Bill wrote:
Yes, as I said, you'd have to lower the category in ordr for the numbers
to work. It only makes sense.
Sometimes this is a tradeoff that works (as in the case of trading in
one inside cabin for two others); sometimes it does not.
~ Peri
> J Carnaghie wrote:
>
>>Peri wrote:
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>>>Bill wrote:
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>>>
>>>>Unless you have a special deal on 3rd and 4th person in the
>>>>cabin, the odds are that you can get a second cabin at roughly
>>>>the same price (or less) than you'd pay for the extra people in
>>>>a single cabin. My t/a pointed this out to me when I first used
>>>>him a few years ago, and when a friend transferred his
>>>>reservation to him recently, he also split their kids out of
>>>>their cabin and saved them money.
>>>
>>>Bill, can you explain this, please? I've never seen an instance when
>>>booking two cabins with two people each would be less expensive than
>>>having four people share one cabin. (Unless, of course, you are booking
>>>the two cabins at a much reduced category, say two insides for two
>>>instead of one balcony for four.)
>>>
>>>I'd really have to see the math to believe this.
>
>
> It really depends on how much the 3rd and 4th person in the
> cabin is costing you. If it's dirt cheap, then obviously 4 in a
> cabin is a better deal. But you're likely going to pay more for
> the first two people in a cabin that can hold 4 than you would
> in a cabin that only sleeps 2. And we're not talking about a
> balcony here, we're talking about an interior. So by switching
> to a lower priced cabin, they save money on the first two
> people, and the other two might be the same price as they were
> previously paying (or might be less). It really depends on the
> deals that are available.
>
> I'd be willing to bet that even if the original poster had a
> balcony, they'd still save money if they put their kids in an
> inside. Now, if you have a suite, it might make sense to keep
> the 3rd/4th person in the suite. You need to play with the
> reservation system and see.
>
> I've now had or seen 5 cases where 2 cabins were cheaper. My
> Voyager cruise 4 years ago, and another family we were traveling
> with had the same thing (special deals a few weeks from
> departure). Also our Grandeur cruise last year, and now our (and
> friends) Explorer cruises this year.
>
>
>>>~ Peri
>>
>>There are frequently some very good rates available on an interior
>>cabin. The cabin for four that is under consideration is an inside
>>cabin, so it would not surprise me that you could get two inside
>>cabins on the lowest deck at less than the brochure rates for two plus
>>two in an inside on an upper deck. The lower deck is even more stable,
>>but it is a longer trip to the food!
>
>
> Close, but not quite correct. I booked interior guarantee on
> Explorer this summer (9 nights Caribbean) for $899 per person
> (less $100 for booking on 6/12, less C&A coupon, plus $66
> taxes). You'd think I would have ended up on the lowest deck,
> but in reality I ended up with two Promenade view rooms on deck
> 6. And even though they were guarantee, they gave us cabins
> right next to each other. And I believe we're very close to the
> food. Not that close to the pool and Windjammer. And last year
> on Grandeur and 4 years ago on Voyager, we were on deck 10.
>
> Bill |