What Is the difference between the 'list price' and the 'real price' of a cruise?
People see so many prices for a cruise that they often ask “what's the real price of a cruise?”. The reality is that the cruise line has to print a brochure - they have to put a price or a value in their brochure . That's the value that they feel is the fair market value for that cruise. Is that the price at which they sell the cruise? Often it is not. Often it is less. It's less from anywhere you buy that cruise, and it doesn't mean that it is discounted. For reasons of seasonality, or reasons of how fast the cruise is booking up, prices vary. Prices change as you wait to book your cruise. The earlier you book, the chances are you will get the best price, and chances are that the prices are going to be lower than what you see in a brochure. The message to the consumer is, don't go buy what you see a brochure in a cruise line's brochure price. At the same time I would say, don't necessarily buy what you see in an advertisement. What you see advertised may not be the time of year that you need to go, and may not be the kind of cabin you want or need in your vacation. You want the best price on the cruise when you want to go, for the type of experience that you really need.
