Baked Alaska 1,260 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Refreshment package at $34! Soda Package for $13.50! WOWZERS! These prices are for our sailing in August 2021 on Quantum of the Seas out of Seattle. I guess they think they will have full ships by then. Neesa and Hoski 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FManke 2,608 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Baked Alaska said: I guess they think they will have full ships by then. Either that, or they feel people will be willing to spend that kind of money, just happy to cruise again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew72681 1,760 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 It could also be a new artificial price that they use to do a cruise planner sale next week. They can bring it back down to 9.99 and claim a sale. Neesa, Branderson610, USCG Teacher and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobroo 457 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 I don't think many passengers realize who is going to pay the principal and interest for the $6.18 B in loans agreed to over the past 2 1/2 weeks. Surprise! monctonguy, USCG Teacher, USFFrank and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baked Alaska 1,260 Posted April 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, bobroo said: I don't think many passengers realize who is going to pay the principal and interest for the $6.18 B in loans agreed to over the past 2 1/2 weeks. Surprise! No surprise. One coca-cola at a time! sk8erguy1978, USFFrank, TSoprano and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 26,558 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Royal has often posted high package prices on distant cruises. Its been discussed here many time long before the virus. In the end the market dictates the price. If package prices are too high people won't buy them, then they lower prices until the desired sales volume is reached. Mike P, jaredhamburg, USFFrank and 5 others 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ogilthorpe 964 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 They probably need the final figures from accounting on how many $18 BDPs they refunded ... then the prices will drop! jaredhamburg 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baked Alaska 1,260 Posted April 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 11 minutes ago, Ogilthorpe said: The probably need the final figures from accounting on how many $18 BDPs they refunded ... then the prices will drop! I hated losing that! Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jticarruthers 942 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 I havent even gotten to beverage package pricing yet, still trying to find cruises with reasonable prices that i can roll my existing cruises over to. I would like to support the industry by letting them "hold" my money rather than taking the refund but i look at the prices and feel like i am not seeing the value to justify it. If i take the refund now the price will probably come down (or they will hold price and not sell the berth) so why let them keep the money when i can just buy it later. KWofPerth and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jaredhamburg 232 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 I had to go from EOS in March (great deals on the Blue Lagoon and $18.99/pp/per day on The Key)......Now, the prices for the EOS 9/25/2020 sailing has about a 25% higher price on the Blue Lagoon and $26.99/pp/per day on The Key.......I know The Key is not popular with some, but it was a good deal in my mind as I needed Internet as well......I am watching and hoping for some deals when sailing (hopefully) resumes soon.... BTW, I would have loved a drink package (my wife and I are celebrating our 10th anniversary a wee late now); but we will be buying a drink at a time at these prices (especially with having a couple of non-CoCo Cay port days). PS - Thanks everyone for sharing all the information on here! It is so helpful! Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill 920 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 We’ve got $65 for deluxe on our replacement Symphony cruise in October. Had it for $60 on our May that was cancelled. Our October 2021 Odyssey is $72! We actually weren’t considering it for this cruise as it’s Italy/Greece and so port intensive. I’ll bring 2 bottles of wine or prosecco on board and use our Diamond freebie drinks/happy hour. Baked Alaska and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
melmar02 1,279 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 I was waiting for my Jan 2021 Cruise Planner options to open, and they finally have. I am seeing the same $72 for the Deluxe Bev. and $34 for the Refreshment pkg. The 3 device Surf and Stream is also $53.97 which is a huge jump up from what I paid for the same 3 device S&S just in February. Interestingly, if you add 25% to the normal-ish $58 DBP price, you get $72.50. Maybe this makes up for the 125% Cruise Planner deal on cancelled cruises? #RoyalMathWillGoOn jticarruthers, Baked Alaska, Ogilthorpe and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Branderson610 56 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 I think the prices will drop in a few months. They need people to spend their money Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ampurp85 1,190 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 I wonder if these are the default prices without any RC math for a discount. I looked at my Jan 2021 cruise, the DBP prices are $89 for a 4 day Mariner itinerary. The cruise fair was barely $400 per person in interior. Meaning the cost of the cruise per day is only slight more than a drink package.....that is bananas. I am sure the prices will go down when everything gets back up and running Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ogilthorpe 964 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 I have limited insight currently, but it appears that the prices are adjusting, in some cases, back to normal ranges ... my October 2020 Allure is showing $60 at 20% off and the February 2021 Anthem is showing$77 at full retail. Clearly it is time to book additional cruises!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DublinFC 352 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 I just looked at my Nov '21 sailing on Harmony (RCBGC over Thanksgiving) and saw $84/day for the UBP. That is steep in my opinion. I know I can book it now and hold it to see if price drops. But, I am probably going to wait and see what happens with it. Plenty of time between then and now. Baked Alaska and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew72681 1,760 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 6 hours ago, Baked Alaska said: No surprise. One coca-cola at a time! I’m glad I got my 2022 booked already. I think they’ll have to keep pricing low for 2021 to bring people back but then kick it into gear for 2022. Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnK6404 1,169 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Yes, very scary... Symphony (4/24/21)... $89... will wait for Black Friday! Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chadster 910 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Yikes...mine for June on Adventure (fingers, eyes, and toes crossed!) is sitting at $51. As long as it holds there, I'll basically be getting a $10/day drink package with the OBC they're giving me. I really hope they drop on other sailings -- that's a hefty per-day price, even on the soda package! Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike P 184 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, DublinFC said: I just looked at my Nov '21 sailing on Harmony (RCBGC over Thanksgiving) and saw $84/day for the UBP. That is steep in my opinion. I know I can book it now and hold it to see if price drops. But, I am probably going to wait and see what happens with it. Plenty of time between then and now. I hope it goes lower, I definitely need the DX for that sailing!! #teamdx Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kimlet 8 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 i am from Canada and my drink package for Mar 2021 on Odyssey is 118.37 per day whitsmom, WAAAYTOOO and Ogilthorpe 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 26,558 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Odyssey Nov. 2020 deluxe beverage package is 61 $USD which is actually a good price for a 4 night cruise. It's long been noted that cruise planner package pricing 12 - 24 months out is high. Simple response is don't buy it that far out. In the aftermath of the $18 drink package mistake any occurance of a high price 18 months away was incorrectly blamed on attempting to correct for the $18 mistake. It's no surprise to me that once again people are seeing high package prices 12 - 18 months away and now incorrectly claiming that COVID is to blame. If COVID was the reason then all cruises for the rest of 2020 would have high package prices - they don't. Wait until your cruise is 6 months away and start looking again. Mike P, JohnK6404, Ogilthorpe and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike P 184 Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 5 hours ago, twangster said: Odyssey Nov. 2020 deluxe beverage package is 61 $USD which is actually a good price for a 4 night cruise. I did catch it for $57 for our November Odyssey sailing....not bad! Ogilthorpe, Baked Alaska and SpeedNoodles 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaiC01 39 Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 17 hours ago, jticarruthers said: I havent even gotten to beverage package pricing yet, still trying to find cruises with reasonable prices that i can roll my existing cruises over to. I would like to support the industry by letting them "hold" my money rather than taking the refund but i look at the prices and feel like i am not seeing the value to justify it. If i take the refund now the price will probably come down (or they will hold price and not sell the berth) so why let them keep the money when i can just buy it later. Don't worry to much as they are holding everyone's money at the moment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WannaCruise 924 Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 15 hours ago, kimlet said: i am from Canada and my drink package for Mar 2021 on Odyssey is 118.37 per day Same for Harmony Mar 21. Pretty crazy considering we paid $59 CAD for our Adventure cruise this past Dec. That's literally double! Baked Alaska and kimlet 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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