Anyone remember Fall Fantasy Rates

[Eeyore1928]

These were so good for the 7 night. We took 2 this way. I remember getting cat 6 for 1,000.00 per person. What ever happened to that promotion?

 

[Michelle]

DCL built the savings into Early Booking Savings instead. There also are occasional extra savings on Cat. 11 staterooms on certain sailings too.

 

[Eeyore1928]

Even with the early booking savings the rate now is 2775! That is quite a bit higher than the Fall Fantasy. The is for the same cruise/same date!

 

[Lloyd Dobler]

The old in-elastic demand curve in action. If they can sell it for $1500, why sell it for $1000? On our first cruise, we had a category 5 on the eastern for $999pp. Now, you're lucky to get cat. 7 for $1400 when booking a year out.

I can just about take two cruises on another line for what it costs to take one on DCL. I like DCL a lot, and have cruised with them more often than with other lines, but they are fast pricing themselves out of the market. At least my market

 

[Mary Anne]

I'm glad you bought this up. We took the fall fantasy cruise in 2000. I don't remember what we paid, but I'm thinking it was well under $3500 for the 4 of us - (2 adults and 2 kids at athat point in time)

To be honest I keep looking at the cruise prices and no way can I justify paying what they want for a 7 day cruise for the 4 of us even with discounts.

I love Disney, I'm DVC but I have to say we'll be going to Alaska on Holland American before we sail on Disney again. Sad, I wonder how many other people they've lost because of their higher prices.

 

[westjones]

The prices in September 2004 aren't too bad. I just booked a 7 Day,Cat. 10 for 4 of us for $2700.

Check prices in September, October and February. Those months seem to be the lowest. We would never be able to cruise during the regular months! They are almost double the cost.
DJ

 

[Eeyore1928]

9/04 price for cat 6 2775.00 for 2 adults 1 infant no ins. no transfers no air

9/00 2000.00 for all the same but just 2 adults

I am pricing against other lines and DCL is much higher

 

[westjones]

I remember someone saying they raised the prices of the veranda rooms for all cruises earlier this year. So, yes, the prices are really high for those catagories. We have never had a Cat. 6 room and had thought about trying it sometime until the prices went up, so now we are sticking with the Cat. 11 or 10 rooms.

DJ

 

[callahanjulie10]

This is what I don't understand... people always say DCL is so much more expensive BUT everytime that I have tried to book on another ship, DCL beats their prices. I have gone on DCL in May/June (Memorial week), twice over Labor Day week Aug/Sept, once in October over Columbus week, and this time we are going over 4th of July week June/July.
I have seen other cruises that have last minute specials that are reall cheap BUT I am a pre-planner and couldn't do this. We are looking into booking RCCL next year and for a comparable room it is going to cost us MORE. The adults prices are equivilant to DCL but the kids prices ar $749 + gov't taxes!

 

[Eeyore1928]

Julie which cruise? I have been looking for 2 days and every line except Princess beats DCL prices for verandah rooms! It is making it hard to convince DH to fork over the extra 500$ just to go on DCL, but I am trying!

 

[callahanjulie10]

RCCL Mariner of the Seas out of Port Canaveral- March 2004! But it is most of RCCLs new Voyager, Explorer, Navigator, and Mariner of the Seas.
Also- the rooms are smaller than DCL but we are looking for something new for DD- this next cruise (June 28) will be her 3rd time in the same kids programs- which is why we are letting her take a friend this time. Before you book- make sure it isn't an older ship- even with DCL doing constant maintenance and pulling the ship once a year - there is still some wear and tear. Many of the cruiselines buy used ships and rename them- will refurbish them once every 5 or so years. To get a great ship- such as DCL- you have to pay more than say a Carnival ship that is 15 or 20 years old!
I would change my ressies to DCL and not have any worries about it not being worth the extra $$$. Unless it is a new ship- their is no comparsion.

 

[Viking]

We booked a 7-Day-Western, Cat 7 with Navigator's Verandah for Oct 11 2003 in January 2002 at $2500.
Two years ago we got the Fall Fantasy rebate of $440 applied for our 2001 Eastern and ended up at about $2300 for the same stateroom. So it is a $200 rise in two years, which I consider acceptable.