others offered closer to sail time.
So if you cancel your cruises, thinking you'll for sure have options later, you might be disappointed again.
And if you are on the fantasy the aft rooms can be a big problemThe other issue with *GT rate is you could get an awful room--a noisy one right under the pool deck, one all the way down at the end of the long hall, intense engine vibrations, an obstructed view on a verandah. You might be fine of course, but with GT there is no room switching or refunds.
No, opening day prices tend to be the best prices, GENERALLY, but it's always been possible for last minute booking prices to be lower than those. At least in the 16 years that I've been cruising.in the past booking opening day has been the best price.