GOING ON A CRUISE....STANDY

hi: Does anyone know if one can go on a cruise "Standby".

In other words, I live in Vancouver near the Cruise Ship terminal . We are senior citizens and could leave with a couple of hours notice..........we could always have our suitcases packed and ready to go.

If the ship is leaving and they have empty Cabins, do you think we could get a very very low price by getting on standy.

Is there such a thing?

Thank you,

Since 911... they seem to have different rules. The TA's here can add more
detail. But I think the answer it NO.

--Tom

"*** LORRAINE" wrote in message
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hi: Does anyone know if one can go on a cruise "Standby".

In other words, I live in Vancouver near the Cruise Ship terminal . We are
senior citizens and could leave with a couple of hours notice..........we
could always have our suitcases packed and ready to go.

If the ship is leaving and they have empty Cabins, do you think we could get
a very very low price by getting on standy.

Is there such a thing?

Thank you,

Thanks Tom.

Do you think we could get a better price, let's say three or four days
before the Ship leaves?

Lorraine.
"Tom K" wrote in message
...
Since 911... they seem to have different rules. The TA's here can add
more detail. But I think the answer it NO.

--Tom

"*** LORRAINE" wrote in message
news:f00cg.32488$fV1.5614@edtnps82...
hi: Does anyone know if one can go on a cruise "Standby".

In other words, I live in Vancouver near the Cruise Ship terminal . We
are senior citizens and could leave with a couple of hours
notice..........we could always have our suitcases packed and ready to
go.

If the ship is leaving and they have empty Cabins, do you think we could
get a very very low price by getting on standy.

Is there such a thing?

Thank you,

*** LORRAINE wrote:
Thanks Tom.

Do you think we could get a better price, let's say three or four days
before the Ship leaves?

Lorraine.

I think the limit is a week ... but yes ... I see a lot of those come
up ... especially Hawaii .. if you can get good last minute air ... You
have Vancouver or Seattle ... which I don't recall getting a lot of
last minute offers ...

Thank you.

Do you think this is handled by a Travel Agent or do I have to go through
the Cruise Line Company for these
last minute deals?

Lorraine.

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*** LORRAINE wrote:
Thanks Tom.

Do you think we could get a better price, let's say three or four days
before the Ship leaves?

Lorraine.

I think the limit is a week ... but yes ... I see a lot of those come
up ... especially Hawaii .. if you can get good last minute air ... You
have Vancouver or Seattle ... which I don't recall getting a lot of
last minute offers ...

"number6" wrote in message
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*** LORRAINE wrote:
Thanks Tom.

Do you think we could get a better price, let's say three or four days
before the Ship leaves?

Lorraine.

I think the limit is a week ... but yes ... I see a lot of those come
up ... especially Hawaii .. if you can get good last minute air ... You
have Vancouver or Seattle ... which I don't recall getting a lot of
last minute offers ...

*** LORRAINE wrote:
Thank you.

Do you think this is handled by a Travel Agent or do I have to go through
the Cruise Line Company for these
last minute deals?

Lorraine.


I get postings from a large number of agencies ... The cruiselines
themselves don't seem to mass mail these offers ... my remembrances are
that Cru-Con and Last Minute Travel seemed to have more of these last
minute deals ... though any TA gets informed by the cruiselines ... and
if you know a helpful one ... just ask him to keep an eye out for you
....

Thus spake "number6" :


*** LORRAINE wrote:
Thank you.

Do you think this is handled by a Travel Agent or do I have to go through
the Cruise Line Company for these
last minute deals?

Lorraine.


I get postings from a large number of agencies ... The cruiselines
themselves don't seem to mass mail these offers ... my remembrances are
that Cru-Con and Last Minute Travel seemed to have more of these last
minute deals ... though any TA gets informed by the cruiselines ... and
if you know a helpful one ... just ask him to keep an eye out for you
...

I get the notices about Happy Hour (Tuesdays) from RCI on about
Thursday. I don't know if those go out to the general public. There's
almost always one for a cruise about two weeks out.

Speaking of Happy Hour, this time it runs from Friday through Monday.
--
dillon

I didn't climb to the top of the
food chain to become a vegetarian.

Dillon Pyron wrote:
I get the notices about Happy Hour (Tuesdays) from RCI on about
Thursday. I don't know if those go out to the general public. There's
almost always one for a cruise about two weeks out.

Speaking of Happy Hour, this time it runs from Friday through Monday.
--

I don't get that directly from RCI ... but several places essentially
forward it to me ... That one is pretty regular ... but with days
changing often like this week's ...The others from Carnival lines or
NCL come rather sporadically ... but also with good deals ...especially
a QMII transatlantic ... Quite often NCL sends out some great discounts
for last minute cruises like Hawaii ... but even if I could just go ...
the airfare makes it no longer a bargain ...

If looking for a last minute deal ... I guess it is best to get a lot
of email from different places ... and filter through to find something
....