So...how much do you really save booking on opening day? - The DIS Discussion Forums

mom2aredhead · 10-23-2012, 08:22 PM

Our first cruise was the 6/29 Eastern Fantasy. We're hooked. Looking forward to booking another one IF we can make the price/itinerary/dates work.
We booked our last one in April about 65 days out using VGT. Perfectly happy with our stateroom and the price we paid, especially since it was a holiday week.
Thinking about trying to do something for Easter week 2014. Clearly there will be no VGT for that week, but I'm wondering what the opening day prices for that week in 2013 were. Anywhere I can find that?

kcashner · 10-23-2012, 08:27 PM

There is a sticky at the top of the page listing the opening day prices for many cruises.

jmpooh · 10-23-2012, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mom2aredhead

Our first cruise was the 6/29 Eastern Fantasy. We're hooked. Looking forward to booking another one IF we can make the price/itinerary/dates work.
We booked our last one in April about 65 days out using VGT. Perfectly happy with our stateroom and the price we paid, especially since it was a holiday week.
Thinking about trying to do something for Easter week 2014. Clearly there will be no VGT for that week, but I'm wondering what the opening day prices for that week in 2013 were. Anywhere I can find that?

I have been wondering he same thing! We went on the 8 night cruise out of NY in Aug and paid a lot of money. About 75 days before sailing Disney offered VGT, OGT, IGT categories. We are looking to hook in 2013 and 2014 but are unsure what to do. Book now or wait until approx 75 days before the cruise.

lbgraves · 10-23-2012, 08:42 PM

The *TY rates have not been lower than the opening day prices. If you have the flexibility to book those, then wait for them. There seem to be more offered all the time. If there is a pricing error, you will only have a short time to get that rate opening day. That could mean a huge savings.

10-23-2012, 08:22 PM	#1
mom2aredhead DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,597	So...how much do you really save booking on opening day? Our first cruise was the 6/29 Eastern Fantasy. We're hooked. Looking forward to booking another one IF we can make the price/itinerary/dates work. We booked our last one in April about 65 days out using VGT. Perfectly happy with our stateroom and the price we paid, especially since it was a holiday week. Thinking about trying to do something for Easter week 2014. Clearly there will be no VGT for that week, but I'm wondering what the opening day prices for that week in 2013 were. Anywhere I can find that? __________________ Mom2aRedHead 1980 1995 2005 2x offsite 2006 AKL 2007 2x @ AKL 2008 AKL and CR 2009 CR * 2010 Disneyland * 2011 Disneyland * 2012 Fantasy Cruise * Upcoming: DL Fall 2013 & 2014 Spring Break on the Fantasy "Nobody on his deathbed ever said, "I wish I had spent more time at the office." - Paul Tsongas

10-23-2012, 08:42 PM	#4
lbgraves Little Cinderella's Mommy The bad news is...they are driving me nuts!!! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 44,820	The TY rates have not been lower than the opening day prices. If you have the flexibility to book those, then wait for them. There seem to be more offered all the time. If there is a pricing error, you will only have a short time to get that rate opening day. That could mean a huge savings. __________________ Lisa* Magic: E 11/15/2003, W 12/4/2004, E 12/10/2005, W 12/9/2006, EBPC 8/2008, W 1/8/2011 Wonder: 3N 1/11/2010, Alaska 7/26/11 Fantasy: MV 3/31/2012, E 3/23/2013

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10-23-2012, 08:27 PM	#2
kcashner DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 33,275	There is a sticky at the top of the page listing the opening day prices for many cruises.