The economic news throughout this year might have been dire but not enough to trouble the folk booking with Gill's Cruise Centre.
The cruise specialist says this year, 80% more customers than in 2008 have chosen to book balcony cabins. Or put another way, balconies have accounted for 36% of the company's bookings this year.
A kind of two fingers to the recession I guess, or is it just that the prices are so good they would be daft to miss out.
How about an 11-night Eastern Mediterranean on MSC Splendida from Genoa from £699 per person including flights and a balcony cabin on January 31? Or a 14-night transatlantic crossing from Barbados to Southampton on P&O's Oceana on March 19 2010, from £1,299 per person including a balcony cabin and one-way flight to Barbados?
Both deals, and more, are bookable by going to Gill's website or calling 08456 582323.
Rooms with balconies have become the cabin of choice for more and more people these days - it's why new cruise ships have so many and invariably the cruise lines report that the ships fill from the top down.
They are also addictive. It's a strange person indeed who chooses to go back from a balcony to an inside or seaview room that never enjoys a bit of fresh air.
Just think. No private place to sit outside and get away from the maddening crowds and nowhere to enjoy a glass of bubbly as the sun goes down and you bid farewell to yet another port. It's a hard life!
Jane Archer
Comments (2)
It is great to see stories such as this especially in the current downturn, however as the percentage of balcony cabins rises each year, not all of it is down to growth.
Posted by Cruisegle | December 24, 2009 4:32 PM
Posted on December 24, 2009 16:32
This is to comment on the ship spas. I read a comment you posted about fitness classes that should be included in the cost of the cruise. (????) Being that you cruise so often, You should know that the spa is an entirely different company then the ship. And of that 7 pound charge, a small % goes to the instructors. The next time you go on a cruise and the class is free, remember to thank your instructor twice. He just worked for free.....FOR YOU!
Posted by andrew Stevens | December 26, 2009 4:28 PM
Posted on December 26, 2009 16:28