Sailing in 2012 when do prices come out?

[SFRN97]

Hi DFIL will be retiring June 2011 and wants to take us on a Disney Cruise and Land Vacation He has asked me to do the research and booking as I am the Disney planner. Was wondering when can we book for 2012?

 

[SFRN97]

Sorry wrong post

 

[kcashner]

The answer to your question hasn't been announced yet, but based on previous years it should be the fall of 2010.

 

[williamson_ja]

We're sailing in March 2011 and are hoping we can book the new Fantasy by then!

 

[Pluto 2]

We're sailing in March 2011 and are hoping we can book the new Fantasy by then!

do not wait until your cruise to book. what you do is you go ahead and book when it starts selling. that way you get what you want.than when you are on your cruise you can transfer your reservation and keep everything the same. you will pay the going price for the cruise at the time it could of went up by than you just see what will give you the better price. its always good to have a dummy cruise booked.

 

[Kirbo]

do not wait until your cruise to book. what you do is you go ahead and book when it starts selling. that way you get what you want.than when you are on your cruise you can transfer your reservation and keep everything the same. you will pay the going price for the cruise at the time it could of went up by than you just see what will give you the better price. its always good to have a dummy cruise booked.

I'm sort of dum(b) and confused. Are you saying to book when the dates are first available and to rebook onboard? So, if the price goes up by the time you are onboard you still get the, one assumes, better price from before? (I'm confusing myself just writing that.)

Ok, so let's say in Oct the dates are released and you book cabin XYZ for $3000. Then you sail and rebook it in March. In March the price for your same room is now $4000. Do they give you the 10% onboard credit off of $3000? Or do you now have to pay the $4000 less the 10%?

:speak-slowly-to-me:

 

[mrosen]

I'm sort of dum(b) and confused. Are you saying to book when the dates are first available and to rebook onboard? So, if the price goes up by the time you are onboard you still get the, one assumes, better price from before? (I'm confusing myself just writing that.)

Ok, so let's say in Oct the dates are released and you book cabin XYZ for $3000. Then you sail and rebook it in March. In March the price for your same room is now $4000. Do they give you the 10% onboard credit off of $3000? Or do you now have to pay the $4000 less the 10%?

:speak-slowly-to-me:

If I understand how this works correctly, I believe it is the latter. And in which case, it doesn't seem that it would make sense for you to switch as you would pay more. Not sure what your OBC would be so that might the other consideration in comparing apples to apples. I think sometimes the rates go up and other times the rates do not and may even go down some for cruises that aren't selling so well.

I think the reason you are being told to book early vs waiting is if the rates do rise, you may not gain anything by booking onboard.

I think one of the reason some people book a cruise on Disney before they leave even if its not the one they want is so they can move again to another reservation and get the discounts and OBC.

 

[kcashner]

When you reshop while on board, you will be quoted the price that is current as of that day. You then look at what you already have booked and determine whether it is a better deal to rebook (at the now $4000 price in the above example) or to keep the $3000 price you already have. However, they'll make it easy for you--they will quote you the price less the 10%, so all you have to do is look at the amount of OBC you'll get.

Sometimes the price will not have increased. In that case, it's a no brainer--you rebook while on board. In other cases, the price may have increased by a lot--in which case you are thankful that you booked early and have the better deal already.

 

[Kirbo]

If I understand how this works correctly, I believe it is the latter. And in which case, it doesn't seem that it would make sense for you to switch as you would pay more. Not sure what your OBC would be so that might the other consideration in comparing apples to apples. I think sometimes the rates go up and other times the rates do not and may even go down some for cruises that aren't selling so well.

I think the reason you are being told to book early vs waiting is if the rates do rise, you may not gain anything by booking onboard.

I think one of the reason some people book a cruise on Disney before they leave even if its not the one they want is so they can move again to another reservation and get the discounts and OBC.

When you reshop while on board, you will be quoted the price that is current as of that day. You then look at what you already have booked and determine whether it is a better deal to rebook (at the now $4000 price in the above example) or to keep the $3000 price you already have. However, they'll make it easy for you--they will quote you the price less the 10%, so all you have to do is look at the amount of OBC you'll get.

Sometimes the price will not have increased. In that case, it's a no brainer--you rebook while on board. In other cases, the price may have increased by a lot--in which case you are thankful that you booked early and have the better deal already.

Ok, I think I get it! When they come out, I'll book then. Then if the price has gone down, I can just change it, if it's gone up, the 10% and OBC might still make it a better deal.