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The Deluxe Beverage Package on my November Liberty sailing has been tracking between $51 and 55 recently. This evening it dropped to $41. DBP + internet is $49. Refreshment is $19. Digital Photo Pkg is $119.99. With the exception of the photo package, which is the same as Black Friday pricing, these are the lowest prices I've seen in some time. All the prices for my January cruise are the same high price they have been though. 

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Our Christmas Ovation has dropped to AUD 72 (about USD 45). 

Would love to buy at that price, however we are yet to receive refunds on Cruise Planner purchases for our March Radiance sailing that was cancelled. 
 

The money we are waiting on is money that we class as "already spent", but we won't be giving them any extra money until we see some refunds.

BTW, most of the Voom pricing also dropped for our sailing as well as the beverage pricing.

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My October Symphony dropped to $49 DBP. I want to book it but I haven’t gotten my 125% OBC for my cancelled cruise. I’m sure by the time I get it (around April 30) the price will go back up. ? 

Pretty sure this sale is to get a flush of cash for RC. The massive delay in refunds shows to me they don’t have the money. Run a great sale=generate much needed cash. 

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18 minutes ago, Jill said:

Pretty sure this sale is to get a flush of cash for RC. The massive delay in refunds shows to me they don’t have the money. Run a great sale=generate much needed cash. 

My thinking too...a way to get some cash now.  Good for everyone then....and just hope this all clears up and things get back to normal including cruising.

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1 hour ago, SpeedNoodles said:

Many are also noting the ability for just one person in the stateroom to be able to purchase the DBP at this time (this was an option for me on both Odyssey sailings). 

Wish I had that on our November cruise, wife has free drinks in the casino and I am on my own. Still states that all adults in the cabin have to purchase the package. Would be great if I could purchase individually.

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I just cancelled and rebooked several drink and internet packages.  This is the first time i've been able to take advantage of a sale like this.  How long does it usually take to see the refunds for the cancelled packages to show up?

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19 minutes ago, Drewww said:

I just cancelled and rebooked several drink and internet packages.  This is the first time i've been able to take advantage of a sale like this.  How long does it usually take to see the refunds for the cancelled packages to show up?

Under normal circumstances, you would see your refund within 48-72 hours but I really have no idea how long it's liable to take now.  Since I suspect that this sale is designed to generate cash for Royal, it would seem logical that they would hold onto your original purchase as long as they possibly can.  I just don't know how long that could be.  I wouldn't look for your refund quickly, like it used to be.  I hope I'm wrong !!  I also made numerous cancellations and repurchases last night.  It would be nice to get the money quickly but I'm not going to count on it.

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3 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said:

Many are also noting the ability for just one person in the stateroom to be able to purchase the DBP at this time (this was an option for me on both Odyssey sailings). 

Wow! It auto selected both adults when I cancelled and repurchased. We both wanted it, so I didn't even think of trying to unselect one of us. I know a lot of people will be happy if that option sticks around!

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54 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Since I suspect that this sale is designed to generate cash for Royal, it would seem logical that they would hold onto your original purchase as long as they possibly can. 

This was my thought as well..this sale will generate some short-term immediate cash.  I think the return policy always stated it could take up to 30 days to see the refund of a cruise planner purchase, even before the current situation.  However it never took that long for me in the past.

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20 minutes ago, melmar02 said:

Wow! It auto selected both adults when I cancelled and repurchased. We both wanted it, so I didn't even think of trying to unselect one of us. I know a lot of people will be happy if that option sticks around!

Same here.  We were both going to get it anyway but I never even thought about deselecting one of us.  Interesting.

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4 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said:

Many are also noting the ability for just one person in the stateroom to be able to purchase the DBP at this time (this was an option for me on both Odyssey sailings). 

 

30 minutes ago, melmar02 said:

Wow! It auto selected both adults when I cancelled and repurchased. We both wanted it, so I didn't even think of trying to unselect one of us. I know a lot of people will be happy if that option sticks around!

 

8 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Same here.  We were both going to get it anyway but I never even thought about deselecting one of us.  Interesting.

We are both getting it, but for fun I tried and it will not let me unselect one of the guests (for both sailings booked - September & December). Maybe a glitch with a particular sailing or group of sailings? 

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36 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Same here.  We were both going to get it anyway but I never even thought about deselecting one of us.  Interesting.

So I just purchased and I have a minor in my cabin.  I was able to just select myself.   I believe in the past if you had a child in the room it would force the child to get a refreshment or soda package, but not this time.

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11 minutes ago, tcneal said:

So I just purchased and I have a minor in my cabin.  I was able to just select myself.   I believe in the past if you had a child in the room it would force the child to get a refreshment or soda package, but not this time.

No, the alcohol package does not require a refreshment package for a minor. We've bought our alcohol packages on one sale and waited for the next sale to buy the kids drink packages. However, if one person gets the alcohol package, all adults in the cabin must purchase it. If you call you may be able to get an exemption to that, but they make the second adult buy the refreshment package instead.

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