Im having problem booking online with the ncl.com site . It keeps coming up "invalid state" even though I click UK anyone else having problems
Its for the 5 day Irish one its cheaper than the UK and like WJ said I wanted more control over the booking then booking with best price

What cabin grade some are cheaper through UK, make sure you say you are latitudes on the UK site for the lower prices. Tips are cheaper at 6.50pd rather than $12.

k grade
UK £299.00 £331.50 inc tips
US £299.82 £342.55 inc tips (@.7122)
AE up are cheaper UK 2pax probably cheaper US for 3+pax.
A3
UK £1089
US £1724

Looks like all the aft AF cabins are available this is probably the best deal US @442.
the BA aft on deck 10 have a better balcony and a re not below the great outdoors so quieter.

There is also a problem on the site it is not giving price preakdowns.
On a full booking with UK address it says invalid state if "None" on the drop down stick in anything leave country as UK that might get you through.

NCL Jade ex Roterdam 5n £269(£301.50 inc tips). 16May.

Direct with NCL Cheap flights from luton

Thanks WJ it is an AF or higher I was after and still .com wont let me book even selecting none it just say invalid state
Looks like I will have to book with BP
Paying up is on the 25th March so I will wait to see if the price drops a bit them for a full suite

Prices might drop the Rotterdam trip dropped a bit its final payments were due last week.

I just put state as Alabama/UK and it let me through to payment(I leave as US Citizen and fix that later in the pre registration where you do you passport info)

I have put a booking on 24hr hold and made some checks.

If you you use your latitudes No to get the PAX details then the booking seems to use that information for your address and telephone No's rather than what you type in.

First decent Baltic offer this year.

NCL Jewel 28 April 12N Dover. £569 inside. (cruiseclubuk email )

NCL UK £1162 not showing insides.
NCL US $1398 Showing Ngty(only 2 tiny insides)

P&O have some decent prices for the upcoming cruises in April/May

Best of the bunch is probably

P&O Cruises - Artemis - 23 April 09 for 17 nights
from £800

Southampton,
Barcelona,
Cannes,
Portofino,
Livorno,
Civitavecchia,
Sorrento,
Malta,
La Goulette,
Malaga,
Southampton

SOLOs

Legend of the seas 19 May 13n £1199.

http://www.cruise365.com/searchpages/CRUISE_rclgdu19may09_20090519.htm
others here.
http://www.cruise365.com/pdf/hcts2009wk13.pdf

Stumbled across this one.

4 night £98pp RCI. Vision 3-7 May Harwich to Oslo

With tips and taxes total £340 so £170pp £42.50pppn, not too bad.

Flights might be an issue. RCI want over £200pp with transfers.

Other 4n round trip Oslo are good too but a bit more.

http://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk

HAL Prinsendam round UK 14n £659 3 July

TXT 228 co-op.

Some deals from RC and Celebrity
Can only be booked today (7/4)
http://www1.latesttraveloffers.net/apps/portal/remotelogin.asp?code=cel&authcode=tha8we9E&dir=offr&OfferId=1387018&EmailId=388013&EmailAddressId=3267484&ES=True&

http://www1.latesttraveloffers.net/apps/portal/remotelogin.asp?code=rci&authcode=fA4uheYuX&dir=offr&OfferId=1387010&EmailId=388012&EmailAddressId=3426425&ES=True&

http://www1.latesttraveloffers.net/apps/portal/remotelogin.asp?code=rci&authcode=fA4uheYuX&dir=offr&OfferId=1387016&EmailId=388012&EmailAddressId=3426425&ES=True&

P&O ventura 14n med £699 inside

with possible free upgrades

http://www.cruiseclubuk.com/mailshots/mailshot01/poventura.html

I think this is the best 14med deal so far this year.

UPDATE:
saveNsail also emailed so a general P&O offer by the looks of it

The following received from Cruise Kings a few minutes ago:

Cracking New Deals from P&O Cruises

N910 - Ventura- 24th Apr 2009 - Mediterranean - 14nts
Southampton, Vigo, Lisbon, Palma, Alghero, Rome, Villefranche, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Southampton
Inside only £699pp.
Outside (obst. view) only £699pp
Outside only £849pp.
Single occupancy from only £799 per cabin

J906 - Arcadia- 1st June 2009 - Mediterranean - 16nts
Southampton, Malaga, Dubrovnik, Venice, Split, Corfu, Zakinthos, Gibraltar, Southampton
Inside only £999pp.

P911 - Artemis - 3rd June 2009 - Baltic - 14nts
Southampton, Kristiansand, Copenhagen, Riga, Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg (overnight), Bornholm, Southampton
Outside (Obstructed) only £899pp.
Balcony only £1499pp

E914 - Oceana - 6th June 2009 - Mediterranean - 14nts
Southampton, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Florence/Pisa, Rome, Ibiza, Cartagena, Gibraltar, Southampton
Inside only £899pp.

N914 - Ventura- 12th June 2009 - Mediterranean - 14nts
Southampton, Gibraltar, Alicante, Naples, Rome, Corsica, Cannes, Barcelona, Southampton
Inside only £799pp.
Balcony from £999pp

windjammer wrote:

P&O ventura 14n med £699 inside

with possible free upgrades

http://www.cruiseclubuk.com/mailshots/mailshot01/poventura.html

I think this is the best 14med deal so far this year.

UPDATE:
saveNsail also emailed so a general P&O offer by the looks of it

Cruise1st.co.uk are offering this price for an oceanview and also include £50pp on-board credit, effectively reducing the price to £649

Tuesday 14th Aprils ( only bookable on this date)RC deals
http://www1.latesttraveloffers.net/apps/portal/remotelogin.asp?code=rci&authcode=fA4uheYuX&dir=offr&OfferId=1397811&EmailId=388844&EmailAddressId=3267943&ES=True&

http://www1.latesttraveloffers.net/apps/portal/remotelogin.asp?code=rci&authcode=fA4uheYuX&dir=offr&OfferId=1397812&EmailId=388844&EmailAddressId=3267943&ES=True&

http://www1.latesttraveloffers.net/apps/portal/remotelogin.asp?code=rci&authcode=fA4uheYuX&dir=offr&OfferId=1397815&EmailId=388844&EmailAddressId=3267943&ES=True&

http://www1.latesttraveloffers.net/apps/portal/remotelogin.asp?code=rci&authcode=fA4uheYuX&dir=offr&OfferId=1397823&EmailId=388844&EmailAddressId=3267943&ES=True& $50 cheaper on the 31st May for an inside

http://www1.latesttraveloffers.net/apps/portal/remotelogin.asp?code=rci&authcode=fA4uheYuX&dir=offr&OfferId=1397820&EmailId=388844&EmailAddressId=3267943&ES=True& great balcony offer ont his one at $1149 for 12 nights

Thanks Mandy. Was there an offer for Vision of the Seas from Piraeus on 19 October?

luci

Luci..usualy on these "happy Hour" deals its mainly sailings in the next couple of months
I will keep an eye open for that one

Thinking of booking Rhapsody of the Seas for March 2010 Perth/ New Zealand /Sydney
Would we be better waiting for a good late price or booking now
Thanks annx

Not sure about RCI but the prices for X went down so low this past winter and they have pulled out of the Down Under market as they had to discount so much it was just not viable.
I know that there have been price drops for Legend in the Far East and maybe also for the Rhapsody. Suggest you look at the Cruise Critic forum for the Rhapsody and you will see what this year has been like.
ALSO very important to remember that RCI will honour any price drops they make so nothing to lose. All you need to do is choose your TA carefully as some people have had a hard job getting those price drops. RCI won't deal directly with you if you book through a TA. You also need to keep checking the prices on the RCI web site as the prices may fluctuate.
I book with Scotland's Cruise Centre and always they honour the price drops. In fact it was Ali their agent who told me some years ago when I mentioned that the US passengers get this. It does state clearly in their conditions (RCI) that in the event of a price drop they will apply the new pricing to your booking.
The main reason some TA have a problem with this is that they get less commission if the price drops. You also need to remember that when the price drop occurs it will be a bit less that the fall as the reduction in commission will reflect this.
I know of one couple who had a lot of problems getting Thomas Cook to apply the price drop but they kept going and finally got a cheque after the returned from their holiday.
In the past 3 years I have had price drops on every Celebrity X cruise I booked and they are also RCI.
Princess will also do this as well as a few others.
The advantage of booking early is that you get the choice of rooms but sometimes they have guarantee cabins and they can work out as very good value. The Australians will also book on these cruises so there is some competition. I did a 14 night NZ/OZ cruise in November of last year and ended up staying in Perth for 5 weeks. The itinerary of the Rhapsody is wonderful and I personally would like to do this cruise sometime in the future.

Hope this helps.

Sue