P&O & Cunard Offer a Price Promise

P&O and Cunard have finally seen sense and are now offering a Price Promise for customers who book in advance in the form of their new Vantage Fares.

On the 23rd July they are reducing the prices on their 2013/14 cruises by 10-15% and offering customers who book under the new fares the following:

• Your choice of cabin number.
• Additional benefits such as on board credit or car parking or coach transfers.
• A secure booking with just a deposit payment.
• The flexibilty to make changes to the booking up until 90 days before departure.
• A Price Promise.

Once you have booked should P&O or Cunard reduce the Vantage Fare for bookings with the same terms and conditions you will  be recompensed in the form of on board credit or an upgrade. This should give customers peace of mind when booking early.

However P&O and Cunard will continue to bring out 'Getaway Fares' in order to promote sales closed to the cruise date. Customers booking on this fare will be subject to differing conditions:

• No choice of cabin number
• No on board credit or extra benefits
• 100% payment to be made at the time of booking
• 100% cancellation charges from the time of booking
• No amendments allowed.

These fares will be cheaper than the Vantage fares but not to the extent that we have seen in this year.
The cruise lines will not amend a Vantage fare to match a Getaway price as the terms and conditions differ.

By offering the reduced fares for 2013 P&O and Cunard should restore confidence in the early booking market. For those that have already book P&O will be looking at your bookings and applying the on board credit or cabin upgrade as appropriate.

This offer applies to all cruises from the 2013/2014 brochure excluding the World Cruises, ie for sailings from April 2013 onwards.