Rooty Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Ok every one what do you think Current Halloween Sale Or wait until Black Friday for New Bookings feedback welcome ( Not for the Icon ) for other sailing not as popular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Hi @daha699, If you find a sailing and cabin that you really like, I would just book it. You can generally reprice (price adjustment) the cruise fare if/when it lowers due to future sales. It just takes a phone call (by you or your TA if app) to Royal to make the price adjustment (it's not a cancel/rebook). Depending on the specific sailing and cabin type you're seeking, waiting longer could lead to a more limited selection of cabins. The underlying cruise fares tend to increase the closer to sailing you get due to supply/demand. Sharla 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 If there is something you want and if you knew the price would never go down and would thus get it at the current price, then you should get it. If prices go down on any of it for Black Friday you can just cancel and rebook. If they don't go down or even go up, you at least have it booked at a price that is acceptable to you. Big Tule 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooty Posted October 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 21 minutes ago, Xaa said: If there is something you want and if you knew the price would never go down and would thus get it at the current price, then you should get it. If prices go down on any of it for Black Friday you can just cancel and rebook. If they don't go down or even go up, you at least have it booked at a price that is acceptable to you. My Dilemma is that the deposits are not refundable so canceling and rebooking is not an option , and the other thing some time on black Friday they offer OBC and perks but they are only for new bookings not repricing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 You don't have to cancel/rebook the cruise fare, just reprice it. Rooty, Big Tule, teddy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ampurp85 Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Black Friday will have good deals, but it is not the end all be all. I don't understand why that is the threshold for buying things on CP. Many decades ago, I worked retail, I can 100% say that 9/10 a sale in Oct will be better than any Black Friday sale. October is a slow retail month; they will mark things down and then they jack them up in Nov so that the sale will look amazing. Often the Black Friday sale price is the same or 10% higher than the sale price in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooty Posted October 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 28 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: Black Friday will have good deals, but it is not the end all be all. I don't understand why that is the threshold for buying things on CP. Many decades ago, I worked retail, I can 100% say that 9/10 a sale in Oct will be better than any Black Friday sale. October is a slow retail month; they will mark things down and then they jack them up in Nov so that the sale will look amazing. Often the Black Friday sale price is the same or 10% higher than the sale price in October. i guess i am just one of those people who like to be sure , and if the price go up i will not book and it was not meant to be ! i will not loose sleep over it , but if i book now and there is a great deal or perk i will be mad ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 18 hours ago, daha699 said: but if i book now and there is a great deal or perk i will be mad ! Right, but if you book now and a great deal comes out later it can be repriced. You don't lose anything by booking earlier. teddy and Rooty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 14 minutes ago, Sharla said: Right, but if you book now and a great deal comes out later it can be repriced. You don't lose anything by booking earlier. I’m confused. I thought Royal will only adjust the price within 48 hours of booking now. No more Best Price Guarantee that was available during Covid. Am I wrong? I hope so! I love those price drops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 34 minutes ago, Jill said: I’m confused. I thought Royal will only adjust the price within 48 hours of booking now. No more Best Price Guarantee that was available during Covid. Am I wrong? I hope so! I love those price drops! The 48 hours thing I don't understand, but that's not what the Best Price Guarantee exactly was- that was after final payment you'd get OBC. That is gone. Price drops still happen all the time, though as the price of cruising gets higher the drops are less and less, but they happen a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCruisers Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Book through an MEI travel agent and then they will reprice for you if a lower price comes out! No extra cost to you whatsoever. Sharla 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooty Posted October 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 6 hours ago, Sharla said: Right, but if you book now and a great deal comes out later it can be repriced. You don't lose anything by booking earlier. yes correct on price you can reprice absolutely , but a couple years ago RCCl gave you OBC on Black Friday that is only good for new bookings that is the perk i am referring to , also some travel agencies give you OBC also if you give them the booking after the fact . MEI does not give offer OBC i was told by one of there agents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, daha699 said: yes correct on price you can reprice absolutely , but a couple years ago RCCl gave you OBC on Black Friday that is only good for new bookings that is the perk i am referring to , also some travel agencies give you OBC also if you give them the booking after the fact . MEI does not give offer OBC Ah.......there was a WOW sale that had OBC around Black Friday but if you repriced with anything not containing OBC you lose it. There hasn't been a WOW sale in a while, since last Black Friday I believe. I don't like the WOW sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ_ Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, daha699 said: yes correct on price you can reprice absolutely , but a couple years ago RCCl gave you OBC on Black Friday that is only good for new bookings that is the perk i am referring to , also some travel agencies give you OBC also if you give them the booking after the fact . MEI does not give offer OBC I just booked with MEI for 2023 and got OBC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireclan Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 2 hours ago, daha699 said: yes correct on price you can reprice absolutely , but a couple years ago RCCl gave you OBC on Black Friday that is only good for new bookings that is the perk i am referring to , also some travel agencies give you OBC also if you give them the booking after the fact . MEI does not give offer OBC We got some great (but unexpected) treats for our Feb '23 cruise from our MEI agent [email protected] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooty Posted October 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 9 hours ago, Sharla said: The 48 hours thing I don't understand, but that's not what the Best Price Guarantee exactly was- that was after final payment you'd get OBC. That is gone. Price drops still happen all the time, though as the price of cruising gets higher the drops are less and less, but they happen a lot. what is the 48 Hour ? Can you reprice new cruises or not if price drops after the 48 hours i do not understand that also ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 15 minutes ago, daha699 said: what is the 48 Hour ? Can you reprice new cruises or not if price drops after the 48 hours i do not understand that also ? The 48hr thing was if you spot an advertised lower price within 48hr they will give you the new price plus a percentage of the overage as OBC. A reprice allows you to reprice as much as you want as long as you aren't past final payment. During the restart you could reprice up to 48hr before sailing and get the difference as OBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 6 hours ago, daha699 said: yes correct on price you can reprice absolutely , but a couple years ago RCCl gave you OBC on Black Friday that is only good for new bookings that is the perk i am referring to , also some travel agencies give you OBC also if you give them the booking after the fact . MEI does not give offer OBC i was told by one of there agents MEI doesn't as a practice do rebating, but there is often OBC or a gift that we give. It's nothing automatic like the rebating agencies do, but we have the service that most of them do not. teddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooty Posted October 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 8 hours ago, Sharla said: MEI doesn't as a practice do rebating, but there is often OBC or a gift that we give. It's nothing automatic like the rebating agencies do, but we have the service that most of them do not. maybe that is what i am referring to is the rebate obc i get $300 to $400 obc when i use certain companies and my wife loves that and depends on that obc yes i have to keep a eye on prices if drops happen, my self and call them for reprice, But i have no life and is on my Laptop Daily so that is the trade off and for me it is worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 22 hours ago, Jill said: I’m confused. I thought Royal will only adjust the price within 48 hours of booking now. No more Best Price Guarantee that was available during Covid. Am I wrong? I hope so! I love those price drops! Piggybacking on what @Sharla said, you can still reprice the cruise up to final payment date. The Covid Best Price Guarantee allowed reprices after final payment date. Jill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Done Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 9:30 AM, Sharla said: The 48 hours thing I don't understand, but that's not what the Best Price Guarantee exactly was- that was after final payment you'd get OBC. That is gone. Price drops still happen all the time, though as the price of cruising gets higher the drops are less and less, but they happen a lot. I really thought the best prices guarantee was part of the discontinued Cruise With Confidence program. Then we are presented with the 48 hour best price statement when booking. Yet many folks say repricing is still an option. I really do not know what to believe! Rooty and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooty Posted October 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Toby said: I really thought the best prices guarantee was part of the discontinued Cruise With Confidence program. Then we are presented with the 48 hour best price statement when booking. Yet many folks say repricing is still an option. I really do not know what to believe! I am with you Can we reprice or Not ? in this market Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 You can reprice until the final payment date for the cruise which is usually like 90 days out (shorter for shorter duration cruises). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 On 10/30/2022 at 8:19 AM, Toby said: I really thought the best prices guarantee was part of the discontinued Cruise With Confidence program. Then we are presented with the 48 hour best price statement when booking. Yet many folks say repricing is still an option. I really do not know what to believe! You can still reprice until final payment. I do it all the time! Done and Matt 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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