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Just booked us for the cruise again!  Now the wait!

Keeping The Blues Alive at Sea VIII

 

 

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Congratulations,  wish I could 

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@matonanjinDumb question…where does room selection preference come into play?  Not a cruise experienced guy.  

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@Plantsman13, not a dumb question at all.  This will be a dumb answer but not a dumb question.  And, first off, I'm sorry to take so long to answer.  I saw your post last Thursday and thought I've got to respons. But then my wife and I headed out for a long weekend on Friday and I spaced it.

I'm not sure what you mean by "room selection preference".  t  I'll describe the sales process and we'll see if that answers.   We are previous cruisers and, as such, are given first chance at getting tickets.  About a month ago I got an email asking if I wanted to go in the "pool" to buy tickets.  I, of course, said "yes" and then I got a response to be on the "look out" for my assigned time.  I received that assigned time about a week and a half ago that gave me my time as last Tuesday at 10 AM. 

Dutifully on that Tuesday at 10 I logged in and started searching available cabins in my budget.  Some people want larger rooms which obviously are more expensive. My wife and my thinking on this is we spend so little time in the cabin, mostly just sleeping, so let's economize here and spend the savings elsewhere.  We always try and take a few days after returning to Miami to go to the Florida Keys before returning to the frozen Tundra of Nebraska.  Here is where we spend the savings.  Rationalization?

But maybe this approaches answering your "room selection preference".  After one logs in at the assigned time, 10 AM for me, you have access to all available rooms remaining.  As the cost goes up one gets a larger room, one with a window, one with a balcony, and, finally, the really expensive ones, the suites may have an additional room.  And there is some correlation with cost vs. level on the ship.  I'm on 5th floor, which is the lowest floor which has rooms.  If you go up to 7th or 8th, I'm not sure which is the highest level, you have the suites and rooms with balconies where one can sit outside and have a glass of wine and stare out at the ocean.  And stare down at the peasants😏  I'm sure Joe B is in one of those rooms!

I don't know how the time assignment to log in and purchase is determined.  Is it random drawing?  Or do people that have been on the most previous cruises go first, 2nd most previous cruises, 2nd, etc.?   There are some that have been on every KTBAS cruise!

Finally after all the previous cruisers have had the opportunity to purchase it becomes available to the rest of the world.  I think I saw once that around 80% of the tickets are purchased by previous cruisers. 

@Plantsman13does this answer at all?  Let me know if questions remain.

 

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@matonanjin Great answer.   Thanks so much for the input.  I’ll see if I can get something going on my end.  
Have a great day

Bryan

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@matonanjin how was Joe and the band on the cruise?

At least 3 long term forum people on the Bonamassa forum stated that the concerts they saw in what ever city they're in in the past 2weeks,  seemed dull and lifeless 

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Somewhat related I just got our tickets for Joe B in Omaha August 5!!!!  Front row of the balcony.  I hope they are as great of seats as I think they will be!    <--  did that make sense?🤔🤣

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9 hours ago, Plantsman13 said:

@matonanjin Great answer.   Thanks so much for the input.  I’ll see if I can get something going on my end.  
Have a great day

Bryan

Bryan, if you have any more questions, plz ask.  And if you are wondering about actual costs, pm me.  Of course you can get that on the website but I'm ok chatting about it.  And a little hesitant to discus here.

6 hours ago, Eracer_Team-DougH said:

Bryan

@matonanjin how was Joe and the band on the cruise?

At least 3 long term forum people on the Bonamassa forum stated that the concerts they saw in what ever city they're in in the past 2weeks,  seemed dull and lifeless 

I really don't remember that being the case at all.  Of course now I can compare.  We will see him at the local concert in August and then on the cruise.

but I don't remember after a cruise concert thinking anything about it being dull.

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Wife won't let me book the cruise (of course our border is still not fully open, hopefully soon)

I've seen JB 11 times (met him 4x, yes I'm hooked) most times from 2 to 6th row only 2x from a balcony. 

With 2nd to row 20 approaching $180cdn each and back balcony at $120cdn, its getting harder to convince the wife for me to go.

Hoping for a Canadian date in 2023.

I'm waiting to hear what Aug brings you

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