Originally Posted By frdeb1999 Just how far in advance can you actually book a cruise?? We are doing our first in August. But we'd love to do one of the longer ones. Prices are just too much to pay for within a yrs time frame.
Originally Posted By frdeb1999 Did'nt realize that you could book that far out. Do you by any chance know if you book your next cruise before leaving the one your on if there is indeed a discount?? I've heard that they do this, but never seen it in print anywhere. And what sort of deposit they require at that time?? I'm huge on planning way ahead of time!
Originally Posted By mrquisp You do get a discount if you book your next cruise on the current cruise you are on. And, in addition to the discount, you get cabin credits for that next cruise. As to how much of a deposit is required, or what manner of payment is accepted, I do not know.
Originally Posted By Linda1633 Princess allows you to book your next cruise for $100 per person OR you can make a deposit of only $100 per person that will apply to a future cruise while you are on a cruise. You receive shipboard credit and if you decide not to take another cruise within four years you get your money back. It is a win/win situation; you can reserve a cruise without a large deposit or if something comes up and you decide not to cruise with them within four years you are not out of your money.
Originally Posted By Kala Book as far in advance as DCL allows to get the cheapest prices. We booked in Sept. 2006 for April 2008 our third 7 day Disney cruise. We always book on board for our next cruise to receive the 10% discount and $200 on board credit (obc). You will have to put a $250 deposit for each person. If you don't know your cruise date for future cruises or the date you need isn't out yet, you can book a dummy date (that's what we did.), and change it once you know the date for no penalty. If you cancel before the pay in full date you will get 100% refund, after the due date you won't get the full amt. The percent goes down as the disembark date draws near. We usually book on board for the next cruise to get the discount and obc. then change the ressie over to AAA or Costco. After booking on board in 2004, we got an added $150 obc when we changed our ressie to AAA. That was $350 obc! Yay! In 2008 we are taking my brother's family, we booked on board in Sept. with a dummy date because we didn't know their spring break dates, then transferred the ressie to Costco when the dates we needed opened up. We are getting a $425 and $325 gift cards when we get back from the cruise. Christmas money! This is for a 7 day, your obc for 3-4 day is less, same deposit though. We always makes sure we purchase the travel insurance for the cruises. Costco's insurance is cheaper than DCL too. We've never had a problem yet. Make your ressie this cruise is so much fun! We may try a princess cruise next just to see how they compare. Disney is a tough act to follow in my book.
