Current *GT/MTO/FLR Discounts!

[Whimsical1995]

The problem is that Texas schools make it very challenging for students who miss school to catch up. Schools get $ from the state based on daily attendance. The school districts have indirect ways of discouraging parents from taking their kids out of school for any length of time.

If DCL would sail out of Galveston in the summer, the boats would be full.

I would love for a summer sail out of Galveston. But we are doing just that, taking our kids out for our Dec 2 cruise. Not a real problem as long as your kid isn't out all the time. At least in our district.

 

[Ofinn]

December 2 is the cruise we are on. I am hoping to upgrade for cheap. They just came out with military rates so hopefully it will sale more. I sure hope they don't take away Galveston it helps me afford it by not having to pay for flights and hotels. I read that the ones out of Florida have lots of rooms sold on the Florida discount which isn't the case the case with Galveston v

Good luck. We did this cruise last year and had a blast. It was a really fun cruise. Lots of friendly, laid back people from Texas on our cruise. Galveston is a neat little Island. I would love to visit when it's warmer. We hit a cold snap. I would do it again next year if they offer discounts again. We don't live in Texas, but it's an easy flight from the West Coast.

 

[::danielle::]

I would love for a summer sail out of Galveston. But we are doing just that, taking our kids out for our Dec 2 cruise. Not a real problem as long as your kid isn't out all the time. At least in our district.

I'm envious that your school district is so easy going! We took my son out for a week 2 years ago (4th grade at the time). We couldn't get a copy of the missed assignments nor could he join the kids who were being tutored to learn what he missed. He struggled to catch up for the rest of the grading period. We vowed never to do again.

 

[lillygator]

for our 12/10 cruise there are guarantee rates for inside and verandas, 11c, 11b, 06b, 06a, 05e....

 

[dmunsil]

for our 12/10 cruise there are guarantee rates for inside and verandas, 11c, 11b, 06b, 06a, 05e....

Those are regular-priced guarantee fares (GTY). The fares people are looking for are the discounted restricted guarantee fares (IGT, OGT, VGT).

 

[Huskiesrule]

What's the chance of the 11/25 Wonder out of Galveston going on sale? I've got family that could do GT or military but I told them not to book at the price you see now.

 

[dmunsil]

What's the chance of the 11/25 Wonder out of Galveston going on sale? I've got family that could do GT or military but I told them not to book at the price you see now.

Seems highly unlikely to me. There are not very many rooms available and a fair number of categories are in guarantee status. They aren't going to need discounts to sell it out. Plus they've already started releasing December discounts, which makes it less likely that they'll go back and add November dates. It could happen, but I wouldn't hold your breath.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

I'm really surprised that the 10/15 on the fantasy never went MTO. Glad I grabbed that VGT after all!

 

[houseofduck]

I'm really surprised that the 10/15 on the fantasy never went MTO. Glad I grabbed that VGT after all!

I'm happy you didn't wait for the MTO too!

 

[houseofduck]

It's been a long time since the last update. I saw some new discounts this morning. My color coding is based on my last update.

FLR (6)

10/8/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise from PC with Halloween on the High Seas FLR/I $2,634 FLR/O $2,732 FLR/V (changed)
10/22/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise from PC with Halloween on the High Seas FLR/I $2,480 FLR/O $2,704 FLR/V $2,844 (changed)
11/5/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise from PC FLR/I $2,802 FLR/O $2,872 FLR/V $2,998 (new)
11/11/2016 Magic, 5-Night Very Merrytime Eastern Caribbean Cruise from San Juan to Miami FLR/I FLR/O $1,814 FLR/V (new)
12/4/2016 Magic 7-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise from Miami FLR/I $2,156 FLR/O $2,352 FLR/V (new)
12/23/2016 Magic 7-Night Very Merrytime Eastern Caribbean Cruise from Miami FLR/I $3,272 FLR/O $3,832 FLR/V $4,952 (new)

 

[houseofduck]

MTO (9)
10/7/2016 Magic, 8-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York MTO/I $3,005 MTO/O $3,485 MTO/V $4,269
10/15/2016 Magic, 7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York MTO/I $2,404 MTO/O $2,838 MTO/V $3,440
10/22/2016 Magic, 7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York MTO/I $2,404 MTO/O $2,838 MTO/V $3,440 (changed)
10/29/2016 Magic, 7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York MTO/I $2,404 MTO/O $2,978 MTO/V $3,440 (changed)
11/5/2016 Magic, 6-Night Very Merrytime Eastern Caribbean Cruise from New York to San Juan MTO/I $2,048 MTO/O $2,444 MTO/V $2,888 (new)
10/8/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise from PC with Halloween on the High Seas MTO/I $2,634 MTO/O $2,732 MTO/V (changed)
10/22/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise from PC with Halloween on the High Seas MTO/I $2,480 MTO/O $2,704 MTO/V $2,844 (new)
11/5/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise from PC MTO/I $2,802 MTO/O $2,872 MTO/V $2,998 (new)
12/2/2016 Wonder, 7-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise from Galveston MTO/I MTO/O $1,884 MTO/V $2,234 (new)

 

[houseofduck]

CAN (4)
10/7/2016 Magic, 8-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York CAN/I CAN/O $3,713 CAN/V $4,661
10/15/2016 Magic, 7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York CAN/I CAN/O $3,016 CAN/V $3,667
10/22/2016 Magic, 7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York CAN/I CAN/O $3,016 CAN/V $3,489
10/29/2016 Magic, 7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York CAN/I CAN/O $3,174 CAN/V $3,478

 

[houseofduck]

*GT (9)
10/15/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral with Halloween on the High Seas IGT $2,698 OGT VGT $2,978
10/29/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral with Halloween on the High Seas IGT $2,544 OGT $2,614 VGT $2,754
11/26/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral IGT $2,642 OGT $2,754 VGT $3,090 (new)
10/7/2016 Magic, 8-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York IGT $3,389 OGT $3,933 VGT $4,829
10/29/2016 Magic, 7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York IGT $2,614 OGT $3,356 VGT $3,678
11/11/2016 Magic, 5-Night Very Merrytime Eastern Caribbean Cruise from San Juan to Miami IGT $1,824 OGT $1,954 VGT $2,384 (new)
11/27/2016 Magic, 7-Night Very Merrytime Eastern Caribbean Cruise from Miami IGT $2,297 OGT $2,535 VGT $2,885 (new)
11/18/2016 Wonder, 7-Night Very Merrytime Bahamian Cruise from Galveston IGT OGT VGT $3,948 (new)
12/2/2016 Wonder, 7-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise from Galveston IGT $1,882 OGT $2,141 VGT $2.582 (new)

I may have missed some of the *GT rates, but these are the ones I saw.

 

[panthyra]

*GT (9)
10/15/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral with Halloween on the High Seas IGT $2,698 OGT VGT $2,978
10/29/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral with Halloween on the High Seas IGT $2,544 OGT $2,614 VGT $2,754
11/26/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral IGT $2,642 OGT $2,754 VGT $3,090 (new)
10/7/2016 Magic, 8-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York IGT $3,389 OGT $3,933 VGT $4,829
10/29/2016 Magic, 7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York IGT $2,614 OGT $3,356 VGT $3,678
11/11/2016 Magic, 5-Night Very Merrytime Eastern Caribbean Cruise from San Juan to Miami IGT $1,824 OGT $1,954 VGT $2,384 (new)
11/27/2016 Magic, 7-Night Very Merrytime Eastern Caribbean Cruise from Miami IGT $2,297 OGT $2,535 VGT $2,885 (new)
11/18/2016 Wonder, 7-Night Very Merrytime Bahamian Cruise from Galveston IGT OGT VGT $3,948 (new)
12/2/2016 Wonder, 7-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise from Galveston IGT $1,882 OGT $2,141 VGT $2.582 (new)

I may have missed some of the *GT rates, but these are the ones I saw.

Any sense if Nov 5th Fantasy will go GT. Or will they stop at FL and MTO?

 

[Dominique Santone]

*GT (9)
10/15/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral with Halloween on the High Seas IGT $2,698 OGT VGT $2,978
10/29/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral with Halloween on the High Seas IGT $2,544 OGT $2,614 VGT $2,754
11/26/2016 Fantasy, 7-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral IGT $2,642 OGT $2,754 VGT $3,090 (new)
10/7/2016 Magic, 8-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York IGT $3,389 OGT $3,933 VGT $4,829
10/29/2016 Magic, 7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from New York IGT $2,614 OGT $3,356 VGT $3,678
11/11/2016 Magic, 5-Night Very Merrytime Eastern Caribbean Cruise from San Juan to Miami IGT $1,824 OGT $1,954 VGT $2,384 (new)
11/27/2016 Magic, 7-Night Very Merrytime Eastern Caribbean Cruise from Miami IGT $2,297 OGT $2,535 VGT $2,885 (new)
11/18/2016 Wonder, 7-Night Very Merrytime Bahamian Cruise from Galveston IGT OGT VGT $3,948 (new)
12/2/2016 Wonder, 7-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise from Galveston IGT $1,882 OGT $2,141 VGT $2.582 (new)

I may have missed some of the *GT rates, but these are the ones I saw.

Any idea if the 12/3 Eastern Caribbean cruise from Port Canaveral will be released for GT? I am interested in booking if the price is right! Thank you

 

[lillygator]

thoughts on whether the 12/10 fantasy will have florida resident rates?

 

[houseofduck]

Any sense if Nov 5th Fantasy will go GT. Or will they stop at FL and MTO?

Usually, the *GTs are released before FLR and MTO, but the NY cruises had MTOs before or at the same time as the *GTs. So, it could happen. I find it odd that the inside rates for FLR and MTO are GTY for 11Cs only. There seems to quite a bit of availability in the other inside categories. If this cruise does get *GT rates, it would probably happen in the next week or two, with an IGT the most likely discount.

 

[houseofduck]

Any idea if the 12/3 Eastern Caribbean cruise from Port Canaveral will be released for GT? I am interested in booking if the price is right! Thank you

This one doesn't look good for a VGT. There are several categories in GTY already. There might be a chance for an IGT, but it is still a little early to see one. I wouldn't expect to see a discount until early October, if they release one.

 

[houseofduck]

thoughts on whether the 12/10 fantasy will have florida resident rates?

I think there's a good chance for a FLR/V on this one. The ocean views and insides don't have much showing as available, but there are plenty of verandas available. Plus, the Easterns on the Fantasy have been getting FLR discounts.

 

[TeamH5]

What do you think the chances of the 12/12 Disney Dream going MTO will be?? We're debating that cruise, but wanting to wait. Looks like a couple of years ago they offered an MTO, but I couldn't find anything on last year around the same time.

Also, how can we see what the current availability is on any given ship and sail date? I see you posting that a particular cruise doesn't look very full right now, but where are you getting that info from?

Thanks!