Originally posted by Ashley24
Am I wrong in thinking that if there is a 200.00 price difference between each category room on a 7 day cruise now (almost a year away), then there will still be that same amount (200.00) difference right before the cruise begins? I have booked a cheaper room and am interested in possibly upgrading later. Even though the price for the cruise itself will go up, the price to upgrade to a better category room should stay the same, right?
I think what the others are trying to say is -
Yes, there will still be a $200 price difference between the categories. But it will be in a different 'early booking tier' than what it is now.
For example, I was checking for myself in February of 2002 and I made notes on a 7 day cruise on July 5th, 2003 for 2 adults:
cat 10 - 2847
cat 9 - 3047
cat 8 - 3247
cat 7 - 3607
cat 6 - 3807
cat 5 - 4007
If I wait until 70 days before the cruise, the prices will still probably be $200 apart, except it is more likely to be starting at a higher level, like 3247 for a cat 10, and more like 4600 for a cat 6. And the difference would be because more of the Early Booking Savings have been depleted.
So the difference from the 'now' price from a cat 10 to a cat 6 would be $960. The difference from the now price of a cat 10 and the projected price of a cat 6 would be more like $1750.
I think that's what we're trying to warn you to consider.
I just found more notes that I had made about cruising this summer.
I was looking for a 7 day cruise on July 13, 2002, 2 adults, Category 6.
The first time I checked was 9/9/01 and it was $3922.
The second time I checked was on 2/18/02 and it was $4022
The third time I checked was on 5/9/02 and it was $4534
And when I checked just now, the ONLY category that was available was a category 11 at $3420.
That illustrates what I was saying even better.
hope that helps
