2012 Waves Season
Fewer shoppers expected but bigger sales forecast:
With the wave season just around the corner, cruise agents are lining up their
best offers of the year in the hopes of filling as many staterooms as possible
for the coming years departures. Early estimates show a strong demand for
bookings on Alaska cruises and a growing interest in Hawaii cruises as well.
While interest in Mexico remains weak, other areas in the south are booking
well in the months prior to the popular wave season specials.
While fewer shoppers will be out this coming wave season, all those determined cruise travelers looking for the best deals will once again boost 2012 pre-bookings sales over the top. Yes, everything points towards some of the best deals in years on cruises to exotic places like the Fiji Islands, and South America too. Other areas like Alaska where bookings are strong will still see some great specials but those will be limited and could be gone in the first few weeks of the wave season.
2012 Waves Season Overview, Cruise lines and travelers too are holding their breath for the specials offered during the December - March Wave Season where the cruise deals are as hot as the beaches in the tropics.
Ever wonder, What is the Wave Season?
Get ready, here comes the "Wave Season," the biggest promotional period of the year. The "Wave Season" as related to the cruise industry happens during the January through March booking season and is the time when all the cruise lines offer their very best deals of the year on cruises to just about every corner of the globe. During this time you will find some outstanding early booking incentives and extras that can vary from cruise line to cruise line. Some of the most common of the incentives include:
- Special Pricing
- Extra Value Offers
- On-Board Credits
- Cabin Upgrades (usually within the same category)
- Reduced Deposits
- On-Board Coupon Booklets
Occasionally, all of the above incentives may be offered if books are slow and the need arrises to fill some empty staterooms.
Carnival Cruises 2012 expands upon the most popular departure ports for 2012 from Carnival.