SassMaster Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 We are on the Oasis February 9th 2020 and I've been casing the drink package prices multiple times a day! It was $55 for the longest time, then went up to $59 and today it is $51. I think this is the lowest it might get. So we bought it. Check your prices!! ellcee 1 Quote
Hutcherl Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 Just checked my 8-3-20 Independence sailing. Still stuck at high price of $65. Visiting two private islands so I suspect that’s why it’s the highest I have seen. But at that price I won’t be buying. I’ll be utilizing the diamond happy hour drinks instead of gifting them as I have in the past. I like the convenience of the package but not at price. Quote
SassMaster Posted October 29, 2019 Author Report Posted October 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, Hutcherl said: Just checked my 8-3-20 Independence sailing. Still stuck at high price of $65. Visiting two private islands so I suspect that’s why it’s the highest I have seen. But at that price I won’t be buying. I’ll be utilizing the diamond happy hour drinks instead of gifting them as I have in the past. I like the convenience of the package but not at price. Oh my! $65! I wouldn't get it either. Hope it does go down eventually. Quote
monctonguy Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 Mine is down to $49..looks like its time to book it..... $65?!...I would have a hard time with that cost..... SassMaster 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 9 minutes ago, monctonguy said: Mine is down to $49..looks like its time to book it..... That's the lowest I've seen it go in quite some time. Seen DX+Voom for $58 at the lowest. Price creep has definitely set in. Quote
ellcee Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 Odyssey bookings are holding at $82. Momof4crazytocruise, Baked Alaska and RWDW1204 1 2 Quote
melski94 Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 Harmony still at $61! Not sure I'll get it at that price with 4 ports! That being said Voom has finally at a price where I'll buy it! Quote
monctonguy Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 14 minutes ago, ellcee said: Odyssey bookings are holding at $82. $1860 CAD for the drink package for a week cruise for us.. Royal must be drunk to think we would ever cruise and pay that....I cant believe people are paying this....... Quote
ellcee Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 1 minute ago, monctonguy said: Royal must be drunk to think we would ever cruise and pay that....I cant believe people are paying this....... Right?! I have a cap in my head of what I'm willing to spend per day...and it may include a few extra $$ for convenience. $82 just seems ridiculous unless you are someone who can hold your liquor for days on end. monctonguy 1 Quote
tzb Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 we will be on oasis in april and the lowest the package has gone is $57. we bought at that price just in case, but that's the top end of what we are willing to pay. i fully expect it to drop more and we will cancel and re-purchase at that time. how can the prices on the same ship, with a sailing that is just 2 months later be that much more? i'm assuming/hoping it is because of the proximity to the sailing date. Quote
Hutcherl Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 I waited for a Black Friday cruise planner sale last year for this summer’s Harmony sailing and it never changed from $52. But still purchased at that price as I never sailed without the ultimate beverage package. So not holding much hope for a Black Friday sale this year so probably will go without a package for the first time. Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 The DBP for our Anthem cruise in Feb (2-7-20) has been reduced from $59 PP/PD to $52 PP/PD. We aren't buying drink packages anymore but I think this is about as low as you're ever going to get it on an 8 night Anthem cruise with 5 sea days. For that same cruise, the day pass to South Beach has also been reduced from $64.99 PP to $61.99 PP. I had already purchased it at $64.99 but cancelled and repurchased for $61.99. Not sure of the value of this as we have the UDP but I want to at least check out South Beach once. Quote
tzb Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 43 minutes ago, Hutcherl said: I waited for a Black Friday cruise planner sale last year for this summer’s Harmony sailing and it never changed from $52. But still purchased at that price as I never sailed without the ultimate beverage package. So not holding much hope for a Black Friday sale this year so probably will go without a package for the first time. $52 is still way better than $57...i think the best we have ever gotten was $49 and that was over 5 years ago. i have no idea how they determine the pricing, but it seems completely arbitrary. again in my case, same ship, same number of sea days, same private destination, just two months apart. very odd. we are locked in at $57 no matter what, so i'm just hoping it gets better at some point between now and april. Quote
Smokeater639 Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 Thanksgiving cruise on Oasis is $49 right now. It's been $49 off and on the last couple weeks in my cruise planner. Quote
tzb Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 15 minutes ago, Smokeater639 said: Thanksgiving cruise on Oasis is $49 right now. It's been $49 off and on the last couple weeks in my cruise planner. WOW! that is awesome! happy for you...and hope we get a similar deal! Smokeater639 1 Quote
Bean79 Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 Looking for Mariner drink packages for 11/29 and 4-24 sailings. Can't seem to get below $60. I paid $49 09/13/19.. Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 I know this thread is about drink prices but I thought I would just throw this one out.... Today the cost of upgrading my flight from MIA-DCA to First Class went down over $800 ! Previously, it would have cost over $1100 EACH to upgrade from our coach fare to First Class. Since I am Platinum Elite I could possibly get us upgraded to FC anyway but I hate counting on that kind of upgrade. It just usually doesn't happen. Anyway, I checked today and was able to upgrade our flight for $749 each. That's still a lot but I figured it wasn't going to go any lower....so I went ahead and upgraded us. Today I am 40 days from flying home (33 days until the cruise). Since we are on a S2S on this one, I have a one-way flight from DCA-TPA (where we will be on Brilliance. I booked this one FC to start with as it was a reasonable price when I booked it) and then a one-way flight from MIA-DCA where I will fly home from Oasis. SassMaster, Matt and ellcee 2 1 Quote
Mturk Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 We just booked on Adventure of the Seas for the February 29, 2020 sailing and I started looking at drink packages today. The prices are crazy! On a Canadian dollar basis they are asking $81.13 pp per day for a DBP and Voom one device before service charge. In March 2019, we paid $72.05 pp per day. Why have the prices skyrocketed? Does the number of days at sea have something to do with it? Quote
JohnK6404 Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 The cheapest we've personally seen the DBP was $45 back in May on Allure... I doubt I'll ever see that on upcoming Oasis and Symphony. Darn glitch ruined it for the rest of us... RC looking to make some of that lost revenue back! LOL! Quote
SassMaster Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Posted October 30, 2019 17 hours ago, tzb said: $52 is still way better than $57...i think the best we have ever gotten was $49 and that was over 5 years ago. i have no idea how they determine the pricing, but it seems completely arbitrary. again in my case, same ship, same number of sea days, same private destination, just two months apart. very odd. we are locked in at $57 no matter what, so i'm just hoping it gets better at some point between now and april. We were at $55 and $59 for the longest time. Hopefully yours will drop also the closer you get or maybe you can get some better sales. tzb 1 Quote
WannaCruise Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 I can see 3 of my cruises in cruise planner and my 6 night Adventure is the lowest for the DBP. It plays games though...I can tell when a sale is coming as the price goes up to $69.19 CAD (or $52.89 USD), and then a 30% off sale and back down to $63.84 CAD (or $48.801 USD). The best it's been was labor day weekend when we purchased at $59.85 CAD (or $45.75 USD). I suspect the price will go up right before Black Friday so that they can put it on sale. Our highest cost is 4 night Mariner at $91.77 CAD (crazy!) or 70.15 USD. Having said that, I remember that Navigator price on board was $82 USD. Quote
monctonguy Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 Its booked...I wont complain at $49/day...... I am watching 2020 cruise prices, but more importantly the drink pricing is now the main concern now as the price of the drink package will influence which cruises we book....sad it has to come to that...but we WONT be paying $2000 to drink for a week no matter what..... Hutcherl 1 Quote
WannaCruise Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 24 minutes ago, monctonguy said: Its booked...I wont complain at $49/day...... I am watching 2020 cruise prices, but more importantly the drink pricing is now the main concern now as the price of the drink package will influence which cruises we book....sad it has to come to that...but we WONT be paying $2000 to drink for a week no matter what..... It's too bad we can't see cruise planner costs until you have a booking. Quote
monctonguy Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 Agreed....but seems to be lots of ppl who post about the pricing of various ships drink packages and sales....so trying to keep track of that around the cruises I want to book for 2020. WannaCruise 1 Quote
bossdog421 Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 7 day Harmony Jan 2020 sailing has been at $65 with a few dips to $61. Saw it drop to $57 yesterday so i went ahead and grabbed it. I'll keep an eye on the black friday numbers too. tzb 1 Quote
BTE Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 Currently $55 on AOS 8 day sailing on 2/1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 3 hours ago, monctonguy said: Agreed....but seems to be lots of ppl who post about the pricing of various ships drink packages and sales....so trying to keep track of that around the cruises I want to book for 2020. I have noticed the prices tend to drop within a few months of the sailing, though. I guess keep watching for onboard price postings and assume you won't find much lower than 30%-40% off that in the cruise planner? Quote
RWDW1204 Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 Symphony, 7 day, 2 May 20, BOGO 50%, $61. Symphony, 7 day , 21 Nov 20, $65. Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: I have noticed the prices tend to drop within a few months of the sailing, though. I've noticed that, too. The cruises I am booked on within the next 90-120 days are seeing price drops in most categories but those that are further out aren't showing any real drops. Quote
monctonguy Posted October 30, 2019 Report Posted October 30, 2019 Its all a game....between the cruise sales..and the planner sales..it's a full time job tracking and plotting your Royal vacation... If anyone out there is booked on Freedom for April 12 or Adventure on Sept 19th...love to know what the drink packages are....ha I am assuming by NOT booking the biggest and newest ships, it should be a little more reasonable..and avoiding cruises that stop at the money trap of Cococay Quote
biggie Posted October 31, 2019 Report Posted October 31, 2019 I was lucky enough to book my deluxe drink package when they had the error and got mine for 18 dollars a day...If I remember right on our cruise last February on Mariner i paid like 54 dollars a day. Quote
Hutcherl Posted October 31, 2019 Report Posted October 31, 2019 On 10/30/2019 at 8:58 AM, bossdog421 said: 7 day Harmony Jan 2020 sailing has been at $65 with a few dips to $61. Saw it drop to $57 yesterday so i went ahead and grabbed it. I'll keep an eye on the black friday numbers too. I’d jump on $57 too. Probably won’t pay anything more. Fingers crossed!! Quote
monctonguy Posted October 31, 2019 Report Posted October 31, 2019 On 10/30/2019 at 1:29 PM, RWDW1204 said: Symphony, 7 day, 2 May 20, BOGO 50%, $61. Symphony, 7 day , 21 Nov 20, $65. Symphony wont be in the cards for 2020 based on those prices! Quote
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