Pooch Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 My highly anticipated Black Friday sale is a bust. Not only is it still 30% off but the base price went up a couple weeks ago so that 30% is actually $3 more each. I know, I know you snooze you lose. FionaMG, teddy, Bob_KY and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee02554 Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 refreshment package on our cruise went from $23 to $17 , $42 a piece X4 , that'll pay for a couple of hubbies cocktails ( excursions & dining stayed the same ) Baked Alaska, Pattycruise and elephantpeppy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleW22 Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Couldn’t agree more. The sale is extremely disappointing. DBP has been $50 in every sale this year for my sailing. Missed buying it by an hour last sale. This “sale” it is $58. elephantpeppy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Thrill Waterpark went from $99 to $54. Chill Island Cabana is down to $399. WAAAYTOOO, MattyDubz11 and SpeedNoodles 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Also, the beach club is $99. Not an amazing price, but it was $189 yesterday. Also, $99 is what I paid for it a year ago. Hasn't been that low since. So a good deal. This is Christmas week. Snotarni and barbeyg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Our Beach Club dropped $93.99pp total, so booked it. I also booked the soft drink package for my aunt next May in AK, down to $5.99. I went ahead and booked Jamie's and 150 CP for next December because Jamie's was on sale for $35pp, and 150 CP is cheaper (not on sale) on Harmony next December than it is on Oasis this December. Go figure. BrianAlt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharius Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Pooch said: My highly anticipated Black Friday sale is a bust. Not only is it still 30% off but the base price went up a couple weeks ago so that 30% is actually $3 more each. I know, I know you snooze you lose. Ahhh good ol' business models...jack up the price and then put it on "sale" a few months later. Time tested, CEO approved. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Lol I have this thing where I do all my Christmas shopping in Oct. A friend asked why and I told them that is when prices are the lowest. Right after Halloween, most places jack up the prices, so that when Black Friday rolls around it looks like you are getting a great deal. But in most cases, it is a few dollars over a price that was lower in Sep/Oct. Since I only want refresher packages and internet, I am coming out ahead on most of my sailings. But most of what is on sale in CP is a bust. IRMO12HD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted November 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Yup as I am only looking at the DBP. It’s not the end of the world but it is disappointing. Any thoughts as to whether the Cyber Monday Sale might be better? When it would start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.s Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 1 hour ago, KyleW22 said: Couldn’t agree more. The sale is extremely disappointing. DBP has been $50 in every sale this year for my sailing. Missed buying it by an hour last sale. This “sale” it is $58. Just checked our 2022 sailings, only thing that was cheaper was Voom on our Anthem sailing in May, DBP and speciality restaurants were more expensive on boths sailings . Booked Voom but will keep checking the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFan Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 1 hour ago, KyleW22 said: Couldn’t agree more. The sale is extremely disappointing. DBP has been $50 in every sale this year for my sailing. Missed buying it by an hour last sale. This “sale” it is $58. I wouldn't say extremely disappointing. For me the UDP is the same price I previously got on another sale. The refreshment package is $16.99 is a very good price. The DBP is $60.99 which as you said is more expensive than every other sale this year. And my Beach club has been sitting at $198 and never has gone on sale is $98.99. More than I want to spend but I haven't seen it this low except for $79 for when this double L&S was originally supposed to sail. And I save a little on the Voom S&S. More that I paid previously but it is what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigert2008 Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 I think it depends on what you are looking for. We just got our Refreshment package for $17 per person per day when it was $30 in the cruise planner last week and had dropped to a previous low of $23 a few weeks ago. We typically don't do excursions, specialty dining, or internet, so don't have a history on those items. Royal knows that a lot of people are looking at the DBP so why would they deeply discount it during a known sale time (like black Friday). They know they will get a lot of sales during this period, so why not make a little extra money. It's still far cheaper than buying drinks onboard. They can always discount it again later if they see that a percentage of cruisers on various sailings need to be enticed to make that purchase. Pooch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Yeah, this is a bit disappointing. Our January cruise has drink packages at $4 more PP/PD than I already paid. Our August Alaska cruise has it at $2 more PP/PD than it was two weeks ago, so I'm gonna wait it out on that. I did save a total of $70 by re-booking two excursions, but, that's it. Oh, I almost forgot @Pooch, I TOLD YOU SO! Pooch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdixon22 Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Yesterday our soda package said 30% off at $6.49 pp and today it says 50% off at $6.49 pp. still a good price but how do they calculate %. That is some fuzzy math at best. Pattycruise and S0nny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, cdixon22 said: Yesterday our soda package said 30% off at $6.49 pp and today it says 50% off at $6.49 pp. still a good price but how do they calculate %. That is some fuzzy math at best. Yup, that's Royal for you. Their definition of "% off" is "some random number off another random number". The only number you can rely on is the one on the bottom line. MattyDubz11, cdixon22, S0nny and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 My son saved over $200 on a handful of purchases. $120 savings on The Key alone. For him that is not a bust. Like all items on Royal not every sail date or every item will be on sale. If something is selling well or they have reached a threshold they won't drop the price on that sail date. The following week on the same ship they might. One excursion for him went up. That only means it is nearly sold out. They don't put things that are nearly sold out on sale. YMMV. teddy and Reigert2008 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 My understanding is that Cyber Monday sale is the same as Black Friday but ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Pooch said: Yup as I am only looking at the DBP. It’s not the end of the world but it is disappointing. Any thoughts as to whether the Cyber Monday Sale might be better? When it would start? This current sale goes until Wednesday December 1 so it’s a combo sale. However I might sneak a look Monday just in case they pull a fast one and lower some prices. Doubtful though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted November 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 My cruise planner says 3 days? Does Royal use funny calendars too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Pooch said: My cruise planner says 3 days? Does Royal use funny calendars too? There was a post with the flyer for TAs and it said the banner will change to say "Thanksgiving, Black Friday or Cyber Monday" but the sale will be the same. Pooch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted November 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Then I guess I’m stuck with it. In the grand scheme, it’s only $20 more each but I was hoping to pay less than the last 20 or so sales not more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fox Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Pooch said: My cruise planner says 3 days? Does Royal use funny calendars too? I have had two say 3 days and one says 2 days. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda R Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 I got Coco Cay Beach Club for $78.99. $55 less than I had booked it for, so canceled and rebooked. Everything else was the same price I already had. 10 cruises booked right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alamode123 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 I rebooked Coco Cay $89, soda package $6, photo package $129 and a few others for two upcoming cruises. Saved around $400 from what i already booked. WAAAYTOOO and emmef 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/23/2021 at 8:01 AM, Pooch said: My highly anticipated Black Friday sale is a bust. Not only is it still 30% off but the base price went up a couple weeks ago so that 30% is actually $3 more each. I know, I know you snooze you lose. For what it is worth, one of our excursions (for Feb 22) was down 6%. Most of the discounts seemed to be for beverage or dinning packages. We ended up not buying anything new. So for us, it was a "limited" sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 16 hours ago, Jill said: This current sale goes until Wednesday December 1 so it’s a combo sale. However I might sneak a look Monday just in case they pull a fast one and lower some prices. Doubtful though. I'll be checking on Friday AND Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted November 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Lower tier beverage packages did go down. Unfortunately not the DBP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Well…for me it was very beneficial. I cruise solo and the Key is very appealing, I only have to purchase one. This sale I ended up purchasing the Key for eight upcoming cruises. It was $17.99 or $19.99 each cruise. So for a few dollars more each day from what I would have paid for just the internet…I get the benefits of easier boarding, carry on luggage drop off and delivery to my cabin, Chops lunch, free room service for the entire cruise, 25% off all dining purchases made onboard and easier disembarkation. I don’t really care about the other benefits. Also, the CocoCay Beach Club price dropped more than fifty percent and was available at the lower price for all of my cruises through Dec 2022. I locked in the lower price on eight cruises! I feel like the woman in that commercial…….. dee02554, Pooch, KristiZ and 2 others 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 @BrianBI thought the 25% off and room service was removed from the Key after the Dec sailings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: @BrianBI thought the 25% off and room service was removed from the Key after the Dec sailings. Maybe that’s the plan…but I’m still happy with the price. Plus, I know things are in flux and changes are going to happen as time goes on. We’ve seen expiration dates be extended on lots of things, or adjustments made…so, I’ll see. I think the room service and dining perks should be extended if they are going to continue with the 6:45 MyTime dining. Either way…I locked it in at a good price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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