This just out from USA today ... given the long cold winter just ahead - now may be the time to book!
Looking for a deal on a winter cruise? Here's the good news: Fares for Caribbean voyages are down from where they were a year ago.
The bad news? Fares for winter sailings in just about every other region of the world are up notably.
That's the word this week from Howard Frank, vice chairman of industry giant Carnival Corp., the parent company of more than half a dozen lines including Carnival, Princess, Holland America and The Yachts of Seabourn.
"With the exception of Caribbean itineraries, pricing for North American brand bookings during (the upcoming) 13 week period is significantly higher than a year ago," Frank told Wall Street analysts Tuesday during a conference call to discuss third quarter earnings.
Frank says fares for winter cruises in the Caribbean are lower largely as a result of significant increases in capacity in the region, which has seen the arrival of a number of major new ships including Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Epic. Industrywide capacity in the Caribbean for the first quarter of 2011 will be 15% ahead of a year ago, he notes.
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