Brian H. Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 I've never seen it on sale for our cruise (Allure in Dec 2019). Does it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 For our Allure cruise last month (May), the price jumped around over the course of six months or so prior and could be seen on the Cruise Planner at $19.99, $24.99, $29.99 & $37.99 from what I recall. We were lucky to grab it at $19.99 in the early going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian H. Posted June 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 so 19.99 was the best you saw? mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, Brian H. said: so 19.99 was the best you saw? Yes... and it was only that price early on (6+ months prior)... it did drop back down to $24.99 a couple months before the cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Candyman Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Brian H. said: so 19.99 was the best you saw? That's the best price I've seen since my booking a few months ago for my 9/1/2019 sailing. It hasn't gone back down yet and is currently at $29.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VACruiser Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 $19.99 is the lowest I have seen it. I got it on a 20% off sale for my Independence of the Seas Cruise last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notlad Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 For my September Greek Island cruise on Jewel it has been $19.99 per day since it showed up on my cruise planner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pima1988 Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 Mine started at 19.99 it jumped to 29.99 and now it is at 24.99. HOWEVER, it has the red box saying SOLD OUT. I am starting to see a pattern with at least my cruise and things that have limited availability, right before they are sold out they jump up the price really high and than bring it back down to a lower price for @ 24 hrs only to have it show the red box the next day. Maybe that is just me overthinking it or seeing something that doesn't exist, but I have watched everything from Cabanas to zip lines to the key. I only say that because I check constantly/daily on my planner to see if any of my excursions have dropped since Black Friday or for a new excursion that might appeal to me is now at a lower price and many times I go OMG that priced really jumped up and the next week it drops big time. IE I purchased my cabana at 449. It ran for @ 6 weeks at 649-699. Than it ran at 849, and topped out over 1K. The next week it went to 649 or 699 (can't recall) a few days later it was at 449 with the red box of not available on line, check on board. The same happened with the Key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo2slick Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 Does anyone know how many Key packages they are selling per sailing? I heard it was limited to 100-200 people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrlandoDad Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 Since I seem to get an e-mail from RCL pushing the Key package every 2 hours, and my cruise is about a week away, I would say that they sell as many as they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigergal31 Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 What is this Key thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Candyman Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 4 hours ago, tigergal31 said: What is this Key thing? https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/category/category/the-key Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 The initial Key was released at $24.99 but quickly dropped to $19.99 in the early months of the program. Sales appear to have exceeded expectations and $19.99 is rarely seen anymore on Oasis class or Quantum class. I think what happens is they have so many in the $24.99 bucket and once those sell it goes to $29.99. Once sold out it they seem to have a plan C where in some cases the price jumps to $37.99. I guess they figure if people want it that bad, they'll happily sell it at a huge mark up. There is greater benefit on the mega ships. More entertainment venues, more activities like flowriders, more people so priority boarding accomplishes more and there is more demand. Hence the higher prices. 6 hours ago, Yo2slick said: Does anyone know how many Key packages they are selling per sailing? I heard it was limited to 100-200 people? Initially it was 100 simply to test the waters and gauge demand. It might vary by ship or class of ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo2slick Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 2 hours ago, twangster said: The initial Key was released at $24.99 but quickly dropped to $19.99 in the early months of the program. Sales appear to have exceeded expectations and $19.99 is rarely seen anymore on Oasis class or Quantum class. I think what happens is they have so many in the $24.99 bucket and once those sell it goes to $29.99. Once sold out it they seem to have a plan C where in some cases the price jumps to $37.99. I guess they figure if people want it that bad, they'll happily sell it at a huge mark up. There is greater benefit on the mega ships. More entertainment venues, more activities like flowriders, more people so priority boarding accomplishes more and there is more demand. Hence the higher prices. Initially it was 100 simply to test the waters and gauge demand. It might vary by ship or class of ship. I was just curious because if everyone buys it then it defeats the purpose of me purchasing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VACruiser Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 There is a limited number that are sold. When I was on the Independence of the Seas it was only 100 sold. I'm not sure about Oasis class. Yo2slick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtread Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 6/8/2019 at 7:07 PM, Yo2slick said: I was just curious because if everyone buys it then it defeats the purpose of me purchasing it. Exactly! We are proud Key holders for our future Liberty cruise....wonder how many others are too? Yo2slick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo2slick Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 16 hours ago, rtread said: Exactly! We are proud Key holders for our future Liberty cruise....wonder how many others are too? We are key holders for Liberty in August. Guess we shall find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtread Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 7 hours ago, Yo2slick said: We are key holders for Liberty in August. Guess we shall find out! Hope y'all have a great cruise! Ours is Christmas (and wife's birthday) so I hope you reply after your cruise with an assessment of this.....just for curiosity Yo2slick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo2slick Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 On 6/10/2019 at 8:41 PM, rtread said: Hope y'all have a great cruise! Ours is Christmas (and wife's birthday) so I hope you reply after your cruise with an assessment of this.....just for curiosity I will for sure! This is our first ever cruise for both of us. We are celebrating wifes birthday and our anniversary which are 3 days apart. Skid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtread Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Yo2slick said: I will for sure! This is our first ever cruise for both of us. We are celebrating wifes birthday and our anniversary which are 3 days apart. Congrats! My wife's birthday is 2 days before Christmas. I learned a long time ago not to try to combine the two. So we are going on a BIRTHDAY cruise. Yo2slick, WAAAYTOOO and Skid 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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