DBP is back down today!!

JLMoran · August 30, 2019

Holy crow! I just checked my Cruise Planner and the Deluxe package is back down to the “old standard” $56/night base price. No active promo in place, so I’m curious if this is a presage of a proper Labor Day sale. Guess I’ll know by Saturday if I’m going to finally be picking up the package or solidly off of #TeamDX.

C’mon 30% sale! Daddy needs a Dark & Stormy or three!!

PatsFanBrian · August 30, 2019

Down to $48 for my Bermuda cruise in 3 weeks. The "sale" price last week was $51. Yesterday it was $55. I haven't received any promotional emails since last weekend.

This weekend is likely decision time. I doubt I'm going to get anything lower than $48.

FManke · August 30, 2019

9 hours ago, JLMoran said:

Holy crow! I just checked my Cruise Planner and the Deluxe package is back down to the “old standard” $56/night base price. No active promo in place, so I’m curious if this is a presage of a proper Labor Day sale. Guess I’ll know by Saturday if I’m going to finally be picking up the package or solidly off of #TeamDX.

C’mon 30% sale! Daddy needs a Dark & Stormy or three!!

Keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all times and enjoy your ride on the RC pricing rollercoaster!

JLMoran · August 30, 2019

This morning the Labor Day Sale banner is now on display. Still $56/night, same as last night, and listed as BOGO50 (i.e. 25% off). That works out to just under $75/night on-board price. So they reduced the on-board price a smidge, but not enough to make me bite.

Sorry, Royal, but no #TeamDX for me at this point. That drink calculator posted here a while back makes it really clear that at these prices, I'm best off just sticking with the Refreshment Package I already bought (especially at $17/night!), bringing my own wine for dinner drinks, and then enjoying any mid-day or after-dinner drinks a la carte.

monctonguy · August 30, 2019

Lots of deals to be had right now in the planner...from drink packages to excursions etc..my drink package is down to $49/day....prob should jump on that!

marti314 · August 30, 2019

Still 60/day for me.

Pro24 · August 30, 2019

My drink pkg is down to what I purchased it @ $52. Nothing else has changed and one excursion is actually more. Thanks for posting so I could check. Carry on.

JLMoran · August 30, 2019

41 minutes ago, monctonguy said:

my drink package is down to $49/day....prob should jump on that!

Don't hestitate, lest ye be lost.

ellcee · August 30, 2019

Mine is still too far out. Booo

JLMoran · August 30, 2019

Just noticed that my phone insisted on auto-correcting DBP to DHP in the topic title. Hope that didn't confuse too many people.

marti314 · August 30, 2019

4 minutes ago, JLMoran said:

Just noticed that my phone insisted on auto-correcting DBP to DHP in the topic title. Hope that didn't confuse too many people.

I was wondering what NEW package that was..... Deluxe Happiness Package.... Deluxe Hops Package.... Deluxe Hangover Package???

JLMoran · August 30, 2019

Just now, marti314 said:

I was wondering what NEW package that was..... Deluxe Happiness Package.... Deluxe Hops Package.... Deluxe Hangover Package???

Deluxe Hangry Package

Actually wouldn't object to a Deluxe Hops Package! I can live on beer alone!

FManke · August 30, 2019

2 minutes ago, JLMoran said:

I can live on beer alone!

You know, it's pretty much liquid bread!

ellcee · August 30, 2019

@JLMoran my brain corrected it and never thought 2x.

DublinFC · August 30, 2019

39 minutes ago, ellcee said:

Mine is still too far out. Booo

Same here!

Ala_Paul · August 30, 2019

Yeah my "Labor Day Sale" for the Navigator sailing 9/13 is the same sale as last week, making the package $61/night. It was $65 earlier in the week I was hoping for a really good one that might get it back into the 50's range. I definitely have given up hope on anything in the 40's.

marti314 · August 30, 2019

10 minutes ago, FManke said:

You know, it's pretty much liquid bread!

With much less Carbs and Sugars!!!

DublinFC · August 30, 2019

Cruise Planner related question here. About how far out do shows and on board activities start showing up in the CP? I am 471 days out from sailing. I just don't want to miss out on booking the Aqua theatre show, ice shows, etc. that will work best with our other planned events.

Brenna · August 30, 2019

My Harmony sailing is now at $52, but I bought it for $46 and I don't think I'll see anything close to that again

SpeedNoodles · August 30, 2019

1 minute ago, DublinFC said:

Cruise Planner related question here. About how far out do shows and on board activities start showing up in the CP? I am 471 days out from sailing. I just don't want to miss out on booking the Aqua theatre show, ice shows, etc. that will work best with our other planned events.

I've seen them come out about 45 days prior to sailing.

DublinFC · August 30, 2019

2 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said:

I've seen them come out about 45 days prior to sailing.

sit patiently and wait then, got it :)

SpeedNoodles · August 30, 2019

Just now, DublinFC said:

sit patiently and wait then, got it

Times can go fast once they are released. I join Facebook groups for my particular sailings - with so many eyes, someone will usually spot them appearing on the cruise planner and post it - I've done the same for others - it's handy (if you're a FB user).

DublinFC · August 30, 2019

1 minute ago, SpeedNoodles said:

Times can go fast once they are released. I join Facebook groups for my particular sailings - with so many eyes, someone will usually spot them appearing on the cruise planner and post it - I've done the same for others - it's handy (if you're a FB user).

I will have to keep an eye out for it then. I am not on FB a lot.

Lovetocruise2002 · August 30, 2019

1 hour ago, JLMoran said:

Just noticed that my phone insisted on auto-correcting DBP to DHP in the topic title. Hope that didn't confuse too many people.

I was confused but I just assumed that you know things because you drink.

JLMoran · August 30, 2019

4 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

I was confused but I just assumed that you know things because you drink.

But remember, "just not as much as @twangster" (on the knowing things front, for sure; won't comment on the drinking capacity)

PatsFanBrian · August 30, 2019

I went ahead and jumped at the $48/day price. We figure we'll break even at worst and we have the added convenience of not thinking about it.

sk8erguy1978 · August 30, 2019

Anthem next month and it's now $52 at 30% off. Yesterday it was $61 at BOGO 1/2 off. They are really just moving too many numbers for me to even try anymore LOL. I got in on the $49 30% off sale a few weeks ago and cannot be happier. (Although, I'll take $48 lol) ... Every day I'm checking!

Hoski · August 30, 2019

The cruise planner isn't offering any good prices for our cruises. So sad. I guess I'm not buying it for October.

JLMoran · September 4, 2019

So the Labor Day sale ended yesterday. Banners are gone from my Cruise Planner today as expected, and things like VOOM have gone back up to "normal" pre-boarding prices...

But the DBP is still listed at $56/night. Same as it was throughout the promo.

Methinks Royal is starting to realize that folks on this last Bermuda sailing of the season aren't willing to pay what Royal has been thinking they'd be willing to pay after the earlier super-hike to $65/night. If this price is still there tomorrow, that will give me some hope for a last-minute promo that finally brings the 30% off offer into play and gets the price down to $49 (30% off current calculated on-board price of $70).

It's funny, until I started cruising I never used algebra. Now I use it all the time to figure out the on-board pricing and other stuff related to my sailings!

Baked Alaska · September 4, 2019

2 hours ago, JLMoran said:

It's funny, until I started cruising I never used algebra. Now I use it all the time to figure out the on-board pricing and other stuff related to my sailings!

I tell my son (who's now a freshman) and the kids I teach* at school that Algebra and higher math is a way for colleges, etc to weed you out during the application process. That is, do well in higher math and YOU can weed the schools out! HOWEVER, now I will also tell them it will come in handy when planning their many vacations (as they will have many since they did so well in Algebra and higher math! LOL). . . (*I pinch hit Algebra, Sciences, and Music when the regular teachers are not available.)

JLMoran · September 4, 2019

2 hours ago, JLMoran said:

But the DBP is still listed at $56/night. Same as it was throughout the promo.

Methinks Royal is starting to realize that folks on this last Bermuda sailing of the season aren't willing to pay what Royal has been thinking they'd be willing to pay after the earlier super-hike to $65/night. If this price is still there tomorrow...

So it seems the Labor Day sale got extended -- had an email show up in my inbox announcing it. This is why the price is still down at $56, and it will definitely be at that price tomorrow. And I'm betting that tomorrow I will see the banners once again on the Cruise Planner.

ChrisK2793 · September 4, 2019

So many of the cruises I have booked are listing between $65 and $69 per day!!! That’s insane! $55 is my absolute max to consider it worth it.

mpink · September 4, 2019

Cruise Planner is telling me "30% off Onboard Prices" at $57/day.... So, either the drink package is $81/day at this point ($57 with the 30% discount), or they are dangling the 30% off discount with no actual savings. I booked at a much lower price, so I'm standing firm where I'm at.

JLMoran · September 5, 2019

5 hours ago, mpink said:

Cruise Planner is telling me "30% off Onboard Prices"

The general banner for me that heads up the emails I get has been saying "Up to 30% off onboard prices" (emphasis mine), but then upon scrolling it tells me that the DBP is BOGO50. Would be nice if they left off the "up to" part and just had "30% off onboard prices, every item, all the things".