Stainton Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 I see drinks deal advertised on blog of upto 30%. I can't see a reduction on my sailing on the Allure from Barcelona on May17.. is this ship excluded.. or am I looking in wrong place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 Welcome to the message boards! It's possible that sail date is not eligible for the latest sale price. However check back often as the price can change even without an announced promotion such as a "sale". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 21 hours ago, Stainton said: I see drinks deal advertised on blog of upto 30%. I can't see a reduction on my sailing on the Allure That's not uncommon. Royal Caribbean's sales aren't always applicable to all sailings. The price of a drink package online will be cheaper than if you waited to book the drink package onboard. In fact, the "up to 30% off" wording refers to the discount off the onboard price, not the online price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinFC Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, Matt said: That's not uncommon. Royal Caribbean's sales aren't always applicable to all sailings. The price of a drink package online will be cheaper than if you waited to book the drink package onboard. In fact, the "up to 30% off" wording refers to the discount off the onboard price, not the online price. Onboard pricing is currently $63.00 - $89.00/per day for 2019-2020 sailings. I pulled that directly from Royal's website. I have not seen my drink package offering go past $60. The lowest was $54/day. Highest has been $59/day. I am wondering, just to get an idea for future sailings, will the price I am seeing now be roughly similar to what I should expect when my other cruises start opening for cruise planner purchases? I know each sailing is priced separate, just wondering ballpark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, DublinFC said: Onboard pricing is currently $63.00 - $89.00/per day for 2019-2020 sailings. I pulled that directly from Royal's website. I have not seen my drink package offering go past $60. The lowest was $54/day. Highest has been $59/day. I am wondering, just to get an idea for future sailings, will the price I am seeing now be roughly similar to what I should expect when my other cruises start opening for cruise planner purchases? I know each sailing is priced separate, just wondering ballpark. The price may be a bit higher on those cruises that haven't opened for the package yet. I have a June 2020 cruise that I haven't seen go higher than $59 to date (currently $48 again with this "sale"). My October 2020 cruise stays in the mid-$50s range. But I also have a November 2020 cruise that's kicking around the $62-$65 price point. I've lucked out with my last 7-day cruises bottoming out at $48-49 at the lowest...and that November cruise is a 4-nighter inaugural cruise so there are plenty of factors that come into play with the pricing. Again, the rule of thumb is that if you are ok with the price you see then jump on it and reprice if it goes lower because you will miss out if it goes higher and never bottoms out again. You can also cancel once you get on the ship if the package price is lower than online (very rarely does this happen). You will get it refunded as OBC and then you can buy the package onboard. DublinFC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinFC Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 16 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: The price may be a bit higher on those cruises that haven't opened for the package yet. I have a June 2020 cruise that I haven't seen go higher than $59 to date (currently $48 again with this "sale"). My October 2020 cruise stays in the mid-$50s range. But I also have a November 2020 cruise that's kicking around the $62-$65 price point. I've lucked out with my last 7-day cruises bottoming out at $48-49 at the lowest...and that November cruise is a 4-nighter inaugural cruise so there are plenty of factors that come into play with the pricing. Again, the rule of thumb is that if you are ok with the price you see then jump on it and reprice if it goes lower because you will miss out if it goes higher and never bottoms out again. You can also cancel once you get on the ship if the package price is lower than online (very rarely does this happen). You will get it refunded as OBC and then you can buy the package onboard. Thats good information. Especially on the OBC IF the price actually drops lower than the online purchase. Some shopping would be warranted then! I grabbed my drink package as soon as I could for our Dec 2020 sailing. I like the option of cancelling and purchasing again if the price does drop. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho and Barb Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 3 hours ago, DublinFC said: Onboard pricing is currently $63.00 - $89.00/per day for 2019-2020 sailings. I pulled that directly from Royal's website. I have not seen my drink package offering go past $60. The lowest was $54/day. Highest has been $59/day. I am wondering, just to get an idea for future sailings, will the price I am seeing now be roughly similar to what I should expect when my other cruises start opening for cruise planner purchases? I know each sailing is priced separate, just wondering ballpark. Royal has to make up for their error of $18 per day a while back...Which they honored. We got lucky and snagged it for our upcoming 5 Apr Harmony of the Seas cruise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinFC Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 @Matt just being nosy, I was wondering if you could share what you paid for the drinks package over your NYE sailing? Im just curious if it was priced at a premium due to sailing over NYE? If that is too nosy I get it and apologize in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 50 minutes ago, DublinFC said: @Matt just being nosy, I was wondering if you could share what you paid for the drinks package over your NYE sailing? Im just curious if it was priced at a premium due to sailing over NYE? If that is too nosy I get it and apologize in advance. I was on the Freedom NYE sailing I nabbed it for $49 which was the lowest that I saw. It was also BOGO50 when boarding at $70 for the first person and $35 for the second making it $105 for two or $52.50/person. DublinFC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinFC Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 Just now, AshleyDillo said: I was on the Freedom NYE sailing I nabbed it for $49 which was the lowest that I saw. It was also BOGO50 when boarding at $70 for the first person and $35 for the second making it $105 for two or $52.50/person. Wow, I fully expected it to be higher! Thank you for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, DublinFC said: @Matt just being nosy, I was wondering if you could share what you paid for the drinks package over your NYE sailing? Im just curious if it was priced at a premium due to sailing over NYE? If that is too nosy I get it and apologize in advance. I paid 429.52 for myself (with gratuity). I think that breaks down to $52 or so per day. DublinFC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinFC Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 Just now, Matt said: I paid 429.52 for myself (with gratuity). I think that breaks down to $52 or so per day. Thanks for sharing! That is less than our upcoming Dec Oasis sailing $446.04 w/gratuity. We have 3 total sailings lined up. This thread has given me a really good idea what to plan for when buying the drink package for the other 2 sailings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean79 Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 Right now the lowest I have seen for my April 24th 3-night cruise out of PC is $65 PPPD, and $69 PPPD for my Sept 14th 4-night cruise out of PC. What a big jump in prices compared to the 2019 sailings for drink packages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlolo Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 Lowest i've seen on mine is currently $61 a day. Hope there are better deals prior to our May cruise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 Always ignore the "percentage off" and just look at the price per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleinOhio Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 My upcoming sailing is May 11th on Indy and the price is currently $61/day. I booked last June and have checked prices daily (Checked the morning of the $18/day mistake but missed out on that deal ). Unfortunately the best I've seen has been $57. I was really hopeful to see it come down because my last cruise I paid $48/day. I'm sure this being a 5 day compared to 7 makes a difference. This cruise also goes to both CocoCay and Labadee so I'm sure that factors into the increase in cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypno3 Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 We're sailing 30th August on Explorer of the Seas. Price was $75 AUD and has just changed to $69 AUD. No mention of a sale though, just a price change. is this normal?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, Hypno3 said: We're sailing 30th August on Explorer of the Seas. Price was $75 AUD and has just changed to $69 AUD. No mention of a sale though, just a price change. is this normal?? Yup. Happens regularly as demand fluctuates. That's why some of us check obsessively! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypno3 Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 Thanks Kristi. Guess I'll have to join the OCD club too WAAAYTOOO and KristiZ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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