sentonia Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Hi everyone! Its our first time planning a cruise and hoping to do a 7-night Medditeranean next July 2023. Can you tell me if this is a good deal? Or should I wait and see what kind of offers are available around the holidays? 7night - Medditeranean (7/3- 7/10) Guest 1 - $1291 Guest 2 - $1291 Guest 3 - $627 Taxes - $313 30% off NRD $-1170 TOTAL = $2352 Should I go ahead and make the $750 deposit or wait around some more for better offers. Thank you all in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmsmith Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 make the deal, pay the deposit and reprice. as long as the cruise isn't paid in full, you can check to see if there is a lower fare and call Royal to honor it if there is. sentonia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Book it. Like Tmsmith says you can reprice it throughout the year. Right now you have $168/night ignoring your third or $112/night including them. If you like the ship and itinerary, book. sentonia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Generally, cruises get more expensive as they get closer to sailing. I try to book mine the day they are released (usually almost 2 years out). There are some exceptions but Mediterranean cruises are usually sold out so I would definitely book now. teddy and sentonia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkeleykel Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 What is the ship and cabin type? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 We are going to the Adriatic in Oct ‘23 for a very similar price….two of us in a aft balcony cabin. We booked the morning the itinerary came out, and the price has only gone up since. If you’re not 100% certain, and you can afford it, you can pay the refundable deposit, that way you can get your money back if plans change. ChessE4 and sentonia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 11 hours ago, sentonia said: Hi everyone! Its our first time planning a cruise and hoping to do a 7-night Medditeranean next July 2023. Can you tell me if this is a good deal? Or should I wait and see what kind of offers are available around the holidays? 7night - Medditeranean (7/3- 7/10) Guest 1 - $1291 Guest 2 - $1291 Guest 3 - $627 Taxes - $313 30% off NRD $-1170 TOTAL = $2352 Should I go ahead and make the $750 deposit or wait around some more for better offers. Thank you all in advance. As stated by other members, it depends upon the room type. For an interior room, we try to stick to about $100 per person/night, $150 if balcony (before taxes). But summer cruises in Europe are premium prices so a little more would be expected, even on a smaller ship. (We are sailing Vision next month and pre-tax price was $180/night/person for a junior suite, booked over a year ago.) And since you are less than a year out, I doubt the prices will get any better. For NRD I would make sure I had travel insurance in place shortly after booking. You can shop around for the carrier, but there is a time requirement if you want coverage for pre-existing conditions. You may want to consider arriving a couple days early if you intend to fly to the embarkation port. We always had a bit of a scramble cruising on the same day we arrived - airlines can't be trusted as much these days. With taxes you are paying just under $800 per person for 7 nights, which seems like a fair price for an interior room and a great price for anything beyond that. We had fun in Europe in the summer, but you'll want plenty of sunscreen and bottled water when the time comes!! Have a great trip.... sentonia and teddy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentonia Posted September 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 2 hours ago, berkeleykel said: What is the ship and cabin type? Interior cabin on the Enchantment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentonia Posted September 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Thank you to everyone for all of your input, they were very helpful and made the decision easy for me. I went for it and booked it with a deposit. It might take a while to sink in that we're actually doing but I'm so excited. @ChessE4 good point on the travel insurance, thank you. I'm going to start looking today. KristiZ and teddy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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