Mikeb1892 Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 My wife would like to book a massage for our upcoming cruise. We will have (3) full sea days, and (3) port days. Of the (3) port days, one day we will not be leaving the ship at all, and one day we will be back on the ship early afternoon. Is it more cost effective to book the massage now or wait until we're on board? I know that typically the services are cheaper on port days, which is fine for her aside from the one full day that we'll be off the ship. She's flexible for the time of day and what day of the voyage it takes place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 The spa is more hit or miss, but I'd say it's very close to being the same difference. Before the cruise, they tend to discount one specific service, whereas on the ship, they offer discounts on combo packages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeb1892 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Matt said: Before the cruise, they tend to discount one specific service, whereas on the ship, they offer discounts on combo packages. Could you please elaborate on this? She already has a Mani-Pedi booked. Would they possibly offer a discount if she piggybacked on that with a massage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Hard to know. Basically, if she wants one service (main-pedi), then book it now. What they tend to offer onboard is something like a facial, swedish massage and something else for a good price. I also like pre-booking to lock in a day and time. If your wife is like mine, timing the service to formal night or other significant evening is important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeb1892 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Just now, Matt said: Hard to know. Basically, if she wants one service (main-pedi), then book it now. What they tend to offer onboard is something like a facial, swedish massage and something else for a good price. I also like pre-booking to lock in a day and time. If your wife is like mine, timing the service to formal night or other significant evening is important. Actually I think my wife would be quite flexible with when the service would be offered, so we can use that to our advantage. When you say "good price", my wife and I often tend to have different definitions of what that means. Are we talking like 50% off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Mikeb1892 said: When you say "good price", my wife and I often tend to have different definitions of what that means. Are we talking like 50% off? 50%? Temper those expectations! There's some sort of discount applied but it depends on the service and offering. I'd say in the ballpark of 10% - 30% perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeb1892 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 See...? Big difference in "good price"!! Thanks @Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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