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Booked Sept 2018.  Harmony of the Seas out of Port Canaveral May 26-June 2nd. Category 7D ocean view balcony.  Travel agent quoted $6532.  Checked Black Friday sales and price had dropped to $5961.  On a whim looked a the website again and price is down to $5221.  After pointing this out to travel agent both times we were able to get lower fare (these are all still refundable fares).  A price drop of 20%?  Is there something we don't know about this sailing or ship?  Thinking we should keep checking prices at least until final payment is due - how does price dropping affect the TA are we taking away from her bottom line?

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Depending on where you live, May 26 to June 2 is an off-peak time because kids are still in school in many states, so families can't travel. Could be that Royal is having some trouble filling the ship for this sailing, and with final payment not too far off (Feb 24?), they may be feeling some need to get the remaining cabins filled before they start offering upgrade bids.

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On 1/4/2019 at 9:38 PM, mschmitt said:

how does price dropping affect the TA are we taking away from her bottom line?

Price drops are part of the process and it's not hurting your TA.  What benefits a TA the most is you booking cruise after cruise with them. Unless you are booking some super expensive room, commissions from one sailing alone don't make a TA tons of money.  The way they do well is the long-term game, where you continue to support them by making multiple bookings.

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