DB Cooper

I was able to get 30% off today on a 3 night dining package, with gratuities included. I rarely see sales beyond the standard 20% on the three night packages.

The sale that came out today had the best deal I've seen yet on a three-night dining package for our sailing (October 13 on Symphony) -- 30% off the the rack rate instead of the usual 20%. Not sure if this affects many other sailings, but if you've been on the lookout for those rare deals on the three night package, now might be a good time to take a look.

Our next cruise on Symphony in October will be our tenth. They'll probably be a once a year type of vacation for us going forward.

Hello, just joined the board and have been enjoying reading everyone's content so far. My name is Mike, and my family and I love cruising Royal Caribbean. My wife and I took our first cruise on our honeymoon, sailing the Majesty of the Seas in May 1996. After we had kids we went through a Carnival phase but thankfully we grew out of it. I have an adult daughter who just got married last fall, and an adult son who still lives with us. Ryan, our son, is non-verbal and has autism. We now do all of our cruising through an organization called Autism on the Seas, which partners with Royal Caribbean to provide special assistance for families traveling with an individual with special needs. They work with other cruise lines to some degree, but Royal Caribbean is the only one that really goes out of its way to partner with AoTS and make the experience really special. RCI will always have my loyalty because of that. Traveling with other special needs families is really special for us because it lets us connect with other families facing the same joys and challenges that we are. Our next cruise will be on Symphony in October. We're all really looking forward to it. Looking forward to posting more and getting to know some of you.

Right now the price on a 3-night package is only about 20 bucks less than booking the three most expensive restaurants ala carte. I'm hoping for a sale. I should have booked on black Friday.

Thanks for the replies. Since we are still more than six months out from our sailing, we are going to hold off on booking the dining package in the hopes that the change will be implemented in the next couple of months.

I think I remember hearing (probably from one of Matt's videos) that RCI was planning to change its reservation system for dining packages to allow folks to make all of their dinner reservations online before the cruise, as opposed to the current system where reservations other than the first one have to be made on the first day after boarding. Assuming I am remembering that correctly -- has that change been implemented yet? If not, has RCI announced when it will be? I've been holding off on buying my dinner package for my October cruise in the hope that I'll be able to make all the reservations at that time. Thanks!