Guest toodle68 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Anyone use cruise.com for bookings? I just went through selecting a cruise and a room.. which is right next to the one I have already booked and they show it as $300 cheaper for 2 people. That is like for like, with taxes and fees etc. Their visuals on the deck / room selections are way better than on RC.com.. Total price with taxes on rc.com is $1,969.06 For the room next door on cruise.com it is $1,622.74 I have not taken it all the way to confirming so no idea if something else is added, but curious is anyone else has used cruise.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toodle68 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 The room selection tool on cruise.com is amazing compared to rc.com .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Ooooh, toodle68, you could get banished for a post like that..... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 The cruise lines don't allow for discounting of cruises, so the priced paid through Royal should be the same. My best guess, which I've found happen on other sites, is that the port taxes haven't been added in yet and those will be added at the end of the booking process. The other possibility is that there's a new sale (e.g., resident promotion), but that would show up on Royal's site, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatMe Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Doc is correct. RC's price integrity program mandates that everyone sell their cruises at the same price. That being said, many of the larger online booking outlets have the ability to provide substantial booking incentives above what the cruise line offers such as OBC, free gratuities, etc. Of course, for what you get in monitory incentives, you may give up in service. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L454S Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Above replies are true. The prices are basically the same as RCI, the difference is the perks. OBC and free gratuities are the reason to book with any travel agent. The caveat is if there is a price drop on your booked cabin class, or a higher class cabin comes available for a few bucks more, etc.....YOU will have to call Cruise.com and have them call RCI to take advantage of these offerings. If they are not offering any perks, I would book with the cruise line direct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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