Ampurp85 Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 Apparently for black Friday RCG is giving away free cruises. https://www.royalfreeshipping.com/ Neesa, PPPJJ-GCVAB, WAAAYTOOO and 7 others 4 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringCruisePlanner Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 MTNeedsAVacay and BrianB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 It appears to be geo-restricted. I get an error message saying "Must be in US". However, I got around that by sending the link to my son who lives in the US. Looks like an amazing opportunity. I have given him strict instructions that he is to win one! KristiZ, IRMO12HD, Neesa and 1 other 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 So if I read that right, 1440 free cruises? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leroyr55 Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 So if this is an on line contest I sure hope the RC I.T. Dept is not running it. RWDW1204, Neesa, AshleyDillo and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: So if I read that right, 1440 free cruises? That's what my calculator thinks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanabell13 Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 I saw this as well and have a couple of thoughts: 1) odd that this is posted in a travel magazine vs. announced by the company themselves. 2) maybe it will be one "free" cruise if you buy the companion fare. Just a thought. Nowhere in the article or website does it say that they are giving away 2 fares for each winner. It will be interesting to see how this evolves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 The news story I read linked me to the Royal Caribbean website to enter my email so I can be notified when the giveaway starts. Done! PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 1 hour ago, smokeybandit said: So if I read that right, 1440 free cruises? Yes. Every minute for 24 hours…over 1400 cruises. https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/royal-caribbean-free-cruise-giveaway?utm_source=emailshare&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share-article&utm_content=20211119 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Maybe it’s just my suspicious nature , but why is there nothing on the website when I go directly there and search? Also someone on CC said the domain was registered anonymously in Canada 2 weeks ago. https://www.whois.com/whois/royalfreeshipping.com Just a heads up for others who expect scams when it sounds really good. Could be legit, but I’m going to hold off till it shows as a link directly from their site. Baked Alaska, CrimsonCruiser, MTNeedsAVacay and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Maybe @Matt can be a super sleuth and use his connections to see if this is legit. barbeyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geektastic Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 I did a quick Google and found others referencing this. https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/royal-caribbean-free-cruise-giveaway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 37 minutes ago, barbeyg said: Maybe it’s just my suspicious nature , but why is there nothing on the website when I go directly there and search? Also someone on CC said the domain was registered anonymously in Canada 2 weeks ago. https://www.whois.com/whois/royalfreeshipping.com Just a heads up for others who expect scams when it sounds really good. Could be legit, but I’m going to hold off till it shows as a link directly from their site. The company handling the promotion could be based in Canada. Now if it was registered in China or Russia I'd be more concerned. And they're only collecting email addresses. It's not like everyone doesn't have my email address already anyway barbeyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
instaGator Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 If it is fake, then it is a really, really good fake website. My take is that it is real. Time will tell, but it can't hurt to put a tickler on your calendar... PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 It’s going to be like publishers clearinghouse sweepstakes, no one know who won and your on the mailing list for eternity…or just another way to reach you about Your cars extended warranty! barbeyg, Shay, Baked Alaska and 4 others 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringCruisePlanner Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 I looked up the trademark and it was registered this November by Royal. I'm convinced it's a real offer. Jill, WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 2 others 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingOz Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 6 hours ago, FionaMG said: t appears to be geo-restricted. I get an error message saying "Must be in US". Oh we are sad, anyone want to enter for us poor Australians suffering from cruise deprivations WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strife Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Maybe I can get lucky and win one to go along with the cruse I already paid for and get 2 different trips. It would be really nice as otherwise it might be at least a year or likely more before I could go on another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 16 hours ago, barbeyg said: Maybe it’s just my suspicious nature , but why is there nothing on the website when I go directly there and search? Also someone on CC said the domain was registered anonymously in Canada 2 weeks ago. https://www.whois.com/whois/royalfreeshipping.com Just a heads up for others who expect scams when it sounds really good. Could be legit, but I’m going to hold off till it shows as a link directly from their site. 15 hours ago, Jill said: Maybe @Matt can be a super sleuth and use his connections to see if this is legit. 14 hours ago, AspiringCruisePlanner said: I looked up the trademark and it was registered this November by Royal. I'm convinced it's a real offer. Royal replied to a Twitter inquiry confirming the website and the contest are legitimate PPPJJ-GCVAB and barbeyg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Waiting patiently for information on how it’s going to work….am I ‘pre-registered’ by submitting my name and email, or is that just to notify me that the giveaway has begun? Are we going to have to register again when it starts, or every minute…(that would be onerous). I try not to assume anything, but it certainly wouldn’t be good optics for there to be some sort of ‘buy-one get-one’ cruise fare thing. Or anything other than a free double occupancy cruise fare giveaway (I’m guessing taxes and port fees will be understandably extra). By the way…I lied when I said ‘patiently’… PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 I kept getting this article on facebook but it seemed...sus so I never bothered to even click on it cuz I didn't want to get my hopes up. Figured if it was real Matt would be the one to tell us. lol. BrianB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 1 hour ago, TXcruzer said: Roya; replied to a Twitter inquiry confirming the website and the contest are legitimate Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 1 hour ago, BrianB said: Waiting patiently for information on how it’s going to work….am I ‘pre-registered’ by submitting my name and email, or is that just to notify me that the giveaway has begun? Are we going to have to register again when it starts, or every minute…(that would be onerous). I try not to assume anything, but it certainly wouldn’t be good optics for there to be some sort of ‘buy-one get-one’ cruise fare thing. Or anything other than a free double occupancy cruise fare giveaway (I’m guessing taxes and port fees will be understandably extra). By the way…I lied when I said ‘patiently’… It's probably tied to purchases for Black Friday....maybe even purchases of cruises rather than planner purchases. But, that is just my $.02. That and $5 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Or at least, before inflation, it did. BrianB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMan12 Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Looks like the website is down now. Maybe it crashed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTNeedsAVacay Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 15 hours ago, BrianB said: https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/royal-caribbean-free-cruise-giveaway?utm_source=emailshare&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share-article&utm_content=20211119 14 hours ago, Geektastic said: https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/royal-caribbean-free-cruise-giveaway Interestingly, I can't find those references on the Travel and Leisure site anymore. The links just bring up a list of all Black Friday deals, and no mention at all of the RC giveaway..... And a search of the site also doesn't bring up anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjstrand Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Well, this doesn't bode well for the contest itself. On the website right now: Offline for maintenance This app is undergoing maintenance right now. Please check back later. BrianB and BrianAlt 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 10 minutes ago, MTNeedsAVacay said: Interestingly, I can't find those references on the Travel and Leisure site anymore. The links just bring up a list of all Black Friday deals, and no mention at all of the RC giveaway..... And a search of the site also doesn't bring up anything. That IS weird...after I posted the link yesterday, I clicked on it to make sure and it brought up the T&L article with the link to the RC website to pre-register. Now it doesn't... PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Maybe this website wasn't supposed to go live yet? Jmccaffrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, bjstrand said: Well, this doesn't bode well for the contest itself. On the website right now: Offline for maintenance This app is undergoing maintenance right now. Please check back later. FINALLY!! The PROOF that this is RCI. CrimsonCruiser, Baked Alaska, CravingaCruise and 19 others 5 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, Atlantix2000 said: Maybe this website wasn't supposed to go live yet? Or possibly typical Royal Caribbean IT issues. I love RCI....despite their website issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTNeedsAVacay Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 58 minutes ago, BrianB said: That IS weird...after I posted the link yesterday, I clicked on it to make sure and it brought up the T&L article with the link to the RC website to pre-register. Now it doesn't... I know! I definitely read the articles last night! So strange....... BrianB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 18 hours ago, Leroyr55 said: So if this is an on line contest I sure hope the RC I.T. Dept is not running it. Site has been down most of the day, so...what do you think? Offline for maintenance This app is undergoing maintenance right now. Please check back later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 8 minutes ago, BrianAlt said: Site has been down most of the day, so...what do you think? They have your info as planned, watch for more sales vie e-mail...thats what I think BrianAlt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Odd, the site is down, but I just got 1,440 confirmation emails of my successful entry. Sorry board, but Mario, I'm coming for you! teddy, barbeyg and BrianB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 26 minutes ago, mworkman said: They have your info as planned, watch for more sales vie e-mail...thats what I think I already get PLENTY of those emails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 If its true then good luck to everyone that enters however if it is true it would be a shame for those outwith US. A couple of hundred cruises spread between Europe, Asia and Oz would have been a nice gesture from those at the top to show thanks to those Out with the US who supported RC during the past 18 months and were the first ones back cruising. teddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 2 hours ago, MTNeedsAVacay said: I know! I definitely read the articles last night! So strange....... They were active this morning as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted November 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 I am pretty sure if it is real, then Royal IT is at it again. I personally think it is odd to give away free cruises but not bring back all the perks for C&A, The Key and Suites members. I can't buy this as a way to bring in new people for RCG, as the only people who will possibly know about this is the people who already frequent RCG. If that is the case, just send targeted info to those loyal already. I hope that is the case, people who are already booked with RCG will have one of their cruises paid off. Jmccaffrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leroyr55 Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 well it’s November but somebody put a lot of work into this one it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 6:31 PM, BrianB said: Yes. Every minute for 24 hours…over 1400 cruises. https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/royal-caribbean-free-cruise-giveaway?utm_source=emailshare&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share-article&utm_content=20211119 Travel and Leisure has removed it from their website, or perhaps a URL hijack of the T&L and RC, although both sites had the secure sign in the URL (https). I suggest if you do get selected, call Royal Caribbean (DO NOT CALL THE NUMBER IN THE EMAIL) and verify. USCG Teacher and BrianB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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