Record Bookings across Royal Caribbean Group

[annie, Glasgow]

Hi All

From Travel Weekly:

http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articl...all-its-brands

Downside will be less discounts??

Annie

[Yogini, Waterlooville]

Discounts seem to have been few and far between as it is!

[PeterM, Southwell]

I wonder if this applies to the UK market too. Was hoping to book a summer cruise, but refuse to pay the prices.

[ROSEBASKETS, Yorkshire]

I wonder if this applies to the UK market too. Was hoping to book a summer cruise, but refuse to pay the prices.

I think that quite a few people are with you. I guess that the weak £ will attract overseas visitors to cruise on ships leaving the UK. I know some US friends who have booked P&O cruises. I don't normally encounter many non UK residents sailing P&O

[Topdeck, London]

The transatlantic cruises did not drop in price as much this year a good indicator people are paying more.

[annie, Glasgow]

Discounts seem to have been few and far between as it is!

Was it Bayley who promised less last minute discounting??

However, this may deter US bookings:

US government warns American travellers of terror threat in UK

Annie

[annie, Glasgow]

I wonder if this applies to the UK market too. Was hoping to book a summer cruise, but refuse to pay the prices.

Have you costed the alternatives??

Annie

[PeterM, Southwell]

Not sure what alternatives you mean. Plenty of land based holidays in quality hotels for much less than the cost of a cruise.Admittedly, if you're prepared to be accommodated in a windowless box, there are some reasonable prices around. Personally, I wouldn't stay in a windowless hotel room, so don't see why I would want to stay in a windowless ship's cabin. Everything you buy has a point at which the price is more than you're prepared to pay, and cruising seems to have reached that point now.

Have you costed the alternatives??

Annie

[annie, Glasgow]

Not sure what alternatives you mean. Plenty of land based holidays in quality hotels for much less than the cost of a cruise.Admittedly, if you're prepared to be accommodated in a windowless box, there are some reasonable prices around. Personally, I wouldn't stay in a windowless hotel room, so don't see why I would want to stay in a windowless ship's cabin. Everything you buy has a point at which the price is more than you're prepared to pay, and cruising seems to have reached that point now.

I work on a value principal.

I have been shocked recently at how much some hotels in the UK charge.

TBH my cruising days are numbered.

Annie

PS I did stay recently in a windowless room in Christchurch NZ for 2 nights. The room and the hotel were fabulous.

[1fifthavenue, birmingham]

I work on a value principal.

I have been shocked recently at how much some hotels in the UK charge.

TBH my cruising days are numbered.

Annie

PS I did stay recently in a windowless room in Christchurch NZ for 2 nights. The room and the hotel were fabulous.

Stayed in a hotel in York this weekend for one night, £150 room only. We could get a cruise only MSC balcony cabin for £75 per person per night if we look at different itineraries. This was supposedly a boutique hotel but it had threadbare carpets and curling wallpaper. We used to do quite a few 'cheeky weekenders' in the UK - it's cheaper to cruise when you want to have a nice meal or two and a few drinks every day

[annie, Glasgow]

Stayed in a hotel in York this weekend for one night, £150 room only. We could get a cruise only MSC balcony cabin for £75 per person per night if we look at different itineraries. This was supposedly a boutique hotel but it had threadbare carpets and curling wallpaper. We used to do quite a few 'cheeky weekenders' in the UK - it's cheaper to cruise when you want to have a nice meal or two and a few drinks every day

Define 'nice meal' Also not everybody drinks - there are quite a few non-drinkers on this forum

There are some tourist hot spots in the UK where hoteliers charge what they like as long as someone is stupid enough to pay it.

Annie

[1fifthavenue, birmingham]

Define 'nice meal' Also not everybody drinks - there are quite a few non-drinkers on this forum

There are some tourist hot spots in the UK where hoteliers charge what they like as long as someone is stupid enough to pay it.

Annie

Well a lunchthime sandwich, a mixed grill at night time in a pretty average pub and a hotel breakfast on top of the room only rate meant we had paid more than we would have paid for a night on MSC, even taking in to account that we would add a drinks package on top so that can be taken out of the equation.

The room rate was comparative to other hotels so didn't pay over the odds, and it was a way to get to see the things in York that we wanted to as I've not visited before.

[toshtosh, Guiseley]

Whilst I agree that ,like cruising, UK hotels have generally bumped up their prices to silly levels, there are still some incredible deals if you think outside the box. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Cannock on Sunday night for only £67.50 Dinner Bed and Breakfast for 2.

The evening meal was three courses from the standard menu, with a £3 drinks voucher included - making a bottle of house red only £10.95

Cheers

Tony B

[annie, Glasgow]

Whilst I agree that ,like cruising, UK hotels have generally bumped up their prices to silly levels, there are still some incredible deals if you think outside the box. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Cannock on Sunday night for only £67.50 Dinner Bed and Breakfast for 2.

The evening meal was three courses from the standard menu, with a £3 drinks voucher included - making a bottle of house red only £10.95

Cheers

Tony B

I know Tony - good fun spotting these deals isn't it

Annie

[annie, Glasgow]

Well a lunchthime sandwich, a mixed grill at night time in a pretty average pub and a hotel breakfast on top of the room only rate meant we had paid more than we would have paid for a night on MSC, even taking in to account that we would add a drinks package on top so that can be taken out of the equation.

The room rate was comparative to other hotels so didn't pay over the odds, and it was a way to get to see the things in York that we wanted to as I've not visited before.

York is prime territory for maxing the money from the tourist - has been for at least 30 years!

Of course it was Bank Holiday weekend and if it was a last minute booking.............

Annie

PS I have never ever paid close to £150 for a hotel room in York.