Have you ever booked your next cruise while on your first cruise?

Question

I'm curious to know if you actually save money by booking your next cruise while on your first one. If anyone has done it can you let me know. Thanks.

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

yes, I have. The big savings is that at least with Princess, you put down only $100 per person to book your next cruise. In fact you don't even have to know what cruise you want next, just give them the $100 to hold for up to 5 years and pick it when ever you are ready. So that is the big savings, the deposit is very little.

Answer 3

NOPE

Answer 4

Yes. My husband and I sailed on the Sun Princess a year ago, March. We did not know which sailing we preferred so we booked a ghost booking. We have 4 years to decide and if we do not then we can get our money back. We put down $100 each. We will get a much better than average On board credit for our next cruise. The longer the cruise the more the credit. It does not really affect the cost of your cruise. The biggest advantage is that the $100 serves as your deposit for the next cruise. The normal deposit for a cruise is about 50% of the total cost. If you book a year out, or longer, (which we do) then you are tying up all that money and not getting any interest on it.  We prefer to book as far out from the sailing date as possible. We get exactly the cabin we want that way. We go with a travel agent who will honor any price drop up until the final payment date. So we really get the best of both worlds.  We're looking into a 10 or 14 day Caribbean for next March. Bon Voyage.

Answer 5

Yes I have booked future cruises while on a cruise.  Many cruise lines offer incentives for you to book a cruise while on the ship.  The one incentive that they always offer that is 100% for sure is an on-board credit for your future cruise.  The way that works is your on-board account starts out with a credit.  The on-board credit can be between $100 and $200 per cabin, depending on the length of the cruise.  The cruise usually has to be 12 to 14 days or more for you to get the $200 credited to your cabin.

In addition, I have booked future cruises while on the ship in order to get the early booking discount.  The early booking discount is for cruises 9 to 12 months or more in the future.  For example, on my last cruise in March I booked a cruise for next February and the price I got is for sure a couple hundred dollars lower than that cruise will be selling for in September or October or later this year.

In my experience the cruise lines never say the price you get by booking while on board is lower by so many dollars than it will be later.  But my experience has been that when I look at the price of any cruise that I am taking a few days or weeks before its sail date, the price has always gone up and by at least $200 to $300 or more, depending upon the length of the cruise.  So the reason that you save is because of the early booking and not because you did it on ship.  Therefore, the on-board credit is the only thing that you are guaranteed by booking on the ship.

Answer 6

No, I just get a free membership with the cruise company I am interested and check their special emails with last minute offers and for other times of the year offers.