daveinhutton Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 I had an email from RC yesterday with the banner that I had been specially invited to receive discounts. Hmm... What they are offering is the premium package at £71 .34 per person(with the normal cost showing as £95.11per person) with 50% off for the second person so a total of £107.01 Before this so called discount it was £54.27 per person which makes it £108.54 for two persons. WOW a total saving of £1.53! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 Yes, that is a pretty standard "non-sale" sale. I got a similar offer. My take away is to avoid buying the unlimited beverage package if you are watching your money. There are other ways of getting free or reduced price drinks, and no need to buy bottled water except on excursions when you are off the ship. (Or pack your own!) Have a great cruise! Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 Ignore the banners, look at the bottom line. Nothing new here Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 There was also a different sale before the buy one get one 50%, what was that discount? Looks like in the neighborhood of 43% off. New sale looks like 25% off and get the second for 50% of that. So you lose 18% (43-25) on the first one and get and extra 19.5%(62.5-43) on the second netting you about a 1.5% savings. What you are seeing. What you saw previous day was also not full price. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeRriii Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 Cruise fare also goes that way. Last month they advertised 50% discount, this month 40% discount, but if you make a dummy booking, the fare in both months for a certain cruise date and destination almost the same. Maybe only 10 or 20 dollars difference. Always check the final quotation from RC in a booking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny_D Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 Do the actual prices for drink packages vary that much at different times before sailing? Or is it just different clever ways of marketing that always end up with a very similar final price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 It's not really misleading. It's just marketing. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 24 minutes ago, Sunny_D said: Do the actual prices for drink packages vary that much at different times before sailing? Or is it just different clever ways of marketing that always end up with a very similar final price? They do go up and down and sometimes significantly. What happens is someone gets used to the final price, then they receive new marketing and have the expectation that it is based from the last net price they saw which almost certainly already included other marketing promotions. It will always be better than the price onboard. Sunny_D and FloatyBoaty 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Xaa said: It will always be better than the price onboard. Anyone know if you buy on board, do they still make both people in the stateroom buy one or can you get it individually if purchased on board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 What people ASSUME when they see the buy one get one 50% off is that the price listed is for the first person and the second gets 50% off THAT. What it SAYS is the price listed reflects all discounts. So a sale price of $75 means both pay that, $150 for 2. The non sale price is $100, first pays $100, second pays $50 for a total of…… $150! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Miller Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 Yeah, they've had nothing but Non Sales for nearly a year now. I think it's the price we pay for the fares being so low for so long after the restart. Now fares are creeping back up and the sales are basically in name only. The trend wont stop until demand levels out or dips. Until then we should probably just get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 Yawn. Yet another Royal sales are a scam because I didn't read or chose to ignore the fine print post. Reigert2008, Ampurp85, CruizIan and 4 others 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillyMae Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 If you buy and then there is a lower price later can you get a credit for the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 11 hours ago, MillyMae said: If you buy and then there is a lower price later can you get a credit for the difference? You can actually get a refund for the difference. You cancel original purchase, which gets refunded in a few days. Then immediately re-buy at lower price. Allen2, MillyMae and Ryan79 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen2 Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 To repeat prior statements, Matt's comment about pricing is also true for tours. If the price drops, cancel and re-book! There can be significant price differences on tours. MillyMae 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatyBoaty Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 I just did this yesterday - the refreshment package had dropped $3 on a 10 day cruise, so worth it to cancel and repurchase at the new price right away. My refunds generally show up on my credit card within 3 days, but that's on your credit card company. One note - if you cancel, repurchase immediately. We had a thread a couple of weeks ago where the price was going up it seemed like every 4 hours. Also, things like excursions, The Key, and some dining packages can sell out, so you don't want to miss by a click. MillyMae and Allen2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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