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I'll have to agree that this makes other cruise lines look really good. I was looking at a 12 night Med cruise a while back with a balcony for 2 adults for about 1/2 those rates.
Yikes, those prices are high! For the Greek Islands, especially, I'd wait and do a non-DCL cruise and see more than one island. Or do it on your own, with ferries from Athens-- very easy to do!
To my surprise, the 7-night on June 1 is actually less than the cruise we had booked for the Fantasy that week. For a category 4b for 2 adults and 2 children, it was around $6000. (The first Venice cruise was over $12,000, though.)
Planning on booking the 12 day Med cruise tomorrow . I know it will take a lot of DVC points but the 2010 12 day Med cruise cost 1076 for two of us in a cat 9A stateroom. Hoping to get a cat 10A to save some point.
I just spend about half an hour on the DCL website, simply because I was curious! The traditional 7-night cruises with the old (boring) itinerary seem ok price-wise.
Now, what I don't get is why they don't mix things up more. Since I've been to about half of the ports of call already, those cruises just don't appeal to me. And the longer ones are too pricy. My hope right now is that maybe in 2014 (which is like an eternity from now ), they'll offer different 7-night routes.
The only catch, if it is a catch, for "different" 7-night itineraries is the home port. They'll have to home port in Venice, Trieste, Piraeus, or someplace similar, to be within reach of the Eastern Mediterranean ports on a 7-nighter. Not saying it wouldn't happen, it's just an inevitable consequence of the itinerary.
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My agent booked the back to back Med (Greece and Venice) cruises in June '13 for me, hubby and son. Total was $13,400 for 24 nights - awesome! We are so excited and cannot wait
Oh wow - congrats! I did say yesterday if we had the money (which we don't sadly ) that I'd love to do that as well.
called DVC at 8:30 AM EST and tried to book the 12 night Med cruise for June 15. The category 10A on deck 7 were all booked. According to MS there was a lot of platinum people calling and booking the cruise.
I did end up getting a room in category 9A. total number of point for 2 adults 1138. It was a 37 point increase from the 2010 Med cruise for the same 9a category.
I broke down and booked about an hour ago. July 25, 2013. We will be in cabin 7002 in the Mediterranean. ~10,700 for 3 adults and 1 child. I still have a problem with that "3" adult thing. DS will be 18 at the start of the cruise and turn 19 overnight in Venice.
I added the price for information purposes. Otherwise, I still can't believe I'm doing this.
My DS is 17 now and won't turn 18 until August this coming summer. So, it's hard for me to fathom his being not only an adult on this cruise, but an adult plus a year. He's still a minor for crying out loud - at least for now. And, despite his wonderful 17 year old attitude.
I was hoping to go on a cruise again while he was still 17 and he could go to the clubs. Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. Gonna' hafta' save for the cruise in 2013.
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I was hoping to go on a cruise again while he was still 17 and he could go to the clubs. Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. Gonna' hafta' save for the cruise in 2013.
Ah, but he can hang out with you in the adults-only spaces. Can't do that with a 17-year-old. Introduce him to the pleasures of Palo, and he can go to the clubs (they're just different clubs); Rockin' Bar D, Diversions, and Cadillac Lounge. Then there's Cove Cafe, the Quiet Cove Pool, and Vista Spa (he can start saving up, too). (If you're ever in need of "spin," I'm your guy! )
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Thanks for the "spin" Dave. Sounds good as long as he drops that older teenager attitude before then.
He mentioned something about being able to join in on a winery tour. I reminded him, he can go to the adult areas, but he still can't drink on board. I might let him have some on a winery tour though. I'll have to think about that one.
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