Morganno Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 On the RC site you can filter ships, date, location, duration and price from low to high but you can't filter cabin type. Sometimes the cheapest inside cabins don't have the cheapest suites. We are 24 points from Diamond so want to do some cheap double points cruises this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjcruisers Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 There is website somebody posted back in the summer https://www.cruiseplum.com/ that allows you to search on suites. It'll give you an idea (it won't give you the suite cabin type i.e grand vs aquatheatre) but you have the ship and date which you can then look up Cactus527, RCIfan1912 and Morganno 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganno Posted January 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 Thanks seems like a cheaper option would be just to do 24 nights rather than a 7 night and 5 night in a suite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGus Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Morganno said: Sometimes the cheapest inside cabins don't have the cheapest suites. older smaller ships with less perks, in off peak times will also give you a chance at lower suite prices. Morganno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie M Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 Cruises in January tend to be less expensive - at least out of the US after New Years and when school is back in session. Sometimes there are on-board promotions for suites as well. My parents booked a junior suite during their last cruise at the Next Cruise desk and paid the same price for it as they would have for a balcony! Maybe they just got lucky though, IDK. Morganno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Ogre Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 Also look for cruises between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Kids are in school and it is a down time for the industry, good sales then. Bonus the ship is decorated for the holidays. Morganno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac66 Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 When we got 28 points away from Diamond we booked Jr. suites twice. Once was for our 40th wedding anniversary so a good excuse for a JS. But one was relatively cheap JS at an off time. We found that it was cheaper to travel once and get double points in a JS than it was to travel and then stay overnight in a hotel for two cruises. Or in this case two JS cruises vs 4 regular (7 night) cruises. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas and Jan-mid Feb are typically the cheapest times to cruise. JS's can be all over the place in price however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwest Cruiser Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 I would look towards Freedom, Indy, and Mariner for the Sailings you need. Generally Less expensive suites to get the points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTNeedsAVacay Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 Definitely look for older/smaller ships, and off-peak times. I just did a quick look at sailings in Nov 2023 on Vision OTS from Baltimore and some of the sailings the JS is cheaper than a balcony. Morganno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temeculaguy Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 what others have said about the older ships is my experience. Quantum, Oasis and icon class have the tiered suite perks (sea, sky, star). All the other ships don't and since they lack a coastal kitchen, don't include things like internet, all you really get is free room service and the MDR menu for room service in addition to a small suite lounge these suites on these ships seem to be cheapest. Cheapest I've ever gotten was an owners suite on Liberty for under 3k for two out of galveston. I've found the port matters as does amped ships, 3 day out of LA on Navigator in an OS in March cost me the same as a 7 day out of Galveston in January on Liberty. Alaska is a wild card as suites are about double even on older ships. Take a transatlantic or repositioning cruise, I'm paying the same for an 11 day translatlantic as a 7 day round trip, same port, same ship, same floor, same suite. Obviously the one way airfare across the pond blows out any savings but tat can get you 22 or 24 points as their TA's are 11 or 12 days. Morganno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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