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[tigersprinkles]

i,m i reading rite that its 600 each per person for a deposit

[Pris]

Yes, it is. I just booked a few minutes ago and that was the charge.

[marisag]

Yes- the deposit for the Alaska cruises is $600 per person.

[chezp]

Originally Posted by marisag

Yes- the deposit for the Alaska cruises is $600 per person.

Wow, am I glad that we had enough DVC points to book the whole thing on points.

[kewbrickny]

I was looking to book, but $3000 right now in a deposit is not going to happen. Only time will tell.....

[tigersprinkles]

we never figured on 600 each we figured about 300 each plus the full payment is due sooner. will wait and see maybe dvc part points part cash. or maybe on carnival at a about half the price of disney

[Dave Marx]

I can appreciate the need for a higher deposit. There's huge demand for Alaska, so DCL wants to discourage people from booking on spec. That helps insure that rooms are booked in a more orderly fashion and that demand-driven rates don't spike radically. There will also be fewer cancellations down the line when full payment will be due.

[Michele_A]

I am somewhat disappointed by the increase in the deposit amount as a few friends wanted to join us on our cruise but cannot swing the deposit it right now. The cost of the cruise overall wasn't an issue with them, just the $2400 deposit for two adults and two children (who will be 7 and 5 at the time of the cruise) that needed to be paid up front. Do they not offer a lower deposit amount for children? Why does it have to be the same deposit amount as the adults?

Also, and I believe this is probably far-fetched, what is the possibility of DCL offering 50% off of the deposit amount for Alaska if rebooking on the ship? As I'm already booked for the Alaskan cruise, could I book my friends a stateroom on the same cruise we're sailing and get 50% off of the deposit amount?

[Dave Marx]

Originally Posted by Michele_A

Also, and I believe this is probably far-fetched, what is the possibility of DCL offering 50% off of the deposit amount for Alaska if rebooking on the ship? As I'm already booked for the Alaskan cruise, could I book my friends a stateroom on the same cruise we're sailing and get 50% off of the deposit amount?

It'd be nice, but you're right, it's probably far fetched. I don't think DCL is going to have to offer that kind of incentive to sell out those cruises, and the same goal I already mentioned (minimizing the number of rooms booked on spec) applies even more so to onboard bookings. There's already a lot of on spec booking on board - folks needing to check their finances when they get home, etc. This wouldn't help matters.