Lowest rate you have ever gotten for a cruise..

[Soccer Princess]

What is the cheapest rate you have recieved for a Disney Cruise?
What ship, category, time of year???

Thanks

 

[prymsu]

$2600 for three people in a cat four, first full week of january 2002. plus we got a voucher for the three day 99 dollar cruise...

 

[inkkognito]

That $99 voucher has got to be the BEST rate. Unfortuntely, even with all our cruises, we didn't get one because we only do the 3-days and it was for 4 and 7-day cruisers. I am sooooo jealous because on one of our Sept. cruises we'll be paying full fare when lots of other lucky dogs will be there on the $99 rate (and in higher categories too)! Oh well, it's still worth the $$.
Barb
Visit the Platinum Castaway Club at: www.castawayclub.com

 

[Niagara2]

$2100 Fall Fantasy Plus in Sept 2001 for 4 in Catagory 4 plus went in January for alittle more and got the $99 voucher that we will use in November the week before Thanksgiving. I figure we got 17 days of cruising for less than the price of 7 during high season.

 

[PiperG]

Hi all,

We are still a little new at this and want to continue with many DCL vacations in the future.

PRYMSU: How did you get that great rate? Did your TA find it for you?

INKKOGNITO: How do you get these $99 vouchers and what exactly are they good for?

 

[infobahn]

$0 on a cat 9 on the Magic - April 2001 - it was a prize.
Our next cruise will be 50% off of the price, which means we will have to open up our wallets for this one!

 

[inkkognito]

PiperG,
I'm not sure of all the details on the $99 vouchers, but I do know that they were given out to people who took a 4-day or 7-day cruise in January. They allow you to return for $99 later this year between certain dates in the category in which you originally sailed. Pretty sweeeet!!
Barb
Visit the Platinum Castaway Club at: www.castawayclub.com

 

[mmouse37]

Socceer Princess.....don't you just love that line from John Mayer's song. I love that whole CD!!!! I hear he is going out with Jennifer Love Hewitt!!!

Sorry, I know it off topic, but just had to comment!!

MJ

 

[albiats]

Originally posted by PiperG
Hi all,

We are still a little new at this and want to continue with many DCL vacations in the future.

PRYMSU: How did you get that great rate? Did your TA find it for you?

INKKOGNITO: How do you get these $99 vouchers and what exactly are they good for?

I can answer the question you asked Prymsu because we were in a similar situation -

Last summer, DCL lowered prices on some cruises because of several unusual circumstances that happened at nearly the same time.

First, travel was slow because the stock market and economy were in slumps, with a lot of layoffs and cutbacks.

Second, the economy got worse by mid summer, travel was even slower. This spurred the discounts for the Fall. DCL had a Fall Fantasy and then had to follow with a Fall Fantasy Plus offer with additional discounts.

Third, the terrorist attacks came in September and travel slowed to almost zero. This made DCL have to announce the Sunshine Sailaway offer starting in early January, and because of the cancellations, they offered the $99 Fall bonus for 4 and 7 day cruises that started in January of 2002 as a further incentive.

Even after that, they had a price promotion that did not have a name. It just showed up when we checked the prices of cruises on the DCL Quote system and were very unusual. If you checked a 7 day cruise for January and entered the promo code for the Sunshine Sailaway offer, it would show $2700 for a cruise. If you did not enter a promo code at all, it would show $2200. This was very uncharacteristic for the way DCL did things in the past.

Anyway, the $99 cruise offer is a one time event, obviously. You had to pay the port taxes of $29 per adult, but the $99 and the $29 just about cover the costs that DCL incur for a 3 day cruise, so it is a non-profit event for the cruise line.

They have since changed the way they price cruises and they're going for the Early Booking Savings now, so it looks like the best bet is to book as far in advance as possible.

But conventional wisdom and a hopeful attitude says to keep checking the prices for dates you're interested in and to be ready to accept a good offer, if it appears. In the past, we've been able to have a cruise repriced to the lower amount instead of having to cancel and rebook it when a 'sale' occurs.

hope that helps

 

[iloverags2]

Our best deal was back in Feb. 2000 with a FL resident special. $700 total for two adults and one teen (considered a child still back then) in a category 10 (we were upgraded to a 7! I'm still waiting for something like this again, which will never happen! LOL). This was a 3-night cruise on the Magic, which we booked about one month in advance.

 

[IrishCowboy]

Jan 19, 2002. Cat 6 for 4 was $2240.....plus we received $200 onboard credit and $99 cruise.

Albiats is correct. It pays to check on prices everyday. They will change.

 

[prymsu]

when we first booked our cruise, the price came to right around 4000.00. We booked through AAA. Well, because i learned how to check the price from this board, I checked all the time for price reductions, and when i found I notified AAA, and they in turn put the wheels in motion so that we would get a refund check. We also had $100 shipboard credit, and a $100 rebate after our travel was complete, so I was very happy with the outcome.

 

[perdidobay]

I paid $1275 for two adults on the 4 night cruise in Jan, cat 6. that is including trip insurance and port fees. That was a great price plus I got the $99 vouchers for our upcoming Oct 17 3 night cruise so the total cost for Cat 6 in Oct is $256 dollars!

 

[Soccer Princess]

Thanks for all your comments !! Hopefully I can get a good deal for early 2003 ???

Oh and by the way mmouse37-- I LOVE JOHN MAYER !! He is an amazing singer. Saw him in Concert on April 30-- a great (and hilarious) live show.

 

[RIDISNEYLOVERS]

This probably sounds silly - but I cannot check the DCL website for our cruise - it seems as if it is SOLD OUT!! I believe if your cruise is sold out for your dates you will no longer be able to "get a quote" to check prices. Am I correct in my thinking? Where else can you check prices?

We booked our cruise last June for our upcoming trip in November (17 months in advance) and we have 3 people (2 adults and 1 toddler) in a cat. 5 doing the 7 day land/sea (3 nights at the CR and 4 nights on the Wonder) for $3,360.25 - and I thought I got a good rate

I really wish DCL had their Fall Fantasy promo this year!! Seems like business is booming, afterall, they are not offering anymore promos only the early booking and the stateroom credit if you book onboard.

Lisa

 

[prymsu]

another way to check. I saw this last year when i first came to this board. If it appears that your cabin type is sold out, then try to change the estimate from two adults one child to two adults, and 0 children. Sometimes there is a restriction on the number of folks that the ship can carry.

Hope this makes sense. When i did it this way, our rates came up, and by george they were lower for the same category.

 

[RIDISNEYLOVERS]

prymsu: yeah I already tried that - nothing will come up. We have quite a few 2 adult travelers in the same stateroom category, so I figured I could just look at their rate, however, nothing comes up for our cruise dates.

We are doing the land/sea package so I don't know if that could affect the quote.

Thanks for your help.

Lisa