** OPENING DAY PRICING 2017 Pt 1 Jan/May: Magic, Wonder, Dream, Fantasy **

[IBelieveInTheMagic]

I was quoted $6,790.32 for 2A1C(14) for a 9C on 4/16/17 on the Magic. It was insanely expensive. My TA emailed me later that DCL had an incorrect 3rd person pricing and adjusted my total to $5,810.32. Even the adjusted price is very high, which is partially due to no 10% OBB discount. It comes out to $$277 pp/pn - more expensive than our 12-night Baltic this ($230 pp/pn in the same category stateroom). For comparison, we were on the Fantasy in a Cat 5C over Easter in 2014 and we only paid $5,021. Neither the 2015 Baltic or 2014 Easter sailing was not blacked out, so we did get a 10% off.

Very interesting on the pricing being wrong by DCL earlier but you are right ~ still very high!

Heather

 

[IBelieveInTheMagic]

I was quoted $6,790.32 for 2A1C(14) for a 9C on 4/16/17 on the Magic. It was insanely expensive. My TA emailed me later that DCL had an incorrect 3rd person pricing and adjusted my total to $5,810.32. Even the adjusted price is very high, which is partially due to no 10% OBB discount. It comes out to $$277 pp/pn - more expensive than our 12-night Baltic this ($230 pp/pn in the same category stateroom). For comparison, we were on the Fantasy in a Cat 5C over Easter in 2014 and we only paid $5,021. Neither the 2015 Baltic or 2014 Easter sailing was not blacked out, so we did get a 10% off.

Very interesting on the pricing being wrong by DCL earlier but you are right ~ still very high!

Heather
Sorry duplicate posting

 

[ACDSNY]

Magic - 4/30/17 Southern Caribbean
Cat. 7A 2 Adults, no ins or transfers $3,798.88

That's $1,300 more than our Oct. 2014 Southern Caribbean cruise.

 

[Ofinn]

Magic - 4/30/17 Southern Caribbean
Cat. 7A 2 Adults, no ins or transfers $3,798.88

That's $1,300 more than our Oct. 2014 Southern Caribbean cruise.

I'm glad we did the southern last year. I can't wait to see the Summer 2017 prices.

 

[ACDSNY]

I'm glad we did the southern last year. I can't wait to see the Summer 2017 prices.

Be afraid, very afraid.

We really enjoyed the Southern cruise so if I can get the time off we'll go again.

 

[IncredibleboysMom]

A few more, all of these include OBB, no transfers, no insurance

Magic 2/17/17 5 night
11B 2A $1743.82
11B 2A 1K $2327.73

Magic 3/31/17 5 night
11B 2A $2346.82
11B 2A 1K $3038.73

Fantasy 4/1/17 7 night
11C 2A $3565.56
11C 2A 1K $4403.34

Wonder 2/19/17 4 night
11B 2A 1426.62
11B 2A 1K 1970.73

Wonder 4/2/17 4 night
11B 2A 1527.42
11B 2A 1K 2107.58

We booked the 2/17 Magic and the 4/2 Wonder. Have to wait on school and sport schedules to see which we actually get to take. I'm hoping for both! Added together, they are cheaper than the 8K for a family of 5 in the cheapest staterooms on the Fantasy!

 

[PlaneJoy1]

Magic - 4/9/17, 7 night
5C 3A 1K 9249.76 (no ins/trns)

 

[DMMom]

Fantasy - 3/11/17, 7 night Eastern - no trans/ins/OBB
Cat 4A - 2A2K (16,13) - $6951.40 (2436/2436/847/847)
Fantasy - 3/18/17, 7 night Western - no trans/ins/OBB
Cat 4A - 2A2K (16,13) - $7254.32 (2436/2436/952/952)

 

[cheapster316]

Disney Dream
Jan 16-20
05D
$2912.08
2 adults and 2 kids 10,7

We did the dream in Jan 2015 8D
$2664.76

 

[Joel0917]

Fantasy 4/15 EASTER
2A 2C - no obb, no insurance no transfer
9a - $7268
7a - $8164

Dream - 4 day april 17
5d - $5304

Wonder - 4 day - april 16
5b $5352

in 2014 i paid $3300 for wonder 5b
for my upcoming 2016 Fantasy - i booked 7a for $7400 so 10% increase year over year
i'm looking at downgrading to 9a....with no veradah..or switching to RCCL for verhanda and Eastern Itinerary for $5000

 

[TestingH2O]

Dream 02/17
2A with OBB no ins no transfers
8a - $1521

 

[disneymagicgirl]

4/9/17 magic southern
2A/4K (17, 9, 7, 15m)
Connecting 7As
No insur/tx and no OBB

$14,148


Lol. I knew I wouldn't book after pricing started coming in yesterday. We could literally fly to Europe and do a med sailing on the shoulder seasons (incl airfare) for about the same price. They are off their rocker!

 

[Wish I lived in Fl]

Fantasy February 18, 2017
Cat 5E: 2 adult, 1 child 14 no ins no OBB $5,650.74

Fantasy April 15, 2017
Cat 4E: 2 adult, 1 child 15 no ins no OBB $7,519.74

 

[cdoc29]

Fantasy Feb. 25th 2017

Cat 4E: 2A 2K with OBB no ins or trans $5198.60

 

[RedskinFan]

Fantasy 1/21/15
07A 2A 2C (8,10) no ins/no trans/no OBB

$4692.32

 

[mab2012]

Only up to 2 pages by 1pm ET. I guess people aren't too excited about the itinerary's. After 11 cruises I see nothing that interests me. I couldn't pay those prices just to cruise. I would need a really exciting itinerary to get me to pay those prices. DCL's bread and butter is the first time cruises that want the Disney experience so I'm sure these will sell.

I just called DCL to book using an OBB placeholder. (When I tried to do it online, it just kept kicking me back to the "retrieve reservation" page; when I mentioned this to the CM, her response implied that this is expected.) I was on hold for about 45 minutes, so call volume is not exactly low. When I eventually got through, the CM told me that it was her first 2017 reservation. She said that bookings were really slow yesterday; they had lots of inquiries about summer 2017, but not much interest in the earlier dates.

As for price:

Fantasy - March 18, 2017 - 7N Western
Cat 5E
2A/2K (8, 11) - $5719.92 ($1858.50/$762.30, taxes $478.32)
includes OBB / no transfers / no insurance

For comparison, we booked a Fantasy 5E Eastern in March 2014 for $5645 (no OBB), and Magic 5C 7-day Dover/Barcelona this past summer for $6676 (w OBB). Both of those were opening day (for general public) prices. That Magic reservation was originally made on board for a March 2015 Caribbean cruise, and I recall the price being around $7000 with OBB, though that would have been well past opening day.

So while today's price is high, it's not drastically out of line with what we've seen over the past few years. For us, the drop in the CAD makes the actual cruise fare difference look almost insignificant.

Personally, I think you're right. These cruises will sell, eventually, but probably not to people who have done it 11 times already. At the same time, I'd take the slower booking rates and my own price history as indications that Disney's ability to continue to raise rates is limited, at least for status quo / non-holiday itineraries.

 

[Ofinn]

I just called DCL to book using an OBB placeholder. (When I tried to do it online, it just kept kicking me back to the "retrieve reservation" page; when I mentioned this to the CM, her response implied that this is expected.) I was on hold for about 45 minutes, so call volume is not exactly low. When I eventually got through, the CM told me that it was her first 2017 reservation. She said that bookings were really slow yesterday; they had lots of inquiries about summer 2017, but not much interest in the earlier dates.

As for price:

Fantasy - March 18, 2017 - 7N Western
Cat 5E
2A/2K (8, 11) - $5719.92 ($1858.50/$762.30, taxes $478.32)
includes OBB / no transfers / no insurance

For comparison, we booked a Fantasy 5E Eastern in March 2014 for $5645 (no OBB), and Magic 5C 7-day Dover/Barcelona this past summer for $6676 (w OBB). Both of those were opening day (for general public) prices. That Magic reservation was originally made on board for a March 2015 Caribbean cruise, and I recall the price being around $7000 with OBB, though that would have been well past opening day.

So while today's price is high, it's not drastically out of line with what we've seen over the past few years. For us, the drop in the CAD makes the actual cruise fare difference look almost insignificant.

Personally, I think you're right. These cruises will sell, eventually, but probably not to people who have done it 11 times already. At the same time, I'd take the slower booking rates and my own price history as indications that Disney's ability to continue to raise rates is limited, at least for status quo / non-holiday itineraries.

Good I'm glad bookings are slow. Hopefully they can't sell out these cruises. Maybe it will inspire DCL to get creative and come up with some different itinerary's in the future.

 

[5forDis]

February 25-March 4, 2017
Category 4B
2 Adults/3 Children
Disney Transfers – Not Included
Travel Insurance – Not Included
Does include our OBB
Total: $6,378.55

 

[Quellman]

All Prices are without any credits, transfers or insurance

February 4th Fantasy Westbound
2A,1C (3) - 11c @ $1141, $1141, $700 Total $3,340.74
2A, 1C (3) - 5e @ $1358, $1358, $700 Total $3,774.74
2A, 1C (3) - 00V @ $3,542 $3,542 $1,365 Total $8,807.74

February 11th Fantasy Eastbound
2A,1C (3) - 11c @ $1421, $1421, $847 Total $3,978.05
2A, 1C (3) - 5e @ $1638, $1638, $847 Total $4,412.05
2A, 1C (3) - 00V @ $3,668 $3,668 $1,617 Total $9242.05



Observations: Either there have been a lot of bookings for these sailings already or Disney is holding back some rooms. On the westbound, the 5e category already has slim pickings. Had to go to deck 9 to great one. The concierge sailings for both only had a few bump out rooms available. Oddly enough there was more availability starboard, which I would assume would fill up first as you back into Castaway most times. Go figure. For us, the prices aren't totally crazy. The 5e particularly is not too shabby when we compared it with the VGT rate we sailed on last year in October.

 

[Disney Mama]

Booked this morning-

Fantasy - 7 night Eastern Caribbean - January 28, 2017 thru February 4th, 2017

Category 5A
2 Adults -1423.80 each - total 2847.60
taxes, fees- 192.70
no insurance, no transfers
with OBB
3,040.30

Category 11A
2 Adults -1152.90 each - total 2305.80
taxes, fees - 192.70
no insurance, no transfers
with OBB
2,498.50

197.81/per person/night

Last cruise - Magic - Western Caribbean January 25, 2015 same room categories - 184.32/per person/night