Yikes! Huge price jump in 2018!!

[tinkerone]

I guess everybody is different. It doesn't matter to me (I'm resilient to chaos I guess) I find a certain charm in it.

Me to.

 

[aggiedog]

Every island we stopped at in French Polynesia was served with a tender. It was definitely heavenly! Talk about paradise.

To each his own.

 

[mevelandry]

Every island we stopped at in French Polynesia was served with a tender. It was definitely heavenly! Talk about paradise.

To each his own.

(English not being my mother tongue, I am not quite sure if you agree or if it was sarcastic. )

I don't find docks super cute... Islands with tendering are more difficult to access, I guess I like the challenge. (That being said, when seas are rough they are most likely subject to cancellation. That's a down side.)

 

[aggiedog]

No sarcasm. French Polynesia is beautiful. I don't prefer tendering, but I'll gladly do it if that means a day in Fakarava or Bora Bora. I certainly wouldn't avoid going there due to having to use a tender.

To each his own is just a statement saying that some may feel differently. That's their choice. I'm not hating on anyone for their choice either way.

 

[PoopDeckPappy]

I absolutely agree with that. But by "not justified" I meant that there is no added value who would make the clients think that the new rates are just "adjustments" due to a better offer.

I just don't see the DCL cruises as a "good value" anymore... We're still doing the 3 nights but I don't think we'll sail with them in the future unless they do more 3 or 4 nights cruises (less expensive) somewhere else than the Bahamas.

I agree with you. For the money the value isn't there. Often for the same money as I can sail an ocean view I can do a same # of nights on NCL in a Haven suite. I don't mind the money but I can so much more elsewhere. Even off-peak is to the point where I'm leaning against it. They won't miss me but I'll still be on the lookout for some deals

 

[RedSox68]

No sarcasm. French Polynesia is beautiful. I don't prefer tendering, but I'll gladly do it if that means a day in Fakarava or Bora Bora. I certainly wouldn't avoid going there due to having to use a tender.

To each his own is just a statement saying that some may feel differently. That's their choice. I'm not hating on anyone for their choice either way.

I would never give up a port just because you have to tender. I don't mind the boat ride, it's just that I've yet to be on a cruise line that has the system down pat -- it's always chaotic and, sometimes, outright confusing. But if it gets me to a new location, it's all worth it

 

[mevelandry]

I would never give up a port just because you have to tender. I don't mind the boat ride, it's just that I've yet to be on a cruise line that has the system down pat -- it's always chaotic and, sometimes, outright confusing. But if it gets me to a new location, it's all worth it

I guess it can't be that much worst than having to take a boat to go on an excursion like we did for Blue Lagoon (Nassau). We got out of the ship, waited 30 minutes on the pier, walked 5 minutes to go take a 30 minutes boat ride to get to the island. We had choppy waters. It was fun.

 

[RedSox68]

I guess it can't be that much worst than having to take a boat to go on an excursion like we did for Blue Lagoon (Nassau). We got out of the ship, waited 30 minutes on the pier, walked 5 minutes to go take a 30 minutes boat ride to get to the island. We had choppy waters. It was fun.

True, so true.