Holiday In February

[lindapalmara]

Looking for a winter holiday in February. We are watching an Oceana P&O cruise to the Canaries but it suddenly went up £400 yesterday. Thought they cot cheaper nearer the date (30 th Jan for a fortnight). Found one in the paper today with a fortnight AI 5 star in Madeira. Anyone been in FB. What's the weather like?

[boxtops]

demand for cruises gets higher nearer the time, people snap up last-minute places.

No experience of Madeira but we've spent a week in early Feb on the Costa del Sol in Spain. Sometimes it rained, sometimes everyone was out in the sun in shor. With this year's weather, I wouldn't rely on good weather - and Madeira being out in the Atlantic, it may be getting similar weather to us as it blows in from the States.

[VHG]

Airlines and cruise companies know that if people are looking for a flight or cruise in a few weeks time they are REALLY keen to get away so they can charge more.

I would guess the only good time to get a deal on a cruise is a day or so before it sails, then they are desperate to sell the space.