Did I do something wrong?

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JenR

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Hello all! I thought some of you more experienced cruisers could help me. I just booked an E. Carribean cruise on the Zuiderdam for 3/6/04. Was I wrong to book this far in advance? Are there any early-bird savings I should ask for? I am a Mariner Society member, but only have 2 previous cruises under my belt. Please help on this one. Thanks in advance.

Jen
 
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tomc

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The important thing is to have a TA who will make the final payment as late as possible, so you can take advantage of any fare reductions. Mine squeezes out the last few weeks anyway she can.
 
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wendyandbarry

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I do no think your cruise in 2004 is covered under Promo 6, but if your T/A is on the ball they should be checking every week for discounts. If you told them that you are a Mariner, and this far out you should have got some type of discount already.
You know even if you didn't get insurance you can cancel up to 76th day before the cruise, and only lose what ever the T/A is charging for there services.
Wendy booked our September Cruise in July of 2002, so we have to July of this year to change our minds, which we willn't.
Have fun checking things out for the next few months, and if you find a better rate or promo tell your T/A and watch the price drop. If it gets higher then you got a good deal anyway.

Barry
 
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JenR

Guest
Thanks for the advice. I booked directly through HAL as they had the best rate. Believe me, I checked EVERYWHERE locally and on websites! I checked with my "Personal Cruise Assistant", Greg, and he confirmed that Promo 6 rates are, indeed, for 2003 cruises only. Keep posting if y'all find anymore Promos!

Jen
 
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nickelslotsplease

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There is also a promo 2045 which lowers the price of the 3rd and 4th passengers according to their age. We were not given the promo due to already having paid in full for our cruise. For 18 and under the rate is $199. This would have saved us about $500 for our son alone.

Next time we will wait until the last minute to purchase our cruise. We thought we booked at an exceptional rate only to find it discounted greatly only 3 weeks after our final payment. Then there were no other adjustments made for promos. We booked thru cruise.com and they would not give any credits.
 
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