About Those Seasonal Discounts...

Off-season sailings are always less expensive and less crowded, with a more “mature” clientele. The phrase “off season” is not congregated in one time of the year. For certain sailings, such as Alaska and the arctic regions, the season only lasts a few months. There are sometimes several seasons within one season. For Alaska sailings, the beginning and end of the season are possible times to sail. For other itineraries, such as those going to places like the Amazon, where it’s too hot or rainy most of the year, opportunities for savings are slight due to the shortened sailing season. Transatlantic sailings are often discounted when ships are repositioning, say from Europe back to the US and vice versa. Don’t forget that there are reasons why off-season travel is discounted. In most cases the reasons are weather related—it’s too hot, cold or rainy for the average traveler.