tigger2002
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My personal opinion is that they are trying to get everyone comfortable with the higher prices so that when they release future discounts, that, compared to years past are not really discounts, that a sense of urgency is created to book this "special" rate or risk losing it and either being shut out of taking a cruise entirely or having to pay the new jacked up prices. The Florida Resident discount that they are offering for the October 31 cruise on the Fantasy is a joke, but it is so discounted from the full price rate that it appears as though it is a deal. I wish that we could all just go on strike for a while and force them to deal with the nonsense that they have pulled over the last few months, but it will not happen.
The ships are full so they can charge any price they want. Disney, like most cruise lines, keep saying that the cost are going up all of the time while oil is at record lows and inflation is less than 2% (according to the government). We have been on numerous Disney cruises but just can't pay that much anymore, so we are going to Alaska next year with Royal Caribbean. Sad but true.
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