princevaliantus Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 WOW ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaCruise Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 Funny...all 5 of my cruises have gone up with latest sale. Hutcherl and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolariumSnoozer Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 47 minutes ago, WannaCruise said: Funny...all 5 of my cruises have gone up with latest sale. I didn't find a better deal on any of my cruises either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonL Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 ditto, my 2 sailing went up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 I don't even look any more, with the constant stream of spam mail I now get from RCI (oh for the days of not getting anything) I don't even try and pay attention to what the sale of the day is anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 10 hours ago, WannaCruise said: Funny...all 5 of my cruises have gone up with latest sale. Ditto for my Anthem sailing in October. Even looking back at my price history it's higher than all but the day I booked -- where it's within $5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 No saving here on any of our bookings. Cruises that i was looking at also went up in price by $100 each. So $200 more with $100 return in OBC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 The fact the prices aren't lower is a good thing. I mean, sure, I'd love to get a cheaper deal but I find it quite satisfying to know that booking in advance locked me into the best price. JasonL, JohnK6404 and Baked Alaska 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 The cruise I have my eye on actually went UP today by $100+ PP. "WOW", indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaCruise Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 Actually I take that back as I didn't notice OBC was being offered for one of my cruises. Price went up, but shows $125 OBC so net result is actually lower (esp as we book in CAD). Only thing is...I'm wondering if this is an error as I've never seen such a high OBC for an interior room (Central Park Interior) and especially as Central Park Balcony only has $75 OBC. That seems fishy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 Just now, WannaCruise said: Price went up, but shows $125 OBC so net result is actually lower (esp as we book in CAD). Only thing is...I'm wondering if this is an error as I've never seen such a high OBC for an interior room (Central Park Interior) and especially as Central Park Balcony only has $75 OBC. That seems fishy to me. I'd suggest calling your TA and having them check, or if you booked yourself then call Royal and ask them to verify. It's possible, especially if they haven't booked enough interior rooms and are trying to goose the sales at that end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaCruise Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, JLMoran said: I'd suggest calling your TA and having them check, or if you booked yourself then call Royal and ask them to verify. It's possible, especially if they haven't booked enough interior rooms and are trying to goose the sales at that end. We book with Royal directly. Our specific room only has 3 rooms left (very few Central Park Interior rooms that hold 4 people) but yeah, even standard interior room shows $125 OBC. Trying to decide if we want a higher price with OBC, but net savings is around $85 (depending on exchange) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose City Cruiser Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 Big drop in price for Navigator OTS April 12, 2019 sailing. Current price still higher than what I booked. But it is the lowest it has been since the AMP'd Up announcement. WannaCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonL Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Matt said: The fact the prices aren't lower is a good thing. I mean, sure, I'd love to get a cheaper deal but I find it quite satisfying to know that booking in advance locked me into the best price. Booking nearly 800 days in advance is paying off for me tdcackler, Vee2525, SpeedNoodles and 1 other 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaCruise Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 41 minutes ago, JasonL said: Booking nearly 800 days in advance is paying off for me The cruise I just repriced is for 2021. Booked around opening day....and I've just watched prices go up and up. The OBC was a nice surprise today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 9 hours ago, Matt said: The fact the prices aren't lower is a good thing. I mean, sure, I'd love to get a cheaper deal but I find it quite satisfying to know that booking in advance locked me into the best price. Matt, I agree with you 100%! We booked our cruise well over a year ago and for the last 6-8 months, including this recent sale, the same cabin class has literally DOUBLED in price. Like you always say... it's supply and demand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 There was a modest price reduction on our upcoming Freedom cruise but it's past final payment so no joy.... oh well, it is a comp cruise for us anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 I just booked a three day cruise July 24-27, 2020. Boston Babe and tdcackler 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VACruiser Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 I re-booked my March 2020 cruise and it cost me $100 more for the sale: however, I got the $400 OBC so I paid $100 to get $300 more of OBC as I already had $100 OBC so it worked out for me. My DIL and son are on the same cruise and and I told them about the sale but it would cost them $300 more to get the $400 OBC so it didn't work for them. We have different rooms, GS and JS so the prices of the room made the difference. I booked this Puerto Rico ABC cruise in spring 2018 so I am down to almost a year to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 I've got a head scratcher here I've checked all the wow listings and none of them offer the $400 to spend at sea...All is see it $100 and that's GS and above listings.. Edited: I see the error...i was inputing my C&A number...that's why! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 1 hour ago, mworkman said: I've got a head scratcher here I've checked all the wow listings and none of them offer the $400 to spend at sea...All is see it $100 and that's GS and above listings.. Edited: I see the error...i was inputing my C&A number...that's why! Yes you foolishly thought that being a member of the loyalty club would work in your favor ;) WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaCruise Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, jticarruthers said: Yes you foolishly thought that being a member of the loyalty club would work in your favor How does your C&A affect the amount negatively? Or it it just that mworkman got extra savings for the balcony discount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 The "sale of the day" is a better deal than the C&A Loyalty deal (balcony discount) ... you cant use both so using your loyalty discount is actually a worse deal than that available to everyone. Yes you can just decline the C&A discount and use the generally available one but my point was that logging in as a loyal customer shows you a worse deal than not doing so. Hutcherl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaCruise Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, jticarruthers said: The "sale of the day" is a better deal than the C&A Loyalty deal (balcony discount) ... you cant use both so using your loyalty discount is actually a worse deal than that available to everyone. Yes you can just decline the C&A discount and use the generally available one but my point was that logging in as a loyal customer shows you a worse deal than not doing so. Maybe that's why there is $125 OBC showing for our interior booking vs only $75 showing for a balcony room? I noticed too that the $125 is actually broken up into two deals on the invoice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonL Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 20 hours ago, WannaCruise said: The cruise I just repriced is for 2021. Booked around opening day Ditto Symphony Feb 20th 2021 WannaCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 So in order to get the better deal, do you check out without putting in your C&A number, then call to add it later? That seems annoying but would be par for the course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 I asked my MEI agent to check my Symphony sailing yesterday and she got back to me - but it had gone up (which is fine) At the same time I asked my agent for my June Ovation cruise to check and I still haven't heard back from her. This is the one who had the $100 booking fee (and ONLY had a $50 fee to book our flight. No thanks, I've got it). I hate her so very much. #liveandlearn WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 38 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said: I asked my MEI agent to check my Symphony sailing yesterday and she got back to me - but it had gone up (which is fine) At the same time I asked my agent for my June Ovation cruise to check and I still haven't heard back from her. This is the one who had the $100 booking fee (and ONLY had a $50 fee to book our flight. No thanks, I've got it). I hate her so very much. #liveandlearn Booking fee??? What??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, Baked Alaska said: Booking fee??? What??????? I know, right? I used this agency 10 years ago and don't remember one. Then again, I really don't remember 10 years ago, so... Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 13 hours ago, Atlantix2000 said: So in order to get the better deal, do you check out without putting in your C&A number, then call to add it later? That seems annoying but would be par for the course. Not sure if we are thinking about the same thing, couple different cross conversations going. So if the better deal is the sale of the day instead of the C&A #, then you just don't "login" and book as a regular person. When you then link the reservation to your account, the C&A # populates but you don't add the C&A booking benefits since the regular person one is a better benefit. You still get all your other C&A benefits though. I haven't looked at it in a while but it used to be that the system would auto-select the C&A Discount even if the non C&A Rate was better ... booked one that way one time and was very confused by the invoice when I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted February 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 13 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said: I asked my MEI agent to check my Symphony sailing yesterday and she got back to me - but it had gone up (which is fine) At the same time I asked my agent for my June Ovation cruise to check and I still haven't heard back from her. This is the one who had the $100 booking fee (and ONLY had a $50 fee to book our flight. No thanks, I've got it). I hate her so very much. #liveandlearn Ohhh wait! This is MEI charging booking fees??? Say huh????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 13 minutes ago, princevaliantus said: Ohhh wait! This is MEI charging booking fees??? Say huh????? Go up 2 posts before yours. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 57 minutes ago, princevaliantus said: Ohhh wait! This is MEI charging booking fees??? Say huh????? No, the poster is using two different agencies. MEI does not charge any booking fees. princevaliantus and Baked Alaska 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VACruiser Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 4 hours ago, Matt said: No, the poster is using two different agencies. MEI does not charge any booking fees. , saved by the Matt - almost had a coronary there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 30 minutes ago, Tim B. said: , saved by the Matt - almost had a coronary there! Sorry, guys!!!! Don't kick me out, lol. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VACruiser Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 16 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said: Sorry, guys!!!! Don't kick me out, lol. How could we kick out SpeedNoodles - you have one of the coolest names on the site. And, I had a collie in the past (she passed away at 13 years old) so what's not to like! SpeedNoodles, Sweety and FlowBro Ty 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 5 hours ago, Tim B. said: How could we kick out SpeedNoodles - you have one of the coolest names on the site. And, I had a collie in the past (she passed away at 13 years old) so what's not to like! You get me! You really get me!!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 That sale was soooooo good that you'll never guess what the did? SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted February 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, mworkman said: That sale was soooooo good that you'll never guess what the did? What you really meant is that they are throwing their chump fish nets back into the sea !! mworkman and FlowBro Ty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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