Cruise prices

[Musical Princess]

Does anyone know if September DCL prices are still cheaper than January? I’m looking at next year and I know the fall prices aren’t out yet, I was just curious if there was a huge difference between the two cheapest months. It would be for either the Fantasy or Dream.

 

[soniam]

I thought January would be cheaper, at least after school has started back, because the weather isn't always as nice. But maybe people are escaping the cold more in January.

 

[disneyandcandles]

September is usually cheap because of hurricane season.

 

[Annabell]

I was also thinking that Sep would be cheaper because of the hurricane season.

 

[Skippyboo]

The prices are normally cheapest when the cruise becomes available for booking. The Sept 2025 cruises aren’t out yet. Early 2025 have been out for a couple of months now so they could have gone up from opening prices.

 

[Musical Princess]

I was just looking at the Dream and Fantasy’s history, and it looks like they don’t usually sail to the Bahamas in September

 

[Skippyboo]

I don’t know if you can use past itineraries to predict the future ones. Treasure is taking over the 7 nights Eastern/Western Caribbean routes that Fantasy is doing now. Early 2025 Fantasy is doing 5 nights Bahamas, probably getting sent to Europe for summer so when does it come back. I believe Dream is doing cruises out of Ft. Lauderdale.

 

[Musical Princess]

I don’t know if you can use past itineraries to predict the future ones. Treasure is taking over the 7 nights Eastern/Western Caribbean routes that Fantasy is doing now. Early 2025 Fantasy is doing 5 nights Bahamas, probably getting sent to Europe for summer so when does it come back. I believe Dream is doing cruises out of Ft. Lauderdale.

That’s true. I forgot about the Treasure being added to the mix and potentially changing everything up. Yes. The Dream sails out of Ft. Lauderdale

 

[DCLMP]

I think both months are equal in terms of price. I prefer September weather over January.

 

[auntlynne]

If you pick any ship and look at prices for those two months, the difference between Sep and Jan seem to vary only by a few hundred dollars (If at all). I consider that amount less significant in picking a cruise than in itinerary or weather (hurricanes in September) or water & air temps in January.

I would rather deal with possible heat and hurricanes in September than cold in January, making a day at the beach just a day having lunch at the beach. I have sailed both months a few times.

You need to know your own response to temperature and how the risk of a cancelled/ modified cruise due to hurricanes would affect you.

Expect the Fantasy to still be in Europe in September.