D Alt Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 On 11/19/2021 at 10:28 AM, MoMan12 said: Looks like the website is down now. Maybe it crashed? I just tried too and got this messege. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 I'm betting it wasn't supposed to be made public yet because no one else published it. Now they are likely trying to reset and presumably formulating another plan to make a big splash with it. Stay tuned. BrianB, Dlove707, JasonOasis and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael A Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Here is the Tweet from Royal confirming the free cruise giveaway... However they link that they posted (royalfreeshipping.com) is indeed down for maintenance. If I were a betting man the site will launch for Black Friday to enter. Free Shipping.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael A Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Here is the Tweet from Royal confirming the free cruise giveaway... However they link that they posted (royalfreeshipping.com) is indeed down for maintenance. If I were a betting man the site will launch for Black Friday to enter. DDaley, JasonOasis and MTNeedsAVacay 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floski Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Still down for "maintenance" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 One of the mods over on CC posted that they had reached out to Royal for clarification. The reply was that the contest was genuinely theirs, so nobody needs to worry about their email being compromised, but they had decided not to run it after all. AspiringCruisePlanner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 13 minutes ago, FionaMG said: One of the mods over on CC posted that they had reached out to Royal for clarification. The reply was that the contest was genuinely theirs, so nobody needs to worry about their email being compromised, but they had decided not to run it after all. HBCcruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 The page was still "Down for Maintenance" this morning. The page now does a redirect to an advertisement for RC and a link to the RC homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 I get stuck in a redirect loop. http://royalfreeshipping.om redirects to http://www.royalfreeshipping.com, then vice versa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 I'm getting a sign in box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, BrianAlt said: I'm getting a sign in box. Yeah me too and I have no clue what to sign in as!! Maybe it will only work once 12:01am arrives Friday morning. BrianAlt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said: Yeah me too and I have no clue what to sign in as!! Maybe it will only work once 12:01am arrives Friday morning. There's no way I'm going to try to sign on without knowing what I'm signing in to. Could just be stealing passwords. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggbert Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 I am pretty disappointed that it is limited to U.S. residents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStarian Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Well, all that hype for nothing! I just received this email. Baked Alaska and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate91 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Just received this: IMPORTANT UPDATE THE ADVENTURE DOESN’T END HERE We’re writing to let you know that we will no longer be running our Free Ship-ing ™ Instant Win Sweepstakes! There are still plenty of ways to find adventure this holiday season. Take a look at our Black Friday deals to build your ultimate vacation with incredible savings and perks. Maybe they realized just how many free cruises they were giving away? Assuming $1500/cruise, one cruise per minute is $2.1 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leroyr55 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Talk about deceptive advertising from a major company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Gotta be something more to it than "oh never mind " Neesa, PPPJJ-GCVAB, WAAAYTOOO and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted November 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2021 I got same email, and now I am over it. Won't even try because I now know that RCG isn't doing this anymore. I think it was probably a situation where they were partnering with something or someone and it fell through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted November 25, 2021 Report Share Posted November 25, 2021 Why an I not surprised, it was just more smoke and mirrors from Royal Caribbean WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted November 25, 2021 Report Share Posted November 25, 2021 15 hours ago, Leroyr55 said: Talk about deceptive advertising from a major company. Royal never advertised it. Travel & Leisure prematurely leaked it. Vent towards T&L. 3 hours ago, mworkman said: Why an I not surprised, it was just more smoke and mirrors from Royal Caribbean We have a very different perspective on Royal. I don't see any smoke and mirrors, except during The Effectors on Odyssey. Ogilthorpe, Hagar, Baked Alaska and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strife Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 Wow this is sad news I was looking forward to at least trying to win one. Nathan adams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javacat Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 This is deceptive advertising for free publicity and to add contact information to their marketing list for themselves...and if not specified otherwise, to make money off of by selling to other companies. Deceptive and unethical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 6 hours ago, Javacat said: This is deceptive advertising for free publicity and to add contact information to their marketing list for themselves...and if not specified otherwise, to make money off of by selling to other companies. Deceptive and unethical. RC never advertised it, other than some poor bottom run social media person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javacat Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 1 hour ago, smokeybandit said: RC never advertised it, other than some poor bottom run social media person. Corporations have also been known to leak information to build excitement and encourage word of mouth before the official announcement. The story was likely under an embargo and leaked early. And I stand by this being deceptive advertising for free publicity and information harvesting. Do you have any idea exactly what goes into a promotion of this proportion? No major corporation plans a promotions like this without months of preparation and planning. No corporation worth it's salt would plan something like this half-a**ed and then pull it at the last moment. There would be heads rolling for a failure of this magnitude. Blaming this on a 'poor bottom run social media person' is an excuse. The failure is with Corporate Communications and the PR department who should have issued public explanation/apology on their main Twitter account. The Media Relations team is atrocious. Why hasn't their crisis management PR team jumped in on this...because this is more than people not winning free cruises, this is a hit to Royal Caribbean's integrity, reputation, and trust that the general public had (past tense) in them. When a company says what they're going to do...they need to do what they said they'll do...or explain exactly why they didn't. P.S. Don't gaslight me. It WAS announced on Twitter. The tweet was deleted. I have the link...which is dead, and it's entirely possible a Twitter management tool such as CircleBoom was used to delete the history, otherwise I'd post a screenshot of the tweet for your reading pleasure. Here's the dead link for you. https://twitter.com/RoyalCaribbean/status/1461514304650297348?ref_src=twsrc^tfw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javacat Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 13 hours ago, smokeybandit said: RC never advertised it, other than some poor bottom run social media person. According to what I see...my post is hidden...my response to what you said...but that's okay. I've taken a screen shot in the event anyone says otherwise. It's sad that the admin/PR person running this didn't share it. That would have been a noble thing to do, and to admit to mistakes on your part. That's okay though. I'll share it with various media outlets...something I wouldn't have otherwise done. what I wrote needs to be said. This has nothing to do with winning a contest and everything to do with integrity and honest...something Royal Caribbean doesn't possess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Javacat said: According to what I see...my post is hidden...my response to what you said...but that's okay. ... It's sad that the admin/PR person running this didn't share it. That would have been a noble thing to do, and to admit to mistakes on your part. #1) all posts by new members are hidden until approved by admin or a moderators for a certain period of time. #2) this is a volunteer position. Some of us are on the Group Cruise, and some have other things going on in our lives. I have a sick horse and a husband home with Covid, and today was not a day that I could check for post approval every hour. It's not a personal thing, so don't make it one. 3) Mistakes on "your part"? What ever-loving mistakes are you talking about? What do you think we here have to admit to? WesKinetic, teddy, SPS and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 I guess we have another that thinks this blog is affiliated with the cruise line. SPS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 22 minutes ago, BrianAlt said: I guess we have another that thinks this blog is affiliated with the cruise line. I've wondered what kind of agreement Matt has to be able to use the RC name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leroyr55 Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 Speednoodles I’m wishing the best for your husband and your horse. BrianB, Baked Alaska, SpeedNoodles and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 10 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said: I have a sick horse and a husband home with Covid, and today was not a day that I could check for post approval every hour. I hope your husband and horse recover quickly and fully. You guys do a great job covering this forum. Thank you. Baked Alaska, BrianB and SpeedNoodles 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 15 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said: I have a sick horse and a husband home with Covid …add a pickup truck to that line and you’ll have a great country western hit! Seriously…I wish your husband, and your horse, full and complete recoveries. Many thanks for administering these forums. Baked Alaska, GKMCruising, SpeedNoodles and 2 others 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted November 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 @SpeedNoodlesSorry about your horse and husband...why did I put horse first? ellcee and SpeedNoodles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairlynew Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 @SpeedNoodlesi am sorry for the stress in your life right now. I hope that both your husband and the horse recover quickly and fully. Please let us know how they are progressing. Also, remember to take care of yourself. SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 14 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: @SpeedNoodlesSorry about your horse and husband...why did I put horse first? I had to change the order on mine before posting because I did the same thing. @SpeedNoodles, hope both are doing better today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 Whiskey for your husband and beer for your horses. Isn't that how the song goes? GKMCruising and BrianB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IzzyB Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 Sorry about your horse and husband and hope both are recovering well. I want to say as a new member it is extremely clear that posts have to be approved and when you see your post it says that it is not yet approved. So not sure how they could confuse that. I also want to say my posts are always approved in a timely manner, so again, not sure what this person's complaints are. Everything was clear to me. It was also clear that this is not RC official site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 11/26/2021 at 12:29 AM, Javacat said: This is deceptive advertising for free publicity and to add contact information to their marketing list for themselves...and if not specified otherwise, to make money off of by selling to other companies. Deceptive and unethical. I can tell you with 100% certainty after speaking to Royal about it, that T&L is the one that did wrong here, not Royal. T&L was told about the info in advance (known as embargoed news), but they posted it early without authorization. Royal decided to pull the plug before the embargo date, and T&L didn't care. No other media outlets posted it, including this site. The unethical party is T&L for being lazy and ignoring the instructions Royal gave them to avoid any kind of situation like this. SPS, SpeedNoodles, Dlove707 and 10 others 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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