Latest you ever booked?

[CSX2]

Thinking of booking a cruise soon as a surprise for the family. Wondering what is the latest anyone has tried to book a cruise and managed to get a reservation.

 

[lsmac]

Well let's see this next cruise (in one week) was booked in late September. In fact, I had to pay full amount right away as we were at the 60 day mark!

Lisa

 

[AnnMorin]

In fact I was trying to sell my best buddy on it., they have cat 11 cabins going for only $629.00 pp! We are at the 30 day mark. I would think they accept ressies up until a few days prior to boarding, I know they will not take "walk ups"

 

[Disneymommie]

We booked our cruise for last Aug about 3 to 4 weeks before we saled. We booked a cat 11 gty and got a cat 8 handicapped room. I guess they probably take them up to about a week or so out. good luck

 

[bigsky]

I just read that someone booked a cruise yesterday and they were going on the Nov. 20th sail date! THat's close!

Laura

 

[vgaskin]

Our first one was right under the 60 day mark and this one was at the 6 month mark! I much prefer the 60 days, not as much waiting!

 

[4nana]

Our Mother Daughter cruise was booked 3 wks. prior to sailing!

 

[FLeisure]

We booked someone on a cruise yesterday that sails this weekend !

And contrary to popular opinion, it cost them more than it would have done a month ago. With cruising it's about supply and demand. IMO, the best prices are obtained well in advance for the popular cruises.

 

[gshoemate]

We booked yesterday for sailing on November 20th. But I would recommend booking as soon as you can. If I would of booked just 3 days earlier I could of gotten a Cat. 11 which is what we wanted. But I was 3 days late and had to go with a Cat 10 and pay an extra $400.00. And last I checked they had only 2 Cat. left, 5 and 9. So sooner is always better.

 

[jrabbit]

You cannot come into the terminal on the day of sailing and get a room. You might be able to book a room the day before. The 8 days in advance person (really nice surprise - can you surprise my family pleeeeeezzzzzeeee!) is the shortest that I have heard of.

 

[mcnuss]

I have a friend who booked a family of 5 on one week's notice - they even got one of those family suites. They paid an arm & a leg but they had no other way to do it (my friend had been working on a trial for months and did not know when she would be done..). The hardest part was getting all the BCs together; they had the kids' but not their own!

 

[sushilover]

I think it depends on the time of year you are booking. I tried to book a 4-day cruise on the Wonder in 2001 and was told that the ship was sold out of quads - although the staterooms hold 4 people, we would have to book 2 staterooms for 4 people. This was March for a July sailing.

 

[WVMD]

We booked our first cruise 09/04/03 - we left on the Wonder on 09/25/03. Had to book directly with DCL - and of course- only had 24 hours to cancel.