When are cruise prices the cheapest?

Question

When is the best time to buy?

Answer 1

Probably the Fall is the cheapest time to cruise.  Definitley go through a cruise broker and get a deep discount.  Never go to the cruiseline itself and buy a ticket.  You should be able to get discounts of at least 35% over brochure price with a broker.

Answer 2

many cruise lines offer early booking discounts, but if you just want a cheap cruise, go in the winter or fall. June and July are the most expensive months but after that, starting in mid August, prices drop a whole lot.

Answer 3

September

Answer 4

Hurricane/rainy season so be careful.  You may get a cheap cruise but there's a good chance the weather will be bad on your cruise and that's not pleasant for anyone.

But if you can manage to book last minute (the day the ship is sailing) and live in a city that cruise ships are out of, they'll usually sell off any remaining cabins for as little as $100.  You would book those ones right in the terminal building in the port and join the ship right then & there.

Answer 5

Buy early.  Then when they put the cruise on sale later you still get the discount.

At least carnival will do this.  The earlier you book the better deal you will get.  

September and October and Early December are the cheapest times I have found.  BUT... remember that September is prime hurricane season.

Answer 6

Depends on where you are going..if you are going to a place like Bermuda they have whats called the "Hurricane season" this is usually in September, this dosent mean that there will be one just a chance so tickets to cruise there are cheaper, i know this because i go there all the time due to the low cost to go to a beatiful island for a week...2 tickets to cruise all week food and all is like 800.00 each.. not bad!

Answer 7

The cheapest time for Caribbean cruises is Sept or Early Dec.  The best time to book is early.  I booked a seven day Western Caribbean on the Carnival Glory for Sept last December, and I got four people for under $1400.  The base is over $700 for each person now.

Answer 8

In the off season of what ever area you are sailing to.  To western Mexico would probably be cheaper now than in the winter.

Answer 9

we usually book our cruises a year in advance. or we even get a even better discount on board a ship for a future cruise, and sometimes you dont have to put as much down.( this works with both royal carribean and carnival) the best months to go are sept, nov, and early dec