It is obvious that cruise lines face a dilemma with respect to last minute bargains - there are few things as perishable as a stateroom after the gangway is pulled up. Getting any revenue in excess of marginal cost makes sense - except that it enrages all those who paid higher fares. And everyone will wait to book the next time - bad for the cruise line.

Along with you, we are awaiting the outcome of the question - will we benefit from fares that have seemingly been reduced? We always book early because we are a bit picky about our space. We are currently booked in an OS on the PG for a 3 week B2B If it came down to a choice of saving some money or holding our space, we would choose the latter. But, we would be one of the "enraged" clients.

So, we'll see.

Ted