Its October, which is I think a month where passengers think about booking their 2012 cruise - well in my view its September to November when passengers like to think ahead before the madness that is Christmas but im wandering what the view out on the street is with regards to booking ahead.
This year more than ever I have had the age old question of shall I wait to book my cruise, it is as i say every time the holy grail of questions - the truth of the matter is that we dont know - we can give you our view based on our experience, and based on my experience this year has been full of "guaranteed" deals which means that the cruise line will not give you the cabin number but will tell you the cabin grade - this would mean that you get the cabin for cheaper but the cruise line have the control of where you will be.
My view is that this will happen more next year than ever before - why? because the cruise lines have to sell cabins - ships will not sail empty - this means deals galore..................BUT do not bank on this - cruise lines know which itineraries and which cabins sell well!
THE RULE
If you want a specific itinerary or a cabin which has to be near the life on C deck in the middle then spend the extra to get exactly what you want - it will be worth it - do not what ever happens book a guarantee deal and hope that you get your requirements - the best cabins get booked early - this is a fact!
If you can take it or leave it and dont care where you go or in what cabin then you could have access to some fantastic offers next year.
About Me
- Tony
- My journey into travel and cruising was purely by accident! This was 10 years ago when I turned up at the doorstep of Cruise.co.uk eager and ready to work - I was told that I would be loading booking forms and undertaking general administration duties - within 18 months I had travelled to Florida, Hawaii and the Mediterranean and seen that cruising was the most exciting part of travel there was. My very first cruise experience was on a 2* all inclusive cruise ship called the Thomson Topaz that some may still remember - this really opened my eyes to cruising - luckily my second cruise was the Norwegian Star to Hawaii so I kind of went from one extreme to the other! In 10 years the cruise industry has exploded and I'm looking forward to what the next 10 years in cruising brings.
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