Anthony Vito
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2017
I think some are reading the question as whether future sailings of the Treasure (not yet listed) will come down in price - is there a premium right now for all the sailings while it's brand new (that's how I was reading it) and some are reading the question whether sailings already released will drop in price. The 2nd question's been answered pretty fully.
As to the first, I'm not sure they will come down much, if at all. A few reasons:
I think in any case, even if inflated because of the new ship, if any adjustment is to be had once the novelty of a brand new ship wears off (since it will be followed before long by the Destiny), I think the adjustment likely comes in the form of prices on other ships rising faster than Treasure. So, in other words, while prices go up annually across the fleet, the Treasure's increase might be slower than the others.
Another big reason I think it won't see much of a change - I don't think it's nearly as inflated as it seems. The Wish was a big difference over the other ships. The Treasure's not quite as bad, if you compare it to the Fantasy since it's taking over those itineraries. In comparing 2024 sailings on Fantasy to 2025 on Treasure, from what I found, it looks like it's maybe a 10% increase, but not even clear if it's that much. We're sailing on the Fantasy Western this August. We have a category 4E, and there aren't many of those on Treasure, so can't compare directly, but a Category 5 aft balcony (what we have) is only $300 more. When itineraries for the spring were released in the fall, compared Easter week sailings for 2025 to Easter week on Fantasy - again not a huge difference
As to the first, I'm not sure they will come down much, if at all. A few reasons:
I think in any case, even if inflated because of the new ship, if any adjustment is to be had once the novelty of a brand new ship wears off (since it will be followed before long by the Destiny), I think the adjustment likely comes in the form of prices on other ships rising faster than Treasure. So, in other words, while prices go up annually across the fleet, the Treasure's increase might be slower than the others.
Another big reason I think it won't see much of a change - I don't think it's nearly as inflated as it seems. The Wish was a big difference over the other ships. The Treasure's not quite as bad, if you compare it to the Fantasy since it's taking over those itineraries. In comparing 2024 sailings on Fantasy to 2025 on Treasure, from what I found, it looks like it's maybe a 10% increase, but not even clear if it's that much. We're sailing on the Fantasy Western this August. We have a category 4E, and there aren't many of those on Treasure, so can't compare directly, but a Category 5 aft balcony (what we have) is only $300 more. When itineraries for the spring were released in the fall, compared Easter week sailings for 2025 to Easter week on Fantasy - again not a huge difference