Current *GT/MTO/FLR Discounts!

[Ofinn]

Yay for a GT rate! We cruised for the first time in Feb without a verandah, and we really didn't miss it as much as a thought. The scary part about booking IGT or OGT is location. There are a lot of noisy rooms on deck 2. We lucked out and got a 9a. The ways DCL pricing is going though I've decided I can't be fussy at some point I'll probably find myself in an inside room.

 

[ScottakaMickey]

We are thinking of jumping Disney ship for less expensive option of RC. It just doesn't seem like the *GT rates are going to happen for early Sept

Yep. Already booked an RC. Late Sept. JS for a price less than a Cat5 on DCL. Just didn't see FLR rates being likely.

 

[momof2n2]

glad I was back on to find it. Hopefully they will throw a MTO on the Panama Cruise. If the offer a MTO for Veranda I am booking!

Oh I hope you get it!!!!!

 

[tigger2002]

Yep. Already booked an RC. Late Sept. JS for a price less than a Cat5 on DCL. Just didn't see FLR rates being likely.

Which ship are you on? I have noticed that if you go with a comparable RC in a comparable size room that they are not much cheaper. True?

 

[ScottakaMickey]

Which ship are you on? I have noticed that if you go with a comparable RC in a comparable size room that they are not much cheaper. True?

Freedom of the Seas. Also out of PC. If you compare Oasis class to Disney they are close, but Freedom Class and others in the same size as Dream on Disney RC is cheaper. But it does vary, so always good to shop and compare.

 

[Ofinn]

I'm keeping my finger crossed some GT rates pop up for you all. We decided to postpone a Europe trip until 2017. I booked Alaska for May 2016. I know this is cruise that will most likely have GT rates, but I didn't want to take any chances, and the price is still pretty good because it's May. I really hope they continue the discounts or we'll find ourselves priced out at some point. Good luck to you.

 

[DisneyJenn23]

VGT is available for August 10th Dream Cruise. Just in case anyone was looking!

 

[Tooth Fairy]

WOW that August 10th Dream VGT was more than I was expecting We will not cruise this fall Rented points for a deluxe stay even with dining and tickets and a spa visit we are spending a lot less!!

 

[OSUZorba]

Is there a DCL website that shows the GTY's? I know there use to be but now all I can find now are the FLR and MTO pages.

 

[DisneyJenn23]

WOW that August 10th Dream VGT was more than I was expecting We will not cruise this fall Rented points for a deluxe stay even with dining and tickets and a spa visit we are spending a lot less!!

Still so expensive!! Hoping for some cheaper rates this fall.

 

[DisneyJenn23]

Is there a DCL website that shows the GTY's? I know there use to be but now all I can find now are the FLR and MTO pages.

Not that I know of. I just go and look on the regular DCL page like I would if I was booking a cruise.

 

[OSUZorba]

Not that I know of. I just go and look on the regular DCL page like I would if I was booking a cruise.

Yeah that works when you are looking for a specific sailing. But not as good when you are willing to go when ever/where ever for a good value.

Maybe they had a dedicated page last year because they had so many of them in the fall.

 

[emilymad]

I had been watching the 9/18 Dream 3 night sailing. Earlier this week there were 2 outside categories available and 5-6 veranda categories available. Now there is only one veranda category available. Did that many people book overnight? I doubt.

 

[gotomu212]

I had been watching the 9/18 Dream 3 night sailing. Earlier this week there were 2 outside categories available and 5-6 veranda categories available. Now there is only one veranda category available. Did that many people book overnight? I doubt.

This is obviously just a theory but I think DCL is doing A LOT of private discounts right now to fill the September ships to keep the general public rates artificially high. I previously commented about the Sept 26 fantasy doing a cabin disappearing act within a couple of hours and the transatlantic is now sold out as of a week or two ago but when I had been looking there were a bunch still open (and I do the test reservations where you get to the select a stateroom part and don't just base it on number of categories).

There was also the other thread where the person reported a $500 fare for her family of four (tipping an infant thread). I think they way overshot on some of these fares and are trying to see if they keep the "expectation" of high fares will people go ahead and book instead of waiting for the GT rates. They said last year they were playing around with pricing structures and I think it got out of hand.

At this point some of these cruises are in the top end luxury cruise line bracket and while Disney is great, Crystery Cruise Line it is not. And, when I see trips around the world for only 3x more than a 7 day Alaska on the Wonder (albeit different staterooms) something has gone seriously off kilt.

 

[houseofduck]

This is obviously just a theory but I think DCL is doing A LOT of private discounts right now to fill the September ships to keep the general public rates artificially high. I previously commented about the Sept 26 fantasy doing a cabin disappearing act within a couple of hours and the transatlantic is now sold out as of a week or two ago but when I had been looking there were a bunch still open (and I do the test reservations where you get to the select a stateroom part and don't just base it on number of categories).

There was also the other thread where the person reported a $500 fare for her family of four (tipping an infant thread). I think they way overshot on some of these fares and are trying to see if they keep the "expectation" of high fares will people go ahead and book instead of waiting for the GT rates. They said last year they were playing around with pricing structures and I think it got out of hand.

At this point some of these cruises are in the top end luxury cruise line bracket and while Disney is great, Crystery Cruise Line it is not. And, when I see trips around the world for only 3x more than a 7 day Alaska on the Wonder (albeit different staterooms) something has gone seriously off kilt.

I noticed something similar on the May WBPC cruise. One day, there were multiple veranda categories with 6+ staterooms available in each category. The next day, there were only two veranda categories available. Then, each day, various veranda categories would appear and disappear.

Here's the link where I described what I saw for the WBPC cruise.

http://disboards.com/threads/availa...-suddenly-disappearing.3375047/#post-52987053

 

[emilymad]

This is obviously just a theory but I think DCL is doing A LOT of private discounts right now to fill the September ships to keep the general public rates artificially high. I previously commented about the Sept 26 fantasy doing a cabin disappearing act within a couple of hours and the transatlantic is now sold out as of a week or two ago but when I had been looking there were a bunch still open (and I do the test reservations where you get to the select a stateroom part and don't just base it on number of categories).

There was also the other thread where the person reported a $500 fare for her family of four (tipping an infant thread). I think they way overshot on some of these fares and are trying to see if they keep the "expectation" of high fares will people go ahead and book instead of waiting for the GT rates. They said last year they were playing around with pricing structures and I think it got out of hand.

At this point some of these cruises are in the top end luxury cruise line bracket and while Disney is great, Crystery Cruise Line it is not. And, when I see trips around the world for only 3x more than a 7 day Alaska on the Wonder (albeit different staterooms) something has gone seriously off kilt.

I definitely agree. I think DCL is trying to do away with *GT rates entirely. If you look back at this thread a year ago a lot of fall cruises had *GT. I will be watching to see if that continues.

The 3 night cruise we were watching is going for $1900 for 2 adults in a veranda. I can do a 7 day cruise on another line for the same money. DCL just isn't that special.

We have a cruise booked for January on the Fantasy. The same week last year went VGT. The current cruise price is $2k per person. Last years VGT was $2K for 2 people. I don't see we will see those type of VGT rates anytime soon.

I am interested to see how it plays out especially once the Oasis moves to PC.

 

[momof2n2]

I have to believe something is up when you compare to last year. But what is the point on not selling them *GT. Are they really that better off protecting their image than filling the ships?
We are doing NCL in May. I hope to do a DCL in 2017, but not at the prevailing rates. Nuh uh. If we can't score *GT, we'll be doing another NCL ship.

 

[PortMickey]

Something is up, Demand. All the Port Canaveral departures this year have been extremely full. They are just filling the ships with more full price customers. I guess the economy is picking up. Disney might have changed something in their system too, because cruisefish does not seem to be tracking things as accurately as last year. We went on a cruise last month that cruisefish showed only 50% sold a week out and it was completely sold out. We could not do a port upgrade because everything was completely full. I think everyone is getting frustrated because they might be watching reports with bad data, and it looks like some cruises should be on sale. I promise the ships are not going out half empty. Disney figured out the Seasonal Theming is really popular too. The Halloween, Christmas and Winter Star Wars cruises are during traditionally slow times and demand is way up. I am really hoping for some sales this Fall, but obviously there will be a lot less then last year.

 

[momof2n2]

well, God bless the folks that can afford these summer rates. My hat goes off to them.

 

[houseofduck]

The year before last year, there were no discounts in the spring and the summer. In the fall and winter, more discounts appeared. I wouldn't give up hope for discounts in fall and winter again.