12thman Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Can anyone tell if Royal has deep discounts for Black Friday for cruises? I'm ready to book some cruises but is it better to wait for Black Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 @12thman Check this thread out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitsmom Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 I hoping for discounts on the drink/zoom package for our 9 night October 2020 cruise. At the pricing now we will save almost $80 doing the drink/zoom package than getting them separately. It's on sale now for $65/night for combo. It will be my luck that they raise the price instead of lowering it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Most of the Black Friday sales pertain to Cruise Planner purchases and not the actual cruises themselves. I'm sure they will use their typical tactics and call it a Black Friday sale on cruises, but the sales won't be much different than usual. I would pay more attention to figuring out what you might be looking for as far as the new itinerary releases that will be happening in the next few weeks. Jump on that early (refundable) and you will have years of repricing..or you may luck into a really popular itinerary that never has any price breaks. But at least you'll get first pick of cabin availability this way! CarlaB and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thman Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Thank you @mworkman and @AshleyDillo. Looks like book asap and reprice when it's a better deal. Baked Alaska, mworkman and StephanieH 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Just now, 12thman said: Thank you @mworkman and @AshleyDillo. Looks like book asap and reprice when it's a better deal. Might as well..I have found the best prices tend to be at the release of the itineraries or very last minute on a sailing that's not doing very well. Unfortunately not all sailings end up with rock bottom last minute pricing so if you don't have the flexibility to roll the dice with that, then booking early is always your best bet. If you are seeking the upper class rooms a lot of times those will be priced at a low and then just continue to go up. When the prices on those fall later it's usually due to the entire sailing being repriced. You CAN get ask for a reprice on a room even if there's not one in available inventory (i.e. if you have a Crown Loft and there aren't any on the website...but you've been tracking the other suites and notice they've all dropped..likely yours had a price decrease as well.) I'm gonna try to play this game ala @Lovetocruise2002 with some villa suites. Lovetocruise2002 and StephanieH 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 33 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: You CAN get ask for a reprice on a room even if there's not one in available inventory (i.e. if you have a Crown Loft and there aren't any on the website...but you've been tracking the other suites and notice they've all dropped..likely yours had a price decrease as well.) I'm gonna try to play this game ala @Lovetocruise2002 with some villa suites. Yes, I've done this many times. I book as soon as itineraries get released (especially the Star Class rooms) and watch the prices like a hawk. You can re-price even if the cabin category goes. I've done this more times than I can count. The villa suite has turned out to to be the best deal ever. After grabbing it at release, I have now priced it down to less than $1000pp. JVPIII, WAAAYTOOO, 12thman and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Oh and @12thman to answer your question, I have not noticed (over the years) any deep discounts on sailings for Black Friday. Usually the Black Friday discounts are in the cruise planner items. 12thman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenbeecruises Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Yes, I've done this many times. I book as soon as itineraries get released (especially the Star Class rooms) and watch the prices like a hawk. You can re-price even if the cabin category goes. I've done this more times than I can count. The villa suite has turned out to to be the best deal ever. After grabbing it at release, I have now priced it down to less than $1000pp. How many people are coming with you in the villa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, Queenbeecruises said: How many people are coming with you in the villa? Tight squeeze. Maxed it out at 14. But we will have 5 kids under 12. Smaller bodies lol. Still going to be crazy. Queenbeecruises and Bakerette 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenbeecruises Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Tight squeeze. Maxed it out at 14. But we will have 5 kids under 12. Smaller bodies lol. Still going to be crazy. You got a great deal then. I was always waiting for a KSF, but nothing ever matched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Just now, Queenbeecruises said: You got a great deal then. I was always waiting for a KSF, but nothing ever matched. That was the major savings there. I re-priced it twice at KSF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Tight squeeze. Maxed it out at 14. But we will have 5 kids under 12. Smaller bodies lol. Still going to be crazy. Impressive. I don’t even know 14 people. RWDW1204, Lovetocruise2002, FManke and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 6 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said: Impressive. I don’t even know 14 people. All family. No choice but to know them. 12thman and SpeedNoodles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darketower Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 15 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: That was the major savings there. I re-priced it twice at KSF. Sorry if this is obvious, but what does KSF stand for?? Nevermind..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 Here's every Black Friday deal going back to 2015: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/category/category/black-friday 12thman and StephanieH 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 9 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: All family. No choice but to know them. Ha, actually I made that choice 25 years ago. Lovetocruise2002 and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 How far out do the Black Friday sales go? Will my cruise planner have stuff on sale for my Oct 2020 cruise? I have never booked this far out before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonDion Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 On 10/31/2019 at 3:34 PM, whitsmom said: I hoping for discounts on the drink/zoom package for our 9 night October 2020 cruise. At the pricing now we will save almost $80 doing the drink/zoom package than getting them separately. It's on sale now for $65/night for combo. It will be my luck that they raise the price instead of lowering it! You should book the stuff now and if the price drops you can cancel and rebook with no penalty. whitsmom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 On 10/31/2019 at 3:33 PM, Lovetocruise2002 said: Yes, I've done this many times. I book as soon as itineraries get released (especially the Star Class rooms) and watch the prices like a hawk. You can re-price even if the cabin category goes. I've done this more times than I can count. The villa suite has turned out to to be the best deal ever. After grabbing it at release, I have now priced it down to less than $1000pp. Can you tell me where to look to know when itens get released and what they are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Just now, CrimsonCruiser said: Can you tell me where to look to know when itens get released and what they are? @Matt always posts in the front page of his blog. Here is the schedule for this year: Matt and CrimsonCruiser 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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