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Old 08-22-2008, 08:57 PM gr82cu2 is offline     #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cruise Planner View Post
Actually, the deposit polices on Princess changed a couple of months ago.

You can read about it here; http://www.cruiselinefans.com/prince...incess+deposit (Princess Reduces Deposit to 20%)

As for your cruise, this is the main reason why we always recommend booking a cruise as early as possible - often, that is the cheapest rate. So don't pay any attention to these ads that say book a last minute cruise and save 80%! Booking at the last minute is almost always a bad idea. And it's not unusual for that particular cruise on the Explorer of the Seas to sell out or get very close to it - it's very popular. And because of the length and time of year, the suites and balconies will always be the first cabins to get booked.

Pete
Based on my experience with this RCI cruise and booking over 600 days in advance I couldn't agree more. Our others have been booked anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 months in advance. The FCCs are awesome and I plan to keep on getting them and using them.

Sort of off topic, but what are your thoughts as far as sticking with one cruise line and the advantages to that? We have one NCL cruise and 2 Princess under our belts right now. I have a Carnival coming up and that's it until the big 12 night RCI, as far as I know right now

My Signature Janet
Cruise Countdown royal carribbean
12 night southern Caribbean on Explorer of the Seas in Bon Voyage!!
Past Cruises NCL Pearl west Caribbean 2/07, Crown princess east caribbean 6/07, Golden Princess Mexican Riviera 4/08