NancyB257 Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 I saved $20 on the 50 photo package and $5 per day off the Zoom internet package on 2 upcoming cruises. https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Promotions/Snapshot_of_CruisePlanner_Offers.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Yup...just saw the sale for my Nov cruise but I paid less when they had a sale about 3-4 weeks ago! I will keep checking...hoping for perhaps even lower prices somewhere along the line!! cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad2Cue Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 hours ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said: Yup...just saw the sale for my Nov cruise but I paid less when they had a sale about 3-4 weeks ago! I will keep checking...hoping for perhaps even lower prices somewhere along the line!! I'm somewhat disturbed by the trend of these cruise planner sale prices. They pretty much advertise the same old 50% off but the sale price has doubled in some cases. Internet prices are particularly disturbing. The 4 device internet package for 50% off was never $40 per day when it wasn't on sale. Baked Alaska and PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, Dad2Cue said: I'm somewhat disturbed by the trend in these cruise planner sale prices. They pretty much advertise the same old 50% off but the sale price has doubled in some cases. Internet prices are particularly disturbing. The 4 device package for 50% off was never $40 when it wasn't on sale. I hear you. It's almost like you have to check continually whenever a sale is announced. The only good thing is you can purchase something and then if the price goes down can cancel and rebook at lower price. But that does take a lot of free time always looking for that bargain!! cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 I'm still bummed I didn't pull the trigger on the coco cay beach club when it was $71 per person right after Adventure went on sale. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 25 minutes ago, Dad2Cue said: I'm somewhat disturbed by the trend in these cruise planner sale prices. They pretty much advertise the same old 50% off but the sale price has doubled in some cases. Internet prices are particularly disturbing. The 4 device internet package for 50% off was never $40 per day when it wasn't on sale. Sales are subject to supply and demand trends. I monitor frequently and saved a bunch today. A few excursions went up in price like they always do. That just means they are selling well and almost sold out. Given the alternative I'll take these sales every time. I always find something at a lower price and if I don't I wait for some other sale to find something else at a lower price. IRMO12HD, nhilding10, NancyB257 and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: I'm still bummed I didn't pull the trigger on the coco cay beach club when it was $71 per person right after Adventure went on sale. Keep an eye out. Stranger things have happened. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 To give you an idea of some excursions I am tracking for St Thomas visit on a cruise: Original Price 4/14/21 Price Buck Island Sail Snorkel $88.99 $73.99 Turtle Bay Sail and Snorkel $70.99 $58.99 St. John 1/2 Day Champagne Cat and Snorkel $92.99 $77.99 St John Island Tour $61.99 $64.99 Turbo cat Snorkel and beach $74.99 $62.99 Dive with Equipment $115.99 $102.99 Pirates Sail. Snork Beach $65.99 $69.99 Xmas Cove Power Snorkel, Turtle Rays $52.99 $55.99 Three excursions saw small increases while the rest saw decent decreases. PPPJJ-GCVAB, Dad2Cue, Matt and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimension Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 What is interesting is that I just checked my sailing on Oasis for Nov. 3 and there are no sails being advertised. The same thing is taking place on my Rhapsody sailing Dec.14. I'll have to try again later to see if the sale pops up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyB257 Posted April 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 It didn’t say anything about a sale on my cruise planner, however I had been keeping track of prices so saw the drop in price from earlier this week. The dining package didn’t go down and neither did the Beach Bed at Coco Cay which I had already purchased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 34 minutes ago, Dimension said: What is interesting is that I just checked my sailing on Oasis for Nov. 3 and there are no sails being advertised. The same thing is taking place on my Rhapsody sailing Dec.14. I'll have to try again later to see if the sale pops up. Not all sales apply to all sailings, so keep checking back once it gets a bit closer to sail date. @Matt's blog posts about the sales usually mention which sailings the sale applies to. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad2Cue Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 hour ago, twangster said: 1 hour ago, twangster said: To give you an idea of some excursions I am tracking for St Thomas visit on a cruise: Original Price 4/14/21 Price Buck Island Sail Snorkel $88.99 $73.99 Turtle Bay Sail and Snorkel $70.99 $58.99 St. John 1/2 Day Champagne Cat and Snorkel $92.99 $77.99 St John Island Tour $61.99 $64.99 Turbo cat Snorkel and beach $74.99 $62.99 Dive with Equipment $115.99 $102.99 Pirates Sail. Snork Beach $65.99 $69.99 Xmas Cove Power Snorkel, Turtle Rays $52.99 $55.99 Three excursions saw small increases while the rest saw decent decreases. You are very organized. I just try to remember prices from one sale to the next. Most items I get regularly so I know what price I'm looking for. Those excursion prices are hard to remember. Can I give you a list of excursions I want and you can notify me when I should buy them?? PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, Dad2Cue said: You are very organized. I just try to remember prices from one sale to the next. Most items I get regularly so I know what price I'm looking for. Those excursion prices are hard to remember. Can I give you a list of excursions I want and you can notify me when I should buy them?? Sounds like a service a 3rd party should charge a fee for Kind of like Amazon price trackers. NancyB257 and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad2Cue Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, twangster said: Sounds like a service a 3rd party should charge a fee for Kind of like Amazon price trackers. I would pay for an app that would track the prices if it included cruise prices. You would think it already exists somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa77 Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 10 hours ago, twangster said: To give you an idea of some excursions I am tracking for St Thomas visit on a cruise: Original Price 4/14/21 Price Buck Island Sail Snorkel $88.99 $73.99 Turtle Bay Sail and Snorkel $70.99 $58.99 St. John 1/2 Day Champagne Cat and Snorkel $92.99 $77.99 St John Island Tour $61.99 $64.99 Turbo cat Snorkel and beach $74.99 $62.99 Dive with Equipment $115.99 $102.99 Pirates Sail. Snork Beach $65.99 $69.99 Xmas Cove Power Snorkel, Turtle Rays $52.99 $55.99 Three excursions saw small increases while the rest saw decent decreases. You have inspired me to create a spreadsheet. I've input everything I want, the original price, the best price I've seen it at, and the price I've purchased something at. I can't afford to buy everything I want, but with like 8 or so months until I sail, this keep track of stuff I'm probably not going to remember and will hopefully allow me to buy everything I want at 'Best Price'. IRMO12HD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyB257 Posted April 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 That’s a good idea for all. I keep each cruise and related docs in separate 2 pocket folders. I keep track of prices periodically. I was Googling “Royal Caribbean cruise planner sales” the other day when the link I posted popped up to my surprise. While it wasn’t a huge reduction in price every little bit of savings helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 9 hours ago, Vanessa77 said: You have inspired me to create a spreadsheet. I've input everything I want, the original price, the best price I've seen it at, and the price I've purchased something at. I can't afford to buy everything I want, but with like 8 or so months until I sail, this keep track of stuff I'm probably not going to remember and will hopefully allow me to buy everything I want at 'Best Price'. That's exactly what I do. It's a tab in my main cruising spreadsheet. I track several items of interest including the drink package and the percent they suggest so I can see overtime if it holds true compared to on board rates. I only buy the DX 25% of the time but I've begun tracking it so I better understand price trends. Royal does a lot of data mining to gain wisdom and knowledge. I'm doing the same in my spreadsheet so when someone claims "fake sale" or "bait and switch" I'll have hard data to form an opinion on the claim. IRMO12HD and NancyB257 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 20 hours ago, Dimension said: What is interesting is that I just checked my sailing on Oasis for Nov. 3 and there are no sails being advertised. The same thing is taking place on my Rhapsody sailing Dec.14. I'll have to try again later to see if the sale pops up. Checked yesterday on our 21 Nov Oasis sailing, saw the sail BUT, not good enough for me to jump on anything yet. There was a premium drink package sale 2 months ago which was much better than what's being offered now. (but that's a normal trend) PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 I always make it a rule to check prices regularly, even when there is not a sale. Some of the best prices I've seen, especially with excursions, have just shown up randomly between sales, never to be seen that low again. I check frequently enough that I really don't even pay attention to sale announcements. NancyB257, FManke, cruisellama and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Nothing on sale for me in Oct. I'm happy with the Black Friday sales I got, but I'm always looking. cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRMO12HD Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Perfect Day Coco Beach Club on Freedom OTS (29 Nov - 3 Dec) for $46.99!! SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 hour ago, IRMO12HD said: Perfect Day Coco Beach Club on Freedom OTS (29 Nov - 3 Dec) for $46.99!! That's a tad better than the $160 I have available for Adventure in July IRMO12HD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRMO12HD Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 14 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: That's a tad better than the $160 I have for Adventure in July I was shocked to see it -- and quick to purchase it! SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 My 125% OBC from a cancelled May 2020 that has been applied twice now (which were cancelled) is buying less and less as time goes by. If I purchased everything I did initially in May 2020, I’d barely be covering it with the credit for October 2021. Lesson is: redeem as soon as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCFanatik Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 If your cruise is cancelled do they give the FCC on cruise planner purchases the same as cruise fares? Example.. if I get beverages for all 4 of my family members, are the future credits linked to each individual family member or in one overall bucket ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 11 hours ago, UNCFanatik said: If your cruise is cancelled do they give the FCC on cruise planner purchases the same as cruise fares? Example.. if I get beverages for all 4 of my family members, are the future credits linked to each individual family member or in one overall bucket ? It’s a lump sum added to the cruise of your choosing. It will appear at the top of your cruise planner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 On 4/15/2021 at 9:27 AM, FManke said: Nothing on sale for me in Oct. I'm happy with the Black Friday sales I got, but I'm always looking. Circling back, while I at check the planner at least a couple times a week, I've noticed that prices have definitely seemed to jump. I know they fluctuate through out the year, but I'm wondering if the prices are not just higher, now that we are seemingly , closer to sailing? And will prices stay artificially high, as cruises start and cruisers who have not purchased pkgs and such are willing to pay the higher prices? At least we're cruising, right? Happy Cruising! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBToronto Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 As I am planning my second cruise (my very first was with RC so booked my second for next year), I always check my cruise planner for sale... before this April sale, the price for internet package for 4 device was $55.18 (CAD) and during the sale it gave 20% discount but according to the cruise planner, it is $55.18 (CAD) including the discount. I tweeted this to RC and called them out on this one... So, someone messaged me and said because I have to pay 18% gratuities for the internet package (and yes! that's what the customer service rep said). So, now, the sale is over and you can guess what the price of internet package for 4 devices... $55.18. I am very disappointed with this incident considering we had a great time with RC... anyways, just want everyone to be aware... thanks PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesKinetic Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Just booked a Labadee cabana for a Christmas cruise. It's not much, but it's nice --for the first time in a long time--to have a glimmer of hope that cruise might actually happen. PRebecca and NancyB257 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyB257 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 I went back, now that sale has ended, and checked prices for items I purchased. I bought internet packages on 2 booked cruises, water packages, and one up-to-50 photos package during the sale. I saved a total of $50 as opposed to current prices. Every little bit helps. The photo package was reduced by $20 to $119.99 on our 4-night family cruise so that was very much appreciated. The Breezy Bay beach beds at Coco Cay remained at $149 each. They key is keeping a list of prices so you remember for comparison sake. KristiZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyB257 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Okay just got an email and the sale is back on! Checked prices. Sorry — we don’t get drink package so I’m no help there. Voom & Surf package for 2 = $5 savings per night Voom & Surf for 1 = $1.80 savings per night Dasani water package- I got for $10 during last sale, now $11, but had been up to $15 (+ tax) Photo packages also on sale again No change on Beach Beds at Coco Cay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zurc Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Is anyone else encountering an issue during cruise planner checkout - it won’t accept the phone number Input. Have tried all combinations for US Starting with +1, starting just area code and phone number. Using ( area code) or no parentheses. keeps giving an error. First time I’ve had this happen thanks in advance !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, Zurc said: Is anyone else encountering an issue during cruise planner checkout - it won’t accept the phone number Input. Have tried all combinations for US Starting with +1, starting just area code and phone number. Using ( area code) or no parentheses. keeps giving an error. First time I’ve had this happen thanks in advance !! Happened once in the new My Royal Cruises format but worked second time using straight digits 8005551212 format IIRC. Zurc and NancyB257 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zurc Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 hours ago, twangster said: Happened once in the new My Royal Cruises format but worked second time using straight digits 8005551212 format IIRC. Thanks, so much, @twangster. That helped! twangster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 UBP has been sitting at $67 since I booked. Today it’s buy one get one 50% off. New price? $63 each. Yeah maybe not!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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