2015 sail dates?

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

Me to! Can't wait till the dates come out so I can get on with life!

oh no because when the dates come out the planning obsessive phase starts lol...

 

[mastalink]

I'm still holding out hope for another hawaii one

 

[ThereYouSeeHer]

I'm still holding out hope for another hawaii one

Here was some interesting information about Hawaii that Scott recently posted on his blog: http://disneycruiselineblog.com/2014/01/disney-wonder-schedule-sail-hawaii-2015.

 

[Zeppelin]

here's my conspiracy theory; DCL raised the prices significantly during the early seasons 2015 cruises- they may not be selling as well as hoped hence they are reconsidering/reconfiguring the pricing....

then again maybe they sold better than expected at the higher rates and they're doing the same....

 

[IBelieveInTheMagic]

here's my conspiracy theory; DCL raised the prices significantly during the early seasons 2015 cruises- they may not be selling as well as hoped hence they are reconsidering/reconfiguring the pricing....

then again maybe they sold better than expected at the higher rates and they're doing the same....

I was holding out hope for that but that doesn't appear to be the case. Our Spring break cruise (4/4/15) on the Fantasy has already *GONE UP* since we booked opening day (11/13/13?). It was already like 34% higher than 2014 which was bad enough, but clearly they feel the need to increase it already! Every cabin is showing increased since opening day - geesh. We have this booked as a "dummy" that we will move hopefully once we book Alaska for 2015 if the prices are "reasonable". I don't mind a little increase but won't be paying 30% more.

Not sure it was mentioned, but RCCL released their Alaska 2015 sailings today for those interested in comparing. Their prices haven't gone up that much since the prior year so that's a good thing (if DCL is watching and comparing).

I feel like they are waiting this out for their own reasons and the rumors people are getting from c/m's on ships and the phone lines about March seem to be happening more and more so that's what I'm counting on now.

Heather

 

[MND]

I was holding out hope for that but that doesn't appear to be the case. Our Spring break cruise (4/4/15) on the Fantasy has already *GONE UP* since we booked opening day (11/13/13?). It was already like 34% higher than 2014 which was bad enough, but clearly they feel the need to increase it already! Every cabin is showing increased since opening day - geesh. We have this booked as a "dummy" that we will move hopefully once we book Alaska for 2015 if the prices are "reasonable". I don't mind a little increase but won't be paying 30% more.

Not sure it was mentioned, but RCCL released their Alaska 2015 sailings today for those interested in comparing. Their prices haven't gone up that much since the prior year so that's a good thing (if DCL is watching and comparing).

I feel like they are waiting this out for their own reasons and the rumors people are getting from c/m's on ships and the phone lines about March seem to be happening more and more so that's what I'm counting on now.

Heather

The DCL prices have gone up for the cruise you are looking at because demand has been strong. Disney is in the business to make money. Walt didn't structure his business as a charity.

Mike

 

[Lorilais_mommie]

The DCL prices have gone up for the cruise you are looking at because demand has been strong. Disney is in the business to make money. Walt didn't structure his business as a charity. Mike

I bet Those dates also fall along others spring breaks as well..
Normally here in New England We don't get our spring break around Easter, we get out around paritorts day.

Now last year it just happen to fall at the same time. Air flights out of Boston were $450!

 

[awilliams4]

The DCL prices have gone up for the cruise you are looking at because demand has been strong. Disney is in the business to make money. Walt didn't structure his business as a charity.

Mike

You mean Roy didn't structure their business as a charity. Without Roy, Walt's plans would never have materialized financially.

 

[IBelieveInTheMagic]

The DCL prices have gone up for the cruise you are looking at because demand has been strong. Disney is in the business to make money. Walt didn't structure his business as a charity.

Mike

Understood and agree! Just a bit of sticker shock to see it jump that high. I'm in the camp, I'm afraid to see the rest of 2015 for this exact reason!

Heather

 

[MND]

You mean Roy didn't structure their business as a charity. Without Roy, Walt's plans would never have materialized financially.

I agree. Roy was the money man, but Walt liked money as well.

Mike

 

[dsnydaddy]

The DCL prices have gone up for the cruise you are looking at because demand has been strong. Disney is in the business to make money. Walt didn't structure his business as a charity.

Mike

This has been my point all along. There's a number of weeks in the first four months of the year that are actually high demand weeks. As a result the prices really jumped on them. The rest of the year will see some peak weeks in the summer too. But, I'm willing to bet that some of the weeks that are historically soft for DCL will not be price altogether more than last year.

Understood and agree! Just a bit of sticker shock to see it jump that high. I'm in the camp, I'm afraid to see the rest of 2015 for this exact reason!

Heather

Quite the contrary, I think that late May/early June and Sept/Oct will be priced much more reasonably. There are not major out-of-school holidays to make those months jump up in price.

 

[su_A_ve]

This has been my point all along. There's a number of weeks in the first four months of the year that are actually high demand weeks. As a result the prices really jumped on them. The rest of the year will see some peak weeks in the summer too. But, I'm willing to bet that some of the weeks that are historically soft for DCL will not be price altogether more than last year.



Quite the contrary, I think that late May/early June and Sept/Oct will be priced much more reasonably. There are not major out-of-school holidays to make those months jump up in price.

High season starts at the end of May, when school is out for the southern states.

Also, note that prices will fluctuate more now that those booking on board will be tempted to sail within 18 months instead of pushing it to two years due to the recent OBB changes...

 

[dsnydaddy]

Wow! End of May. That's foreign to me. Historically ours let out late June.

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

Every morning I promise myself I won't look...every morning I fail... April 2015 and nothing beyond hits me like a wall ( dramatic look and possible gaze off camera in an oscar moment )

 

[ML_LovesDisney]

Every morning I promise myself I won't look...every morning I fail... April 2015 and nothing beyond hits me like a wall ( dramatic look and possible gaze off camera in an oscar moment )

We were just on the Magic, and went to Future Cruise Desk to look into summer 2015 which weren't out yet. I asked the CM when she thought they would be out and she even seemed frustrated with the delay. She said she hoped by mid-March

 

[tajz90]

Wow! End of May. That's foreign to me. Historically ours let out late June.

Yep, end of May for the Southerners! Except... Not this year thanks to the polar vortex. June 3rd now!

 

[KristiMc]

Yep, end of May for the Southerners! Except... Not this year thanks to the polar vortex. June 3rd now!

Not just Southerners get out early. We are in Ohio and our last day is June 3rd. We use to get out the last week in May but they have changed the calendar a bit the last couple years.

 

[tajz90]

Not just Southerners get out early. We are in Ohio and our last day is June 3rd. We use to get out the last week in May but they have changed the calendar a bit the last couple years.

Ours has adjusted as well. We used to get out before Memorial Day, but now we have to go a couple of days afterward, but never into June.

 

[Stitch'sCousin]

Up here in Ontario, our last day is June 27th this year. (Of course, we don't go back until the Tuesday after Labour Day.)

 

[Prose]

Out around June 1, back to school around August 1 here. Fortunately, we get a 2-week break in Oct, so that's when we like to sail. I would love to see a Southern Caribbean route in October of 2015!