Drink Package Price Drop

[SteveinSC]

A couple days ago, the Drink Package for my upcoming cruise was at 58/day.  Today its part of the Fall Sale at 51/day.  Check out your prices, people!!!! 

[PG Cruiser]

It's still at $82 for the Odyssey Inaugural

[Marlena]

4 minutes ago, RatedPG said:

It's still at $82 for the Odyssey Inaugural

OUCH! 

[SteveinSC]

7 minutes ago, RatedPG said:

It's still at $82 for the Odyssey Inaugural

Yikes, thats steep. I assume that sailing is excluded because of what it is.....but 82 as a pre-cruise price?????? Wow. 

[PG Cruiser]

Just now, SteveinSC said:

Yikes, thats steep. I assume that sailing is excluded because of what it is.....but 82 as a pre-cruise price?????? Wow. 

There has been talk about price increases on the drinking packages for the 2020/2021 season.

 

[TheRoyalOs]

Anthem Thanksgiving sailing is down to 48.

[PG Cruiser]

I find this funny... I know which one I want, but which do I believe... the increase or the drop?

[FManke]

4 minutes ago, SteveinSC said:

Yikes, thats steep. I assume that sailing is excluded because of what it is.....but 82 as a pre-cruise price?????? Wow. 

Premium cruise, premium price.

[Jill]

Mine is still $65 on Symphony 

[SteveinSC]

Just now, RatedPG said:

I find this funny... I know which one I want, but which do I believe... the increase or the drop?

"Lets see.....if we increace our prices, then drop them to the old price, they will feel like theyre getting a deal!" 

[FManke]

1 minute ago, TheRoyalOs said:

Anthem Thanksgiving sailing is down to 48.

That seems like a good price for a holiday cruise.

[tzb]

i just booked ours last night for oasis in april 2020 at $57/day. it had been at $65 for a while. $57 is still a bit high in my opinion, but palatable. hopefully there is another price drop on black friday or some other time before our cruise. their ___% off banners are complete fabrications and market manipulation. it was listed as being 20% off when the price was $65 as well...and initially yesterday it was still 20% off when the price had dropped to $57. it is now listed as being 30% off at $57. RC says that the “on-board pricing” is between 63 and 70. let’s just say it is 70...even discounted from the highest on-board price of $70, a 30% discount would mean it should be $49/day. they are clearly just playing games to condition the market.

either way, i'd like an improvement but could live with $57 if i have to - will still be worth it for us.

[SPS]

Bought mine a few months before the standard prices went up.

The BOGO 50% off priced out at $47 PP/PD

With the new pricing, this 30% off deal prices out at $48 PP/PD

[PG Cruiser]

Where is that intern from July when we need him?

[PatsFanBrian]

I'm locked in at $48 for next week's cruise.  I'm not going to do better than that.

[Jason12]

Deluxe £37.24 refreshment £15.20 for our Oasis December cruise I’ll let you do the conversion  

[FManke]

3 minutes ago, tzb said:

 $57 is still a bit high in my opinion, but palatable. hopefully there is another price drop on black friday or some other time before our cruise. 

Good chance of this. It should be the last big "sale" before your cruise.

Good luck and happy cruising!

[SteveinSC]

Just now, Jason12 said:

Deluxe £37.24 refreshment £15.20 for our Oasis December cruise I’ll let you do the conversion  

Thats around 46, right.....great price. 

[PG Cruiser]

Just now, Jason12 said:

Deluxe £37.24 refreshment £15.20 for our Oasis December cruise I’ll let you do the conversion  

The Refreshment Package for the Inaugural is at $32.  I got that for $20 on the Ovation early this month.

[FManke]

1 minute ago, Jason12 said:

Deluxe £37.24 refreshment £15.20 for our Oasis December cruise I’ll let you do the conversion  

I have enough trouble figuring out the math in $ with all the "sales" and BOGO and % off ships board prices!

[FManke]

3 minutes ago, Jason12 said:

Deluxe £37.24 refreshment £15.20 for our Oasis December cruise I’ll let you do the conversion  

I'll have to brush up on my Euros conversion for our Greece cruise next year!

[GregD]

Yup, with the Odyssey “sale price” of $82, that means 102.50 per day on boats prices. 

[PG Cruiser]

I hate this "catch-me-if-you-can" type of pricing that Royal does.  Why make us have to monitor these prices, than book-cancel-rebook, when they can be straightforward with their prices.  I hate being manipulated this way.  We here know how to navigate these price trends, but what about those new to cruising?  Does Royal prey on naiveté and gullibility?

[FManke]

15 minutes ago, RatedPG said:

Where is that intern from July when we need him?

Maybe when he's done with that,  he can be transferred over to the cabin pricing division for awhile! 

[SteveinSC]

5 minutes ago, RatedPG said:

Does Royal prey on naiveté and gullibility?

Absolutely, they do.....as do most businesses. Tis the way of the world.....figuring out a way to get as much of your money into their pockets as they can. 

[FManke]

7 minutes ago, RatedPG said:

  Why make us have to monitor these prices, than book-cancel-rebook, when they can be straightforward with their prices.  

I'm with you. It's like buying a car. Add-ons, taxes, dealer prep. I don't care about any of this. Add it up any way you want. I just care about the price out the door!

[redraider629]

We got ours in July for $44 on our Liberty cruise.  Not sure the price will go lower.

[ellcee]

16 minutes ago, RatedPG said:

The Refreshment Package for the Inaugural is at $32.  I got that for $20 on the Ovation early this month.

It's way too early out to take this seriously.

At the end of the day, if they want to charge $82 I'm just not gonna buy it and will pay per drink.

 

[AshleyDillo]

28 minutes ago, TheRoyalOs said:

Anthem Thanksgiving sailing is down to 48.

Oasis Thanksgiving is at $49..but DX and VOOM combo is $56!

VOOM alone is down to $12.99 which is cheaper than I've seen for a while.

[PG Cruiser]

14 minutes ago, SteveinSC said:

Absolutely, they do.....as do most businesses. Tis the way of the world.....figuring out a way to get as much of your money into their pockets as they can. 

I hate what little intelligence I have being insulted.

[tzb]

5 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

Oasis Thanksgiving is at $49..but DX and VOOM combo is $56!

this gives me hope that our april 2020 sailing will come down to $49 - which would be 30% off the highest published on-board price.

[SteveinSC]

1 minute ago, RatedPG said:

I hate what little intelligence I have being insulted.

I try not to look at it as being insulted.....just a reason to constantly be on guard. 

[tzb]

i was going to start another thread, but not worth it for what should be a fairly quick question/answer related to the deluxe drink package: this will be our first cruise with a playmakers on board the ship on which we are sailing. can i use the package if i just walk up to the bar at playmakers? i don't really want to pay to eat there, but i'm guessing they will have some draft beer options that are not available at other bars on the ship, so i'd like to be able to get those without having to eat there.

sorry to go slightly off topic.

[WAAAYTOOO]

1 minute ago, tzb said:

i was going to start another thread, but not worth it for what should be a fairly quick question/answer related to the deluxe drink package: this will be our first cruise with a playmakers on board the ship on which we are sailing. can i use the package if i just walk up to the bar at playmakers? i don't really want to pay to eat there, but i'm guessing they will have some draft beer options that are not available at other bars on the ship, so i'd like to be able to get those without having to eat there.

sorry to go slightly off topic.

Yes.

[Fairlynew]

I just checked my March Oasis sailing and it is down to $57.  Except for the $18 glitch, which I did nab, that is the first time I've seen it below $61.

[SteveinSC]

13 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Yes.

"Fairly quick...." 

[CrznTxn]

My sailing on 10/13 just sent a flyer with the Deluxe Beverage Package @ $45. Guess folks were not biting at the $52 "reduced rate" listed earlier.

[devbak150]

I am playing the pricing game as I  had purchase pretty low for our cruise that Dorian cancelled.  Now having to price for our rescheduled Dec. cruise.  Right now it is BOGO 50%---61.00 pp.  I know that there is no certainty, but it looks like the Black Friday sales in the past that Matt posted would be better.  What is everyone's thoughts on the BOGO or just the straight 30% off?  right now it is about 120.00 more than what I paid before.  I am with those that just want the rate out the door....hate that we have to jump through hoops, but I am sure that they make lots of money of those who "don't shop around". 

[JLMoran]

2 hours ago, SPS said:

Bought mine a few months before the standard prices went up.

The BOGO 50% off priced out at $47 PP/PD

With the new pricing, this 30% off deal prices out at $48 PP/PD

This is what happened today with my October 19 Anthem sailing. Finally got a "30% off onboard pricing" promo -- and the price is $52/night, same as what I have seen for months as BOGO50 (25% off) pricing. It just confirms that the onboard price is now $75/night, in line with the new BOGO50 price of $56 that I saw last week.

Even so, I almost decided to say the heck with it and snap it up. But that would have cost me over $200 after the refund of my Refreshment Package. I did the math of how much I'd likely pay to just buy my drinks a la carte while bringing on 2 bottles of wine (that I've already bought), and the math won over the desire to impulse purchase, saving me $40 - $80 depending on how much drinking I do on board. There's the money I need to get loungers and an umbrella at Horseshoe Bay! 

[SpeedNoodles]

3 hours ago, RatedPG said:

It's still at $82 for the Odyssey Inaugural

That's because the sale is only good for sailings from now through April 2020.  It will likely be a while before sales include the Nov 2020 sailing (typically 6-7 months prior to sailing).