12thman Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 When you make diamond the C&A site says you get up to 25% off closed in sailings. Does that mean it's on top of whatever sale is currently in effect? How do you add that discount? Does it price it automatically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 Royal Math is quite hard to figure out VirtKitty, Adriana, Neesa and 1 other 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 "Up to" are key words. It will be applied automatically when using your CAS number during a close in booking. It often isn't combinable with all other discounts like age or state of residence or NextCruise OBC if you are on board booking a close in sailing at NextCruise. Over the years I've stopped paying attention to the various marketing names of promotions and just look at the price. I plug in my details, age, name, CAS #, state, etc. and if I see a nice price for a close in sailing I book it. In the past the close in sailing promo was called "Going, Going, Gone" but I haven't seen that used lately. I called this the GGG rate. So yeah, close in deals are real but you can't assume all discounts stack on top of each other. Sometimes GGG was better than CAS so I didn't get hung up on the stacking and just enjoyed a good deal when I got one. VirtKitty, KristiZ, WAAAYTOOO and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thman Posted January 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 @twangsterthanks. I didn't think every sailing would get this discount. I just tell my TA what I want and she gives me the price. I've asked her about using my C&A discount but I'm so low on the totem pole it doesn't amount to much, more for future reference, hoping to be there by this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, 12thman said: @twangsterthanks. I didn't think every sailing would get this discount. I just tell my TA what I want and she gives me the price. I've asked her about using my C&A discount but I'm so low on the totem pole it doesn't amount to much, more for future reference, hoping to be there by this summer. Close in deals and CAS specific deals vary. Sometimes only interior or OV cabins get them, sometimes balcony and suites do as well. It varies by ship and by sail date. I've seen a great rate on a cruise but the B2B rate on the next cruise wasn't attractive but the one after that was. Deals are out there but sometimes you have to hunt and peck for them. If you are okay with interior cabins you'll find many more close in deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 49 minutes ago, twangster said: If you are okay with interior cabins you'll find many more close in deals. That's because those interior cabins are the ones not getting sold at higher prices - Royal wants to add the passenger as some money for the stateroom is better than an empty stateroom and most of us spend additional money once onboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thman Posted January 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 57 minutes ago, twangster said: Close in deals and CAS specific deals vary. Sometimes only interior or OV cabins get them, sometimes balcony and suites do as well. It varies by ship and by sail date. I've seen a great rate on a cruise but the B2B rate on the next cruise wasn't attractive but the one after that was. Deals are out there but sometimes you have to hunt and peck for them. If you are okay with interior cabins you'll find many more close in deals. Hmm. Don't think I'll be getting those as we only book suites because of limited vacation time, want to make the most of each. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, twangster said: If you are okay with interior cabins you'll find many more close in deals. This is how we are going to get the extra point to hit Diamond before our Europe cruise in 2023. Random close-in window shopping has occasionally shown Interior Guarantees at <$50 per person per day...after taxes and fees. If our choice is cruise or no cruise, we'll take the Interior. Sometimes better cabins are available. We almost booked a 5 night on Adventure for next month for a grand total of $531.34 for an Oceanview Balcony on Adventure, but the time conflicted with someone else's planned vacation at my wife's job. KristiZ and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 2 hours ago, 12thman said: Hmm. Don't think I'll be getting those as we only book suites because of limited vacation time, want to make the most of each. Suites don't often get the close in deals because they tend to be in high demand and often sold out or close to selling out. Plus Royal can make more with Royal Up bids. 12thman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fox Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 hours ago, twangster said: Suites don't often get the close in deals What do you mean by close in deals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, The Fox said: What do you mean by close in deals? Booking at the last minute. Within a month of departure date The Fox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fox Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: Booking at the last minute. Within a month of departure date I thought so, but just wanted to check and make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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